UAH - College of Engineering - Mechanical and Aerospace - News - 糖心原创出品 /eng/departments/mae/news Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:23:15 -0600 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb webmaster@uah.edu (UAH) UAH engineering students awarded two of six national 2025 Women In Defense Scholarships /eng/departments/mae/news/19830-uah-engineering-students-awarded-two-six-national-2025-women-defense-scholarships /eng/departments/mae/news/19830-uah-engineering-students-awarded-two-six-national-2025-women-defense-scholarships From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams.

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.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:08:21 -0500 Alabama Space Grant Consortium receives second $20K donation from National Space Club - Huntsville /eng/departments/mae/news/19791-alabama-space-grant-consortium-receives-second-20k-donation-from-national-space-club-huntsville /eng/departments/mae/news/19791-alabama-space-grant-consortium-receives-second-20k-donation-from-national-space-club-huntsville 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.

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.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH, UA receive NSF planning grant for SMART center to help manufacturers incorporate advanced tech /eng/departments/mae/news/19775-uah-ua-receive-nsf-planning-grant-for-smart-center-to-help-manufacturers-incorporate-advanced-tech /eng/departments/mae/news/19775-uah-ua-receive-nsf-planning-grant-for-smart-center-to-help-manufacturers-incorporate-advanced-tech Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial & 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.

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).

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH Distinguished Lecture Series hosts Frank Rubio, record-holder for longest single-duration spaceflight of any U.S. astronaut /eng/departments/mae/news/19774-uah-distinguished-lecture-series-hosts-frank-rubio-record-holder-longest-single-duration-spaceflight /eng/departments/mae/news/19774-uah-distinguished-lecture-series-hosts-frank-rubio-record-holder-longest-single-duration-spaceflight Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col.

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).

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH ATO brother Cadis Ammons receives outstanding senior award from national fraternity /eng/departments/mae/news/19678-uah-ato-brother-cadis-ammons-receives-outstanding-senior-award-from-national-fraternity /eng/departments/mae/news/19678-uah-ato-brother-cadis-ammons-receives-outstanding-senior-award-from-national-fraternity 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.

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.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:08:21 -0500 UAH student group set to launch new instrument payload on NASA rocket to study harnessing reentry heat and converting it to electrical energy /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 /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

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.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH alumnus John Blevins receives Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, premier award for career federal employees /eng/departments/mae/news/19573-uah-alumnus-john-blevins-receives-samuel-j-heyman-service-america-medal-premier-award-career-federal-employees /eng/departments/mae/news/19573-uah-alumnus-john-blevins-receives-samuel-j-heyman-service-america-medal-premier-award-career-federal-employees 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.

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.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH student group Electric Propulsion Club wins first place at 2025 AIAA conference for new satellite propulsion system /eng/departments/mae/news/19571-uah-student-group-electric-propulsion-club-wins-first-place-at-2025-aiaa-conference-for-new-satellite-propulsion-system /eng/departments/mae/news/19571-uah-student-group-electric-propulsion-club-wins-first-place-at-2025-aiaa-conference-for-new-satellite-propulsion-system 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

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.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:08:21 -0500 UAH students receive prestigious national scholarships, fellowships in spring 2025 /eng/departments/mae/news/19570-uah-students-receive-prestigious-national-scholarships-fellowships-in-spring-2025 /eng/departments/mae/news/19570-uah-students-receive-prestigious-national-scholarships-fellowships-in-spring-2025 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

Nine undergraduate and graduate students at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.

]]> Mechanical and Aerospace News Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:08:21 -0500 UAH student team places third in 25th NASA Student Launch Challenge /eng/departments/mae/news/19551-uah-student-team-places-third-in-25th-nasa-student-launch-challenge /eng/departments/mae/news/19551-uah-student-team-places-third-in-25th-nasa-student-launch-challenge Successful launch of UAH Pegasus rocket near Marshall Space Flight Center.

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).

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