/eng/departments/mae/news 2025-11-15T00:45:46-06:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2025-10-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-29T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19830-uah-engineering-students-awarded-two-six-national-2025-women-defense-scholarships Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/UAH_WID-SCholars-720.jpg" alt="From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two students in the College of Engineering at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have been named 2025 Women In Defense (WID) Scholars.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH_WID-SCholars-720.jpg" alt="From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two students in the College of Engineering at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have been named 2025 Women In Defense (WID) Scholars.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-15T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-15T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19791-alabama-space-grant-consortium-receives-second-20k-donation-from-national-space-club-huntsville Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/NSC-donates-to-ASGC-720.jpg" alt="Andrew Johnston, Amentum, Education Committee, NSC-Huntsville; Dr. Dale Thomas, UAH Propulsion Center deputy director and ASGC director; and Terry Abel, Lockheed Martin, Education Committee, NSC-Huntsville." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has received a $20,000 donation from the National Space Club 鈥� Huntsville, marking the second year in a row the group has made this donation to the ASGC.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/NSC-donates-to-ASGC-720.jpg" alt="Andrew Johnston, Amentum, Education Committee, NSC-Huntsville; Dr. Dale Thomas, UAH Propulsion Center deputy director and ASGC director; and Terry Abel, Lockheed Martin, Education Committee, NSC-Huntsville." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has received a $20,000 donation from the National Space Club 鈥� Huntsville, marking the second year in a row the group has made this donation to the ASGC.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19775-uah-ua-receive-nsf-planning-grant-for-smart-center-to-help-manufacturers-incorporate-advanced-tech Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM); Dr. Nicholas Loyd, clinical associate professor, ISEEM; Dr. Vineetha Menon, associate professor, Department of Computer Science; Dr. Howard Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM; team leader Dr. Judith Schneider, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; adjunct, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and director, Materials Science Program, and Dr. Cheng Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM); Dr. Nicholas Loyd, clinical associate professor, ISEEM; Dr. Vineetha Menon, associate professor, Department of Computer Science; Dr. Howard Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM; team leader Dr. Judith Schneider, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; adjunct, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and director, Materials Science Program, and Dr. Cheng Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-03T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-03T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19774-uah-distinguished-lecture-series-hosts-frank-rubio-record-holder-longest-single-duration-spaceflight Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/DLS-Frank-Rubio-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col., was hosted as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at 糖心原创出品 (UAH).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/DLS-Frank-Rubio-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col., was hosted as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at 糖心原创出品 (UAH).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00 2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19678-uah-ato-brother-cadis-ammons-receives-outstanding-senior-award-from-national-fraternity Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/UAH-ATO-Cadis-Ammons-720.jpg" alt="Cadis Ammons, center, a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity鈥檚 Theta Pi chapter at 糖心原创出品, holds the 2025 Thomas Arkle Clark Award. Surrounding him at the award ceremony, are family members and friends who have become like family to him: from left to right, Rick Ammons, paternal grandfather; Matthew Ammons, father; Nash Ammons, brother; Brenda Ammons, paternal grandmother; Cadis Ammons; Season Ammons, mother; Jackie Head, maternal grandmother; Jill March and Andy March, church family, and Caleb March and Avery March, ATO brothers and church family. The TAC Award was presented at the annual ATO National Award Celebration (NAC 2025) in Miami." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Cadis Ammons, center, a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity鈥檚 Theta Pi chapter at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), holds the 2025 Thomas Arkle Clark (TAC) Award.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH-ATO-Cadis-Ammons-720.jpg" alt="Cadis Ammons, center, a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity鈥檚 Theta Pi chapter at 糖心原创出品, holds the 2025 Thomas Arkle Clark Award. Surrounding him at the award ceremony, are family members and friends who have become like family to him: from left to right, Rick Ammons, paternal grandfather; Matthew Ammons, father; Nash Ammons, brother; Brenda Ammons, paternal grandmother; Cadis Ammons; Season Ammons, mother; Jackie Head, maternal grandmother; Jill March and Andy March, church family, and Caleb March and Avery March, ATO brothers and church family. The TAC Award was presented at the annual ATO National Award Celebration (NAC 2025) in Miami." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Cadis Ammons, center, a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity鈥檚 Theta Pi chapter at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), holds the 2025 Thomas Arkle Clark (TAC) Award.