/eng/engineering-news 2025-09-10T11:21:22-05:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00 2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00 /eng/engineering-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 --> 2025-08-19T08:08:21-05:00 2025-08-19T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/engineering-news/19660-uah-welcomes-21-new-faculty-members-2025-26-academic-year-begins Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/New-faculty-2025-720.jpg" alt="20 new faculty members to join 糖心原创出品 for fall 2025 are, front row, left to right, Bhaskar Gaur, Purva Diwanji, Amanda Markert, Zahra 鈥淚deh鈥� Kashefineyshaburi, Yue Xiao, Joshua Tonkel, Ryan Reynolds and Shauna Bowes, and back row, left to right, Daniel Krenn, Bailey Phillips, Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Jonathan Blakely, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Farhan Majid, April Urban, Sergio Garduno and Philip Burton." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) welcomes 21 new faculty members to its ranks as the 2025-26 academic year begins with the start of classes on Aug. 20. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/New-faculty-2025-720.jpg" alt="20 new faculty members to join 糖心原创出品 for fall 2025 are, front row, left to right, Bhaskar Gaur, Purva Diwanji, Amanda Markert, Zahra 鈥淚deh鈥� Kashefineyshaburi, Yue Xiao, Joshua Tonkel, Ryan Reynolds and Shauna Bowes, and back row, left to right, Daniel Krenn, Bailey Phillips, Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Jonathan Blakely, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Farhan Majid, April Urban, Sergio Garduno and Philip Burton." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) welcomes 21 new faculty members to its ranks as the 2025-26 academic year begins with the start of classes on Aug. 20. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/engineering-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/engineering-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/engineering-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/engineering-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 --> 2025-06-27T14:01:38-05:00 2025-06-27T14:01:38-05:00 /eng/engineering-news/19557-three-new-faculty-members-join-uah-college-of-engineering-2025 College of Engineering

<p><img src="//images/news/UAH_logo720.jpg" alt="UAH logo"></p><h2>糖心原创出品 of Engineering is proud to announce the arrival of three new faculty members this fall:</h2> <h3 class="h5 black">Jonathan Blakely</h3> <p>Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</p> <p><img src="/images/colleges/engineering/spotlight/Jonathan-Blakely-Photo-688.jpg" alt="Jonathan Blakely" class="right-50" style="width: 270px; height: 270px;"></p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in Physics, Duke University, 2003</li> <li>M. A. in Physics, Duke University, 1998</li> <li>B. S. in Physics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1996.</li> </ul> <p>Dr. Blakely is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). In 2003 he was appointed as a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the U.S. Army Aviation &amp; Missile Research, Development &amp; Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal. From 2005 to 2025, he was a Research Physicist in the same organization, now called the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center. Dr. Blakely has authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and holds two patents. From 2012-2018, he served as an editorial board member for the journal Mathematical Problems in Engineering. For many years, his research explored the intersection of nonlinear dynamics and signal processing. More recently, he is focused on applying quantum information science to radar, communication and sensing technologies.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 class="h5 black">Bhaskar Gaur</h3> <p>Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</p> <p><img src="/images/colleges/engineering/spotlight/Bhaskar-Gaur-Photo-688.jpg" alt="Bhaskar Gaur" class="right-50" style="width: 270px; height: 270px;"></p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2025</li> <li>M. Tech. in VLSI Design, VIT University, India, 2010</li> <li>B. Tech in Electronics and Communication, MJPR University, India, 2008</li> </ul> <p>Bhaskar Gaur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He obtained his Ph.D. (2025) in Computer Science at the Department of EECS, University of Tennessee 鈥� Knoxville (UTK), and his M.Tech. (2010) in VLSI Design at VIT University, India. His doctoral research, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), primarily involves enhancing the noise-resilience and security of quantum computing circuits. He has received the Best Poster/Late Breaking Work Award at GLSVLSI 2023 and the Best Poster Award at QCUF 2023. He also received the Volunteer of Distinction Award 2025 for Academic Achievement at UTK. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, he worked for more than seven years in the semiconductor industry at Intel and Qualcomm. His current research interests are Distributed Quantum Computing and the use of Generative AI in semiconductor design and security.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 class="h5 black">Yue Xiao</h3> <p>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</p> <p><img src="/images/colleges/engineering/spotlight/Xiao_Y_square_photo.jpg" alt="Jackson Lawrence" class="right-50" style="width: 270px; height: 270px;"></p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, 2020</li> <li>M. