UAH alumnus Scott Mackaro named VP, Science, Innovation & Development for AccuWeather
Nov 04, 2019
The 1996 blockbuster movie, Twister cinched Scott Mackaro’s (’03, M.S., ’08 PhD, Atmospheric Science) decision to become a scientist. Today, Mackaro is Vice President of Science, Innovation, and Development for AccuWeather, a media company p...
Conference offers sneak peek at future TEMPO, MAIA satellite health research data
Sep 12, 2019
On Oct. 10 at UAH, researchers who study the effects of atmospheric gases and particulate matter on public health will be preparing to get some new eyes in the sky. ...
Inaugural Cyber Bytes breakfast features new computer science faculty member
Aug 08, 2019
The newest UAH cybersecurity faculty member, Dr. Mukherjee will draw on his work for the U.S. Air Force. ...
UAH and the Université d’Évry-Val-d’Essonne sign MOU codifying cooperative endeavors
Aug 06, 2019
UAH and the Université d’Évry-Val-d’Essonne (UEVE), a member institution of the Université Paris-Saclay, signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this summer to codify their commitment to developing mutually beneficial academic programs ...
UAH professor part of San Antonio Zoo’s successful effort to breed enigmatic salamander
Jul 23, 2019
Dr. Matthew Niemiller, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UAH, is part of a team that has – for the first time ever – successfully bred the imperiled Georgia blind salamander (Eurycea wallacei) in effort to ...
Co-authored article on ensemble docking selected as one of 2018’s best in the field
Jul 16, 2019
A paper co-authored by Dr. Jerome Baudry, the Mrs. Pei-Ling Chan Professor of Biological Sciences at UAH, was selected for inclusion in the "Best of 2018" issue of "Biophysical Journal." A total of 12 articles were chosen in the field of biophysics...
ESSC research scientist to be panelist at European Innovation Festival in Milan
Jul 08, 2019
Africa Flores, a research scientist at UAH Earth System Science Center (ESSC), is a panelist at the inaugural "Fast Company" European Innovation Festival July 9-10 in Milan, Italy. ...
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. ...
Orphan disease treatment “at a tipping point” thanks to advances in clinical pharmacology
Jul 03, 2019
When it comes to understanding and treating orphan diseases, "it’s the beginning of a new era," says Dr. Jerome Baudry, the Mrs. Pei-Ling Chan Professor of Biological Sciences at UAH. Until now, he explains, healthcare providers have tended to tr...
Chemistry professor tapped to support NSF programs for prestigious one-year assignment
Jun 14, 2019
Dr. Emanuel Waddell, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and the associate dean of the College of Science at UAH, has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve as director of the Centers for Excellence in Sci...