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19608-uah-student-group-set-to-launch-new-instrument-payload-on-nasa-rocket-to-study-harnessing-reentry-heat-and-converting-it-to-electrical-energy Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/AMALTHEA-team-1-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) is set to send a new payload into space, a follow-up to the successful launch and retrieval of a previous Terminus payload in Aug. 2024.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/AMALTHEA-team-1-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) is set to send a new payload into space, a follow-up to the successful launch and retrieval of a previous Terminus payload in Aug. 2024.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-21T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-21T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19573-uah-alumnus-john-blevins-receives-samuel-j-heyman-service-america-medal-premier-award-career-federal-employees Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/John-Blevins-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Robert Frederick, director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center, presents Dr. John Blevins with a flag that was flown around the moon on the Artemis I mission." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. John Blevins, an alumnus of 糖心原创出品 (UAH), has received the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, or 鈥淪ammie,鈥� considered the highest honor for career federal employees.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/John-Blevins-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Robert Frederick, director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center, presents Dr. John Blevins with a flag that was flown around the moon on the Artemis I mission." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. John Blevins, an alumnus of 糖心原创出品 (UAH), has received the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, or 鈥淪ammie,鈥� considered the highest honor for career federal employees.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-04-08T13:08:21-05:00 2025-04-08T13:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19571-uah-student-group-electric-propulsion-club-wins-first-place-at-2025-aiaa-conference-for-new-satellite-propulsion-system Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/EPC-1st-place-720.jpg" alt="Patrick Porter, Vice President, Flight Test and Flight Operations at Honda Aircraft Company; Clay Mowry, AIAA CEO and President of the International Astronautical Federation; Claude Blue, UAH aerospace engineering student, Research Lead of STARGATE project and President of Electric Propulsion Club, NASA Space Grant Scholar Jeffrey King, current STARGATE Chief Electrical Engineer and former Navy nuclear electrician; and Kurt Polzin, Chief Engineer - NASA鈥檚 Space Nuclear Propulsion Project" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Electric Propulsion Club at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) won first place at the 2025 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Conference Region II Student Conference in Raleigh, N.C.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/EPC-1st-place-720.jpg" alt="Patrick Porter, Vice President, Flight Test and Flight Operations at Honda Aircraft Company; Clay Mowry, AIAA CEO and President of the International Astronautical Federation; Claude Blue, UAH aerospace engineering student, Research Lead of STARGATE project and President of Electric Propulsion Club, NASA Space Grant Scholar Jeffrey King, current STARGATE Chief Electrical Engineer and former Navy nuclear electrician; and Kurt Polzin, Chief Engineer - NASA鈥檚 Space Nuclear Propulsion Project" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Electric Propulsion Club at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) won first place at the 2025 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Conference Region II Student Conference in Raleigh, N.C.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00 2025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19570-uah-students-receive-prestigious-national-scholarships-fellowships-in-spring-2025 Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/2025-Scholars-Fellows-720.jpg" alt="Four of the nine UAH recipients of national scholarships and fellowships in the spring 2025 semester stand beside their advisor on the lawn in front of Frank Franz Hall, home of 糖心原创出品 Honors College" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Nine undergraduate and graduate students at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/2025-Scholars-Fellows-720.jpg" alt="Four of the nine UAH recipients of national scholarships and fellowships in the spring 2025 semester stand beside their advisor on the lawn in front of Frank Franz Hall, home of 糖心原创出品 Honors College" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Nine undergraduate and graduate students at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-06-26T08:08:21-05:00 2025-06-26T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19551-uah-student-team-places-third-in-25th-nasa-student-launch-challenge Russ Nelson

<p><img src="/" alt="Successful launch of UAH Pegasus rocket near Marshall Space Flight Center."></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A student team from 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, placed third in the 2025 NASA Student Launch Challenge 鈥� University Student Launch Initiative (USLI).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="/" alt="Successful launch of UAH Pegasus rocket near Marshall Space Flight Center."></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A student team from 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, placed third in the 2025 NASA Student Launch Challenge 鈥� University Student Launch Initiative (USLI).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->