UAH supplies critical systems for NASA super pressure balloon
Apr 10, 2017
Critical systems for NASA’s Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) Super Pressure Balloon have been supplied and calibrated by UAH. ...
NASA reviewing UAH-led proposal for next-generation lunar astrophysics mission
Jan 19, 2017
Next-generation astrophysics research using the moon as home base and UAH as its world-class data center are the goals of a multiyear, $237 million NASA satellite mission proposed by a UAH astrophysicist’s collaborative group. ...
UAH collaboration with NASA has ‘changed the textbooks’
Oct 20, 2016
If it weren’t for the unique and decades-long collaboration between NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and UAH, Dr. Michael Brigg’s research might not ever have gotten off the ground. ...
Honors student’s cubesat software earns him first place at Utah conference
Aug 22, 2016
Open-source software for simultaneous satellite orbital and attitude propagation developed by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) student Kareem Omar has won him $10,000 and first place in a student paper competition. ...
Better long-range sensors a goal of fundamental optics experiments
Jul 07, 2016
A pair of University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers aim to explore fundamental properties of infrasonic optical sensors that could make them more sensitive and accurate over long distances. ...
Second strongest shock wave found in merging galaxy clusters
May 04, 2016
The discovery by a physics doctoral student at UAH of the second-strongest merger shock in clusters of galaxies ever observed has generated excitement that is opening doors to further scientific exploration. ...
NSF Career Award
Aug 02, 2012
01/12/2010 Dr. Vladimir Florinski, Assistant Professor of Physics, has been awarded a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. View more information about the award here....
Small Radio Telescope
Aug 02, 2012
02/24/2010 Courtesy of much work on the part of Max Bonamente and Laci Gambill, the roof of the Optics Building now hosts a fully operational Small Radio Telescope: a 7-1/2 foot diameter radio antenna with a 21-cm, 40 MHz bandwidth receiver. The SRT...
Space Physics Summer School
Aug 02, 2012
03/11/2010 The 2010 Space Weather Summer School will be held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville during June 23-30, 2010. The summer school will offer an intensive one-week course in topics related to Space Weather studies. View more informat...
College of Science Teaching Excellence Award
Aug 02, 2012
03/22/2010 College of Science Teaching Excellence Award for 2009/2010 goes to Dr. Carol Strong in Physics. A nice complement to her other teaching awards! View Dr. Strong's bio page....






