a dozen plaques setting on a table.

UAH recognizes inventors who received 11 patent awards during 2023-2024 year

May 24, 2024

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honored the achievements of inventors from two colleges and five departments who have been awarded patents during the past year. ...

Kirtan Dixit (left) Purva Diwanji (right), PhD students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy

United by Physics, Bound by Love: The PhD Journey of Purva Diwanji and Kirtan Dixit

May 01, 2024

The pursuit of knowledge knows no boundaries, transcending borders and cultures; this is the story of a couple, Purva Diwanji and Kirtan Dixit, who embarked on a remarkable journey from India to the United States to pursue their dreams of obtaining a...

Gamma Ray Burst

UAH astrophysics research advances understanding of how the light of gamma-ray bursts is produced

Apr 22, 2024

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense bursts of gamma radiation, typically generating more energy in a few seconds than the Sun will produce over its ten-billion-year lifetime. ...

Dustin Roberts, Optical Science and Engineering student

Exploring the Light: Dustin Roberts' Optics Journey Through the Lens of Innovation

Apr 12, 2024

Dustin Roberts, a graduate student in the Optical Science and Engineering interdisciplinary graduate program between the Colleges of Science and Engineering, recently completed his undergraduate studies in Physics with a concentration in applied and ...

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UAH ranks first in state in six categories of federal research expenditures, according to latest HERD Survey

Apr 10, 2024

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) ranks first in the State of Alabama in six categories of federal research expenditures, according to the most recent Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey. ...

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Undergraduate Research celebrates 10th annual UAH Research Horizons Poster Session

Apr 08, 2024

Research undergraduates at The University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) participated in the 10th Annual Research Horizons Poster Session in March. ...

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Alabama Space Grant Consortium distributes protective glasses to rural, disadvantaged observers ahead of April solar eclipse to boost STEM awareness

Mar 21, 2024

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium purchased and distributed 50,000 safe-viewing eclipse glasses for schools in the most economically disadvantaged communities in the state of Alabama to view the upcoming eclipse on Monday, April 8. ...

A view of the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse from Madras, Oregon. Credit: NASA/Gopalswamy

Understanding Animal Behavior and Atmospheric Changes during the April 2024 Solar Eclipse

Feb 28, 2024

Three faculty members from the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, unveil the mysteries surrounding the solar eclipse and what is to be expected. The upcoming solar eclipse ...

Sukanya Chakrabarti giving a presentation

UAH researchers using pulsar measurements to probe dark matter find Milky Way galaxy is highly dynamic

Feb 23, 2024

Dark matter comprises over 80% of all matter in the cosmos but is invisible to conventional observation, because it seemingly does not interact with light or electromagnetic fields. ...

Zachary White working with plasma in a physics lab.

UAH-managed program offers STEM students paid summer internships in plasma physics

Feb 01, 2024

University students studying in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can apply immediately for paid summer internships in plasma physics funded by Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP), a University of Ala...