The Propulsion Research Center: The Man Behind the Scenes

The Propulsion Research Center completes several million dollars worth of research every year. The current goal is to complete $1.5 million worth of research from outside money this year. Generally, six to 10 professors, 10 to 15 graduate students, and five to 10 undergraduates are involved with projects every year.
Dr. Robert Frederick is [...]

Senior Project Team Launches Balloon With(out) a Twist

An EE 494 senior design class has formed a mission team, dubbed the Thundercats, to launch a balloon into the atmosphere. It successfully launched at 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 7. It featured several unique design elements to keep it more stable and warmer than a typical balloon launch.
The team assembled the payload with an onboard [...]

UAH: National Leader in Research

Everyone knows UAH is an engineering-focused school, but what many don’t know is that when compared to the number of students, UAH is the largest research university in the nation.
UAH leads the nation in several different research fields. The acclaim surrounding this information should be deafening, but these facts are mostly unknown to the general [...]

This Week in History

Throughout history, certain events shaped the course of mankind. In the case of science discoveries and scientific advancements, they shaped the future rise of technology in today’s society. This week, like any other week, holds a wealth of historical scientific and technological advancements.
Nov. 11:
• In 1695, integral calculus was used for the first time [...]

This Week in History

Throughout history, certain scientific advancements and events shaped the course of mankind; it shaped the rise of technology, modern thought, and science. This week, like any other week, holds a wealth of historical scientific and technological events that advanced mankind’s march towards the future.
Nov. 4:
• In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered a step [...]

Northrop Grumman Donates Money to UAH

Northrop Grumman has donated $7000 to the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering in support of students’ projects and research on composites testing.
Northrop Grumman has business dealings in both the private and government sectors in the aerospace industry, electrical systems and information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services. The company has over 120,000 employees and [...]

The Context Behind Darwin’s Dangerous Idea

On Oct. 29, Dr. Sandra K. Enger presented an honors forum lecture entitled “The Galapagos Islands: The Context for Darwin’s Dangerous Idea.” The archipelago of islands to the west of South America, on the equator, was the environment in which Charles Darwin conceived his controversial theory of evolution.
The Galapagos Islands are a group of [...]

This Week In History

Throughout history, certain scientific advancements and events shaped the course of mankind; they shaped the rise of technology, modern thought and science. This week, like any other week, holds a wealth of historical scientific and technological events that advanced mankind’s march towards the future.
Oct. 28:
• Thomas Edison applied for a patent for the [...]

The Search for a Dean of Engineering

According to the UAH website, “UAHuntsville seeks to appoint an individual who has an established record of outstanding leadership and success in managing college level activities and initiatives in a collaborative style that effectively engages academic, governmental, national laboratories and other agencies with a deep commitment to all endeavors relevant to the mission of the [...]

Chemistry Seminar Series: “Stimuli Response of Polymers”

The UAH Chemistry Department will be continuing its lecture series with a speaker who hails all the way from Dresden, Germany. Dr. Margarita Guenther from the Institute of Solid State Electronics at the Dresden University of Technology will be lecturing about polymers from 2-3 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2009, in the Shelby Science Center [...]

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