UAH is a recognized leader in space research, and the Department of Space Science was created to develop a corresponding academic program with a national ranking.

Our faculty and researchers study cosmic plasmas and radiation and how they interact with each other from microscopic to galactic scales. In fact, over 99% of the visible universe is in a plasma state. We employ cutting edge observational and modeling techniques to learn about this most abundant, yet still enigmatic, form of matter.

Our students develop a broad spectrum of skills, including computational science, data analysis, analytic theory, and even space instrumentation development. Our graduates work at NASA centers, national labs, universities in the US and abroad, as well as in private industry.

The department enjoys close collaborations with the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. We also run several summer schools and an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program.

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Graduate Programs

Computational Physics M.S. in Space Science Ph.D. in Space Science

NESSF award funds student’s research into extreme space weather

Jun 15

Talwinder Singh, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Space Science at UAH, has been awarded a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship …

Program Spotlight

Computation Physics

The graduate program in Computational Physics is being developed by Dr. Vladimir Florinski, a winner of the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award.

Department of Space Science

Cramer Hall
320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899

256.961.7403
mcl0007@uah.edu