NASA's successful MaGIXS launch led by COS alumni
Aug 20, 2021
Led by Dr. Amy Winebarger (Ph.D., Physics, 2000 | M.S., Physics, 1997) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 30, 2021, the Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer (MaGIXS) payload was successfully launche...
Optics doctoral student Nabil Hoque is one of 78 globally to receive SPIE scholarship
Jul 15, 2021
Nabil Md Rakinul Hoque, a doctoral candidate in optical science and engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is one of 78 students globally to receive a 2021 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship. ...
‘Lonely cloud’ bigger than Milky Way found in a galaxy ‘no-man’s land’ by UAH physics team
Jun 30, 2021
A scientifically mysterious, isolated cloud bigger than the Milky Way has been found by a research team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in a “no-man’s land” for galaxies. ...
UAH creates endowed scholarship to honor NASA pioneer Ann McNair
May 19, 2021
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has created an endowed scholarship to honor Ann McNair. ...
UAH presents 2021 University Awards for Excellence to faculty, staff
Apr 20, 2021
On April 16, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the annual University Awards for Excellence ceremony virtually to recognize the contributions of the university’s faculty, staff member...
Intern Student of the Year: Sarah Sheppard
Apr 19, 2021
Michael Mercier/UAH The Intern Student of the Year award is presented by the Office of Career Services and recognizes an outstanding student who has excelled in their internship, in the classroom, and across campus. Sarah Sheppard is the ...
UAH’s aerospace engineering research activities rank fifth in the United States
Jan 06, 2020
Five programs among the top 12 nationally. ...
UAH alumna Jessica A. Gaskin leads NASA Lynx X-ray Observatory Mission
Dec 18, 2019
Parental influence ignited Jessica Gaskin’s (’04 PhD Physics) appreciation of the wonders of space at an early age. ...
Space Hardware Club on the hunt for terrestrial gamma rays in thunderstorms
Jul 01, 2019
Student members of the Space Hardware Club at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are preparing to launch weather balloons into thunderstorms to try to directly observe the terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) storms generate. ...
Five UAH programs ranked among the nation’s top 25 by NSF
Jan 10, 2019
The National Science Foundation released their latest survey of federally financed research expenditures, and five programs at UAH continue to be ranked among the top 25 in the nation. These include the following: ...