Aerojet Rocketdyne鈥檚 $1 million gift creates endowment for UAH space science chair

Aerojet Rocketdyne鈥檚 $1 million gift creates endowment for UAH space science chair

May 08, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today it will fund a $1 million endowment to establish the Aerojet Rocketdyne Chair in Space Science at 草榴社区 (UAH). ...

Dr. Gary Zank is the sixth honorary member selected by the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS).

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society names Zank its sixth honorary member

Feb 07, 2017

Dr. Gary Zank, chair of the Department of Space Science at 草榴社区 (UAH) and director of its Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, has been named as the sixth-ever honorary member of the Asia Oceania Geosci...

Researchers turn to 鈥渃itizen scientists鈥� for help identifying gravitational waves

Researchers turn to 鈥渃itizen scientists鈥� for help identifying gravitational waves

Jan 11, 2017

The term "crowdsourcing" has only been in existence for the last decade, but instances of crowdsourcing 鈥� in which stakeholders enlist the general public to provide needed services 鈥� date back hundreds of years. ...

UAH collaboration with NASA has 鈥榗hanged the textbooks鈥�

UAH collaboration with NASA has 鈥榗hanged the textbooks鈥�

Oct 20, 2016

If it weren鈥檛 for the unique and decades-long collaboration between NASA鈥檚 Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and UAH, Dr. Michael Brigg鈥檚 research might not ever have gotten off the ground. ...

Dr. Gary Zank interviewed by Huntsville news station WHNT

Dr. Gary Zank interviewed by Huntsville news station WHNT

Jun 16, 2016

Dr. Gary Zank - Program Director for the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research - recently sat down with WHNT's Steve Johnson for an interview on how far we've come in the space age, as well as various other topics.       &...

UAH graduate student鈥檚 research into sun鈥檚 effect on space weather gets NASA boost

UAH graduate student鈥檚 research into sun鈥檚 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. ...

SPA professor receives a College of Science Research Excellence Award

SPA professor receives a College of Science Research Excellence Award

Apr 08, 2015

Gang Li, an Associate Professor of Space Science, received an award for research excellence from the CoS at the Honors Convocation (pictured). The award is for "demonstrated excellence in leading edge research as evidenced by peer-reviewed publicat...

National Academy of Sciences elects Dr. Gary Zank as member

National Academy of Sciences elects Dr. Gary Zank as member

May 04, 2016

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected as a member Dr. Gary P. Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at UAH and the chair of UAH's Department of Space Science. ...

Fifteen students win at Research Horizons Poster Day

Fifteen students win at Research Horizons Poster Day

Apr 18, 2016

  Fifteen students were winners at the second annual Research Horizons Day Poster Session held in M. Louis Salmon Library's Student Success Center Tuesday, April 12. ...

New, fast solar wind propulsion system is aim of NASA, UAH study

New, fast solar wind propulsion system is aim of NASA, UAH study

Apr 11, 2016

Scientists at UAH are set to use computer models to investigate the results of experimental testing at NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to develop an engineering tool to design missions using a new type of long-distance space propu...