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2015</li> <li>B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2012</li> </ul> <p>Dr. Yue Xiao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE). From 2020 to 2025, Dr. Xiao worked at Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) in Lancaster, Pa., as R&amp;D Engineer. Dr. Xiao has a diverse research interest including low-temperature plasma, advanced polymer composites, space thermal management and advanced semiconductor modeling. Dr. Xiao has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="//images/news/UAH_logo720.jpg" alt="UAH logo"></p><h2>糖心原创出品 of Engineering is proud to announce the arrival of three new faculty members this fall:</h2> <h3 class="h5 black">Jonathan Blakely</h3> <p>Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</p> <p><img src="/images/colleges/engineering/spotlight/Jonathan-Blakely-Photo-688.jpg" alt="Jonathan Blakely" class="right-50" style="width: 270px; height: 270px;"></p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in Physics, Duke University, 2003</li> <li>M. A. in Physics, Duke University, 1998</li> <li>B. S. in Physics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1996.</li> </ul> <p>Dr. Blakely is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). In 2003 he was appointed as a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the U.S. Army Aviation &amp; Missile Research, Development &amp; Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal. From 2005 to 2025, he was a Research Physicist in the same organization, now called the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center. Dr. Blakely has authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and holds two patents. From 2012-2018, he served as an editorial board member for the journal Mathematical Problems in Engineering. For many years, his research explored the intersection of nonlinear dynamics and signal processing. More recently, he is focused on applying quantum information science to radar, communication and sensing technologies.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 class="h5 black">Bhaskar Gaur</h3> <p>Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</p> <p><img src="/images/colleges/engineering/spotlight/Bhaskar-Gaur-Photo-688.jpg" alt="Bhaskar Gaur" class="right-50" style="width: 270px; height: 270px;"></p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2025</li> <li>M. Tech. in VLSI Design, VIT University, India, 2010</li> <li>B. Tech in Electronics and Communication, MJPR University, India, 2008</li> </ul> <p>Bhaskar Gaur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He obtained his Ph.D. (2025) in Computer Science at the Department of EECS, University of Tennessee 鈥� Knoxville (UTK), and his M.Tech. (2010) in VLSI Design at VIT University, India. His doctoral research, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), primarily involves enhancing the noise-resilience and security of quantum computing circuits. He has received the Best Poster/Late Breaking Work Award at GLSVLSI 2023 and the Best Poster Award at QCUF 2023. He also received the Volunteer of Distinction Award 2025 for Academic Achievement at UTK. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, he worked for more than seven years in the semiconductor industry at Intel and Qualcomm. His current research interests are Distributed Quantum Computing and the use of Generative AI in semiconductor design and security.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 class="h5 black">Yue Xiao</h3> <p>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</p> <p><img src="/images/colleges/engineering/spotlight/Xiao_Y_square_photo.jpg" alt="Jackson Lawrence" class="right-50" style="width: 270px; height: 270px;"></p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, 2020</li> <li>M. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2015</li> <li>B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2012</li> </ul> <p>Dr. Yue Xiao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE). From 2020 to 2025, Dr. Xiao worked at Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) in Lancaster, Pa., as R&amp;D Engineer. Dr. Xiao has a diverse research interest including low-temperature plasma, advanced polymer composites, space thermal management and advanced semiconductor modeling. Dr. Xiao has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2025-06-26T08:08:21-05:00 2025-06-26T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/engineering-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 --> 2025-06-11T09:08:21-05:00 2025-06-11T09:08:21-05:00 /eng/engineering-news/19531-uah-announces-promotion-tenure-awards-for-2025-26-past-year-s-grants-of-emeritus-status Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="/" alt="Promotion and tenure emeritus awards 2025"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 22 faculty members and recognized eight who were granted emeritus status over the past year at the University Awards for Excellence.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="/" alt="Promotion and tenure emeritus awards 2025"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 22 faculty members and recognized eight who were granted emeritus status over the past year at the University Awards for Excellence.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-01-28T09:17:28-06:00 2025-01-28T09:17:28-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19528-uah-announces-outstanding-students-who-made-dean-s-president-s-lists-in-summer-spring-2025-semester Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/news/deans-presidents-list-spring-2025-tn.jpg" alt="Dean鈥檚, President鈥檚 lists for spring 2025 semester" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) honors the outstanding work of its students during the spring 2025 semester with the announcement of the Dean鈥檚 and President鈥檚 lists.</p> <!-- // END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/news/deans-presidents-list-spring-2025-tn.jpg" alt="Dean鈥檚, President鈥檚 lists for spring 2025 semester" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) honors the outstanding work of its students during the spring 2025 semester with the announcement of the Dean鈥檚 and President鈥檚 lists.</p> <!-- // END Intro Text -->