Christopher Kwinta, a master's student in the UAH Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science with his awards for being second top forecaster in North America.

Christopher Kwinta named second top forecaster in North American weather forecasting competition

Aug 07, 2024

Christopher Kwinta, a master's student in Atmospheric and Earth Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama system, achieved top honors in the 2023-2024 season in the WxChallenge, a prominent North ...

Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the College of Science.

UAH researcher wins $750K EPSCoR

Aug 05, 2024

Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has won a $750,000 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) award to support STROBE-X, a planned $1 billion probe-class NASA observatory that aims to unl...

Hunter Wittenborn, a student in the College of Science at UAH, took first place in Department of Energy Cybersecurity Competition

UAH Sophomore Wins First Place in Cybersecurity Competition

Jul 29, 2024

Hunter Wittenborn, a student in the College of Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, received first place in the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce® Conquer the Hill® Reign Edition Competition. The competition engages parti...

UAH team ASTRA, a subset of the UAH Space Hardware Club, placed fifth among all United States teams.

UAH team places eighth internationally in 2024 University Rover Challenge

Jul 26, 2024

A team comprised of College of Engineering and College of Science students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, placed eight internationally in the 2024 University Rover Challenge (URC) in Mo...

Beth Allen, a senior lecturer of computer science in the UAH College of Science, was recently recognized with the UAH University Distinguished Teaching Award

Senior lecturer of computer science, Beth Allen, honored for her commitment to teaching

Jul 26, 2024

Beth Allen, a senior lecturer in the UAH College of Science, was recently recognized with the University Distinguished Teaching Award during the 2024 UAH University Awards for Excellence. Allen received this award for her long-standing service and de...

The solar atmosphere, a region that extends eight million kilometers above the Sun's surface.

First-time UAH study sheds new light on mystery of why solar corona is so much hotter than Sun’s surface

Jul 26, 2024

In a new study published in the The Astrophysical Journal, a researcher from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, explores critical aspects of a phenomenon called kinetic Alfvén waves (KAW) to ...

Dr. Michael Newchurch outside the UAH SWIRLL Building with his instrument truck the Rocket-city Ozone

Professor Newchurch Receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal in April 2024 for his in Air-Quality and Atmospheric-Chemistry Research

Jul 24, 2024

Prof. Michael Newchurch, faculty in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and a principal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), received the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal...

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UAH-led coalition building new statewide plasma industry in Alabama, backed by National Science Foundation

Jul 24, 2024

A 10-year, $40 million federal investment in plasma science and engineering (PSE) efforts in Alabama managed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has produced tangible results that are very encouraging, according to Dr. Sandra Richardso...

UAH Moonracer team 2077

UAH teams excel in 2024 international CanSat competition

Jul 23, 2024

Three Space Hardware Club (SHC) teams from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, have placed first, third and fourth nationally in the 2024 International CanSat competition ...

Terry Abel, Lockheed Martin, Education Committee, NSC-Huntsville; Dr. Dale Thomas, UAH Propulsion Center deputy director and ASGC director; Steve Cash, Axient Corp., President, NSFC-Huntsville; and Andrew Johnston, Jacobs, Education Committee, NSC-Huntsville.

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...