Aerojet Rocketdyne’s $1 million gift creates endowment for UAH space science chair
May 08, 2017
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today it will fund a $1 million endowment to establish the Aerojet Rocketdyne Chair in Space Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). ...
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society names Zank its sixth honorary member
Feb 07, 2017
Dr. Gary Zank, chair of the Department of Space Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and director of its Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, has been named as the sixth-ever honorary member of the Asia Oceania Geosci...
Researchers turn to “citizen scientists” for help identifying gravitational waves
Jan 11, 2017
The term "crowdsourcing" has only been in existence for the last decade, but instances of crowdsourcing – in which stakeholders enlist the general public to provide needed services – date back hundreds of years. ...
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. ...
Dr. Gary Zank interviewed by Huntsville news station WHNT
Jun 16, 2016
Dr. Gary Zank - Program Director for the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research - recently sat down with WHNT's Steve Johnson for an interview on how far we've come in the space age, as well as various other topics. &...
UAH graduate student’s research into sun’s effect on space weather gets NASA boost
Jun 09, 2016
A UAH doctoral student's research into how the sun mediates fundamental forces that affect space weather has received support from NASA's Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program. ...
National Academy of Sciences elects Dr. Gary Zank as member
May 04, 2016
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected as a member Dr. Gary P. Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at UAH and the chair of UAH's Department of Space Science. ...
Fifteen students win at Research Horizons Poster Day
Apr 18, 2016
Fifteen students were winners at the second annual Research Horizons Day Poster Session held in M. Louis Salmon Library's Student Success Center Tuesday, April 12. ...
New, fast solar wind propulsion system is aim of NASA, UAH study
Apr 11, 2016
Scientists at UAH are set to use computer models to investigate the results of experimental testing at NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to develop an engineering tool to design missions using a new type of long-distance space propu...
SPA professor receives a College of Science Research Excellence Award
Apr 08, 2015
Gang Li, an Associate Professor of Space Science, received an award for research excellence from the CoS at the Honors Convocation (pictured). The award is for "demonstrated excellence in leading edge research as evidenced by peer-reviewed publicat...
