UAH's Apke uses satellite scans to study thunderstorms
Jul 07, 2016
Can you tell much about a thunderstorm by starting at the top? Jason Apke, a doctoral student in atmospheric science at UAH, thinks he might one day be able to use images of cloud tops taken every minute by a National Oceanic an...
Better long-range sensors a goal of fundamental optics experiments
Jul 07, 2016
A pair of University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers aim to explore fundamental properties of infrasonic optical sensors that could make them more sensitive and accurate over long distances. ...
ACF water stress tool set to 'go live'
Jun 21, 2016
An experimental tool to give farmers, government officials, environmental groups and other stakeholders an improved estimate of how much water is available in a specific watershed is scheduled to go on line this summer. ...
Mystery of powerful lightning at sea not solved completely
Jun 20, 2016
The mystery of why most of the most powerful lightning on Earth happens over the oceans isn't solved, but a few of the usual suspects are no longer in custody. ...
UAH researcher part of second gravitational wave detection
Jun 15, 2016
A UAH researcher had an integral role again as scientists with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration observed gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of spacetime - for the second time. ...
Study asks how much impact genes have on behavior
Jun 14, 2016
How much impact do genes have on behavioral changes? Dr. Luciano Matzkin wants to find out. Efforts by UAH researcher to better understand the genetic underpinnings of ecologically relevant behaviors have recently resulted in an award of $612,000...
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. ...
Earth System Science Center’s lightning research is vital
May 24, 2016
Whether it's crackling "heat lightning" above the clouds of a warm north Alabama summer night or the rare roar of thundersnow in a frozen blizzard, lightning is one of Earth's most common weather phenomena. ...
Center for Applied Optics an innovator in large optics and nanoscale photonics
May 18, 2016
Combining classical optics research with nano and micro devices, the UAH Center for Applied Optics (CAO) continues its 30-plus year legacy as a gateway between industry and academia. Dr. Patrick Reardon, associate CAO director and assistant pr...
Bitzer to study lightning that sizzles
May 06, 2016
Most cloud-to-ground lightning (about eight of nine events) is actually a rapid series of strikes, pop-pop-pop, each lasting a few hundreds of millionths of a second, too fast for our eyes to separate into individual events. ...