UAH - Graduate - News - 糖心原创出品/graduate/news2025-09-02T07:09:59-05:00UAHwebmaster@uah.eduJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementUAH ATO brother Cadis Ammons receives outstanding senior award from national fraternity2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:002025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19678-uah-ato-brother-cadis-ammons-receives-outstanding-senior-award-from-national-fraternityAnn 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 -->UAH student group set to launch new instrument payload on NASA rocket to study harnessing reentry heat and converting it to electrical energy 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:002025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19608-uah-student-group-set-to-launch-new-instrument-payload-on-nasa-rocket-to-study-harnessing-reentry-heat-and-converting-it-to-electrical-energyRuss 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>
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<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 -->UAH researcher wins $681K NSF CAREER award to study the interaction of shockwaves and solar wind turbulence in the sun鈥檚 heliosphere2025-07-24T08:08:21-05:002025-07-24T08:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19601-uah-researcher-wins-681k-nsf-career-award-to-study-interaction-shockwaves-and-solar-wind-turbulence-in-the-suns-heliosphereRuss Nelson<p><img src="//images/Lingling-Zhao-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text -->
<p>Dr. Lingling Zhao, an assistant professor in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), has been awarded a $681,356 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. The project will run through June 2030 and aims to advance the theoretical and observational understanding of how low-frequency magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence interacts with shocks in the heliosphere 鈥 a vast, bubble-like region of space carved out by the solar wind from the sun.</p>
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<p>Dr. Lingling Zhao, an assistant professor in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), has been awarded a $681,356 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. The project will run through June 2030 and aims to advance the theoretical and observational understanding of how low-frequency magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence interacts with shocks in the heliosphere 鈥 a vast, bubble-like region of space carved out by the solar wind from the sun.</p>
<!--// END Intro Text -->UAH first-of-its-kind study shows air quality data derived from megacities are not accurate when applied to U.S. urban centers2025-07-23T08:08:21-05:002025-07-23T08:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19588-uah-first-of-its-kind-study-shows-air-quality-data-derived-from-megacities-are-not-accurate-when-applied-to-u-s-urban-centersRuss Nelson<p><img src="//images/Lee-Tiszenkel-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Lee Tiszenkel, a UAH alumnus at the UAH Earth Systems Science Center, performs field research in Houston, Texas, focused on atmospheric ultrafine particles that can impact urban air quality" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text -->
<p>Researchers at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese megacities to characterize air quality for U.S. urban centers leads to significant inaccuracies.</p>
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<p>Researchers at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese megacities to characterize air quality for U.S. urban centers leads to significant inaccuracies.</p>
<!--// END Intro Text -->UAH alumnus John Blevins receives Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, premier award for career federal employees2025-07-21T08:08:21-05:002025-07-21T08:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19573-uah-alumnus-john-blevins-receives-samuel-j-heyman-service-america-medal-premier-award-career-federal-employeesRuss 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 -->UAH students receive prestigious national scholarships, fellowships in spring 20252025-07-07T07:08:21-05:002025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19570-uah-students-receive-prestigious-national-scholarships-fellowships-in-spring-2025Ann 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>
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<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 -->UAH student team places third in 25th NASA Student Launch Challenge2025-06-26T08:08:21-05:002025-06-26T08:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19551-uah-student-team-places-third-in-25th-nasa-student-launch-challengeRuss 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>
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<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 -->UAH announces outstanding students who made Dean鈥檚, President鈥檚 lists in spring 2025 semester2025-01-28T09:17:28-06:002025-01-28T09:17:28-06:00/graduate/news/19528-uah-announces-outstanding-students-who-made-dean-s-president-s-lists-in-summer-spring-2025-semesterAnn 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>
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<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 -->UAH launches Charger EDGE Tuition Discount program to boost graduate education access 2025-06-09T11:08:21-05:002025-06-09T11:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19527-uah-launches-charger-edge-tuition-discount-program-to-boost-graduate-education-accessJulie Jansen<p><img src="/" alt="Charger Edge Tuition Discount Program"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text -->
<p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) announced today the introduction of the Charger EDGE (Educational Discount for Graduate Excellence) program.</p>
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<p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) announced today the introduction of the Charger EDGE (Educational Discount for Graduate Excellence) program.</p>
<!--// END Intro Text -->UAH researcher unveils new map of Milky Way galaxy in atomic hydrogen, revealing its clumped 鈥渇locculent鈥 nature for first time2025-06-09T10:08:21-05:002025-06-09T10:08:21-05:00/graduate/news/19524-uah-researcher-unveils-new-map-of-milky-way-galaxy-in-atomic-hydrogen-revealing-its-clumped-flocculent-nature-for-first-timeRuss Nelson<p><img src="/" alt="Cepheid variables"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text -->
<p>Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has co-authored a paper that uses young stars to develop a more accurate map of the outer gas disk of the Milky Way galaxy.</p>
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<p>Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has co-authored a paper that uses young stars to develop a more accurate map of the outer gas disk of the Milky Way galaxy.</p>
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