Sukanya Chakrabarti giving a presentation

UAH researchers using pulsar measurements to probe dark matter find Milky Way galaxy is highly dynamic

Feb 23, 2024

Dark matter comprises over 80% of all matter in the cosmos but is invisible to conventional observation, because it seemingly does not interact with light or electromagnetic fields. ...

Phillip Ligrani in a lab with equipment.

UAH researcher wins 2024 Worthington Medal for innovations in pumping sciences

Feb 21, 2024

Dr. Phillip Ligrani has won the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Henry R. Worthington Medal for developing innovative micro, millimeter and macro-scale pumping devices. ...

Ron Ross speaking at a podium.

UAH Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Ron Ross on national security: “We’re always fighting the last war”

Feb 19, 2024

As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Dr. Ron Ross, a Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), delivered a sobering perspective on the state of cybersecurity threat...

Zachary White working with plasma in a physics lab.

UAH-managed program offers STEM students paid summer internships in plasma physics

Feb 01, 2024

University students studying in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can apply immediately for paid summer internships in plasma physics funded by Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP), a University of Ala...

Dr. Gabe Xu holding tech in a lab setting.

Dr. Gabe Xu wins $75K McMahon-Pleiad Prize from University of Alabama System in recognition of research contributions

Jan 31, 2024

Dr. Gabe Xu, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been selected to receive the 2023 University of Alabama (UA) System McMahon-Pleiad Prize...

disasater relief drone

UAH researcher teams with international partners in NATO Science for Peace and Security project to help drones work together for disaster relief

Nov 20, 2023

Dr. Bryan L Mesmer, an associate professor and researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Engineering, will be teaming up with academics, other researchers and postgraduate science and technology students from four countri...

aeriel view of clouds

UAH atmospheric researcher wins $530K to improve next generation of weather forecasting models

Nov 17, 2023

An assistant professor of atmospheric and Earth science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded $530,139 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Program Office to improve the accuracy of for...

Bhagirath Ghimire conducting plasma research

UAH researchers win $457K to study astrophysical phenomena that could lead to propulsion breakthroughs

Nov 01, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will continue its Tennessee Resident Scholarship Program into the 2025-2026 academic year. ...

unmanned ground vehicle

UAH researcher wins three grants totaling $650K to tap learning-based controls

Oct 19, 2023

A researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded three separate federal grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Naval Surface Warfare Center, and the Department of Energy totaling nearly $650,000 to supp...

two images of the sun

UAH researchers closing in on helping to solve 60-year-old solar mystery

Oct 17, 2023

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have supported a ground-breaking measurement that is helping solve a 60-year-old cosmic mystery that involves the question of why the Sun’s corona, the outermost part of the Sun’s atmospher...