UAH has role in neutron spectrometer being tested for manned spaceflight
Nov 29, 2016
The detector and electronics in a new neutron spectrometer that’s being tested in space to monitor radiation for future manned NASA space missions were built and tested at the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) at UAH. ...
NIST Director Dr. Willie E. May to deliver UAH Fall Commencement address, give public talk
Nov 22, 2016
Dr. Willie E. May, Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will deliver the UAH fall commencement address on Sunday, Dec. 11. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m., and will be held in the Von Braun Center Propst Arena (downto...
Daniel wins AGU competition in visualization, story telling
Nov 22, 2016
Mid-December is going to be a busy time for University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Earth system science major Allison Daniel. ...
GLM launch will cap 36 years from idea to flight for UAH researcher
Nov 18, 2016
Dr. Hugh Christian is getting ready to watch 36 years of work rocket into space as science awaits the opportunity to better monitor the intensity and progress of storms to save lives and property on Earth. ...
Griffin helps others find path through weather, climate data
Oct 25, 2016
The concept of information overload isn't a new one. The Roman philosopher Seneca wrote, "distringit librorum multitudo" (the abundance of books is distraction) in the first century A.D. ...
UAH NSF grant South East Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM
Oct 25, 2016
UAH is one of ten state institutions of higher learning to share a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for students with disabilities. ...
UAH hosts ninth annual Girls' Science and Engineering Day
Oct 24, 2016
The imaginations of young girls will soar as UAH hosts the ninth annual award-winning Girls' Science and Engineering Day event on Saturday, Nov. 5. ...
UAH seeks science behind Sand Mountain tornadoes
Oct 20, 2016
Squeezed upward over the big toe of the Cumberland foothills, wind flowing north in front of a storm system accelerates over Sand Mountain in the northeastern corner of Alabama – until it hits the far edge. ...
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. ...
Alabama LSAMP Program receives $5 million in grant money
Oct 10, 2016
The Alabama Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (ALSAMP) was recently awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). UAH is a long-time participant in the national program, aimed at increasing the number of stu...
