Alabama Space Grant Consortium receives 20k donation
Jul 19, 2024
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has received a $20,000 donation from the National Space Club (NSC) - Huntsville Chapter to support a 2024-2025 s...
UAH College of Science hosts STEM Summer Institute for area high schoolers
Jul 15, 2024
In June and July, the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a part of the University of Alabama System, hosted two weeks of activities in support of the 2024 CAP & GOWN Project STEM Summer Institute. ...
Research scientist’s “one-of-a-kind” model of the heliosphere wins $824k NASA heliophysics grant
Jun 18, 2024
Dr. Federico Fraternale at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $824,132 NASA heliophysics grant to develop new global models of the heliosphere that incorporate interstellar ...
UAH promotion, tenure awards for 2024-2025 year given to 25 outstanding faculty members
Jun 07, 2024
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) recognized 25 faculty members for their outstanding performance and overall excellence by awarding them tenure and/or promotion starting with the 2024-2025 academic year. ...
UAH researcher demonstrates Milky Way’s last major galactic collision happened much more recently than previously thought
Jun 06, 2024
Dr. Tom Donlon, a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is the lead author of a new paper published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society that reveal...
UAH researcher shows, for the first time, gravity can exist without mass, mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter
Jun 06, 2024
Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that is implied by gravitational effects that can’t be explained by general relativity unless more matter is present in the universe than can be seen. ...
UAH researcher leads groundbreaking paper that warp drive is possible through known physics
May 29, 2024
Two researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper that demonstrates for the first time that a subluminal warp drive is possible within the bounds of known physics without the need to employ exotic unknown forms...
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. ...
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...
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. ...