display Latest news from University of Alabama Huntsville on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/uah-researcher-gains-1m-air-force-grant-to-develop-artificial-neural-networks-to-combat-dangerous-radio-frequency-spoofing/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-gains-1m-air-force-grant-to-develop-artificial-neural-networks-to-combat-dangerous-radio-frequency-spoofing/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:05:48 EST With the ever-increasing use of wireless communication technologies and cellular networks, radio frequency (RF) based attacks such as "spoofing" have become a significant concern due to the privacy and security risks in both military and civilian communication networks. Dr. Chaity Banerjee Mukherjee, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won a $1 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant to develop frameworks for artificial neural networks that will help combat these attacks. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/one-of-the-first-of-its-kind-uah-study-characterizes-urinary-microbes-in-children/?sc=rsin /articles/one-of-the-first-of-its-kind-uah-study-characterizes-urinary-microbes-in-children/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:05:44 EST Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes - such as viruses and fungi - inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the "urobiome." Now in study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-wins-nasa-finesst-scholarship-to-study-connection-between-solar-wind-turbulence-and-energetic-particles/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-wins-nasa-finesst-scholarship-to-study-connection-between-solar-wind-turbulence-and-energetic-particles/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:05:08 EST Ashok Silwal, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been chosen to receive a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) scholarship to study stream interaction regions (SIRs) in the heliosphere. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-terminus-student-team-successfully-launches-nasa-rocksat-x-payload-into-space/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-terminus-student-team-successfully-launches-nasa-rocksat-x-payload-into-space/?sc=rsin Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:05:42 EST Team TERMINUS from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, successfully launched a student-developed payload aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket that featured two experiments designed by the UAH Space Hardware Club (SHC). University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-herc-rover-team-makes-stem-outreach-trip-to-dominican-republic-hosted-by-intec-university/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-herc-rover-team-makes-stem-outreach-trip-to-dominican-republic-hosted-by-intec-university/?sc=rsin Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:05:59 EST Winning the 2024 Human Rover Explorer Challenge (HERC) provided an engineering student team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, the opportunity to perform STEM outreach in the Dominican Republic (DR) this summer. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-wins-2024-orau-powe-junior-faculty-award-to-explore-novel-method-of-synthesizing-ammonia-with-potentially-global-implications/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-wins-2024-orau-powe-junior-faculty-award-to-explore-novel-method-of-synthesizing-ammonia-with-potentially-global-implications/?sc=rsin Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:05:58 EST Dr. Agnieszka Truszkowska, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won the 2024 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award. The national honor is a one-year $5,000 commitment aimed at enriching the research skills and professional growth of young faculty members at ORAU member institutions. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-student-wins-national-2024-department-of-energy-cyberforce-competition/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-student-wins-national-2024-department-of-energy-cyberforce-competition/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:05:53 EST A student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has won the 2024 Department of Energy (DOE) CyberForce competition(r), a national contest designed to hone cybersecurity skills and visibility by challenging students to face off in simulated cyber-focused scenarios centered on securing operational energy technology from adversarial forces. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-wins-750k-epscor-grant-to-support-strobe-x-explorations-of-gravitational-wave-sources-black-holes-and-dark-matter/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-wins-750k-epscor-grant-to-support-strobe-x-explorations-of-gravitational-wave-sources-black-holes-and-dark-matter/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:05:43 EST Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has won a $750,000 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) award to support STROBE-X, a planned $1 billion probe-class NASA observatory that aims to unlock the secrets of some of the most extreme conditions in the universe. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/first-time-uah-study-sheds-new-light-on-mystery-of-why-solar-corona-is-so-much-hotter-than-sun-s-surface/?sc=rsin /articles/first-time-uah-study-sheds-new-light-on-mystery-of-why-solar-corona-is-so-much-hotter-than-sun-s-surface/?sc=rsin Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:05:13 EST In a new study published in the The Astrophysical Journal, a researcher from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, explores critical aspects of a phenomenon called kinetic Alfven waves (KAWs) to provide fresh insights into an age-old heliophysics mystery. Syed Ayaz, a graduate research assistant at the UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), examined the potentially pivotal role of KAWs in heating the solar corona, moving science one step closer to solving the puzzle of why the corona is many times hotter than the surface of the Sun itself. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-terminus-student-group-set-to-launch-biggest-most-advanced-spacecraft-with-nasa/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-terminus-student-group-set-to-launch-biggest-most-advanced-spacecraft-with-nasa/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:05:34 EST This August, a student team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is set to launch its biggest payload yet into the upper atmosphere from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-led-coalition-building-new-statewide-plasma-industry-in-alabama-backed-by-national-science-foundation/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-led-coalition-building-new-statewide-plasma-industry-in-alabama-backed-by-national-science-foundation/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:05:08 EST A 10-year, $40 million federal investment in plasma science and engineering (PSE) efforts in Alabama managed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has produced tangible results that are very encouraging, according to Dr. Sandra Richardson, the section head for the Research Capacity and Competitiveness Section in the Office of Integrative Activities at the U. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-helps-alabama-lead-charge-to-meet-surging-battery-needs/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-helps-alabama-lead-charge-to-meet-surging-battery-needs/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:05:00 EST With the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States projected to skyrocket to 26.4 million by 2030, the need is great for not only producing, but improving, the safety and efficiency of the batteries that power them, as well as cell phones, autonomous unmanned vehicles and smart electronics. Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, are doing their part to ensure Alabama is leading the way to power this coming revolution. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/college-of-business-researcher-promotes-digital-wellness-by-studying-ways-consumers-are-detoxing-from-addictive-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/college-of-business-researcher-promotes-digital-wellness-by-studying-ways-consumers-are-detoxing-from-addictive-technology/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:05:28 EST In this digital age, there is growing concern that the overconsumption of digital media through smartphones, apps and social sites can impact mental and physical health, as well as increase social dysconnectivity. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-publishes-study-tapping-social-media-and-ai-to-speed-supply-chain-assistance-during-disasters/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-publishes-study-tapping-social-media-and-ai-to-speed-supply-chain-assistance-during-disasters/?sc=rsin Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:05:00 EST A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is lead author of a new study in the International Journal of Production Research investigating the ways social media platforms can be leveraged with artificial intelligence (AI) to provide vital communication connecting victims of disaster to outside aid and support. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/research-scientist-s-one-of-a-kind-model-of-the-heliosphere-wins-824k-nasa-heliophysics-grant/?sc=rsin /articles/research-scientist-s-one-of-a-kind-model-of-the-heliosphere-wins-824k-nasa-heliophysics-grant/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:05:47 EST Dr. Federico Fraternale at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $824,132 NASA heliophysics grant to develop new global models of the heliosphere that incorporate interstellar neutral atoms that can help reveal the properties of space beyond the farthest reaches of the Sun's influence. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-demonstrates-milky-way-s-last-major-galactic-collision-happened-much-more-recently-than-previously-thought/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-demonstrates-milky-way-s-last-major-galactic-collision-happened-much-more-recently-than-previously-thought/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:05:17 EST Dr. Tom Donlon, a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is the lead author of a new paper published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society that reveals the Milky Way Galaxy's last major collision occurred billions of years later than previously thought. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-shows-for-the-first-time-gravity-can-exist-without-mass-mitigating-the-need-for-hypothetical-dark-matter/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-shows-for-the-first-time-gravity-can-exist-without-mass-mitigating-the-need-for-hypothetical-dark-matter/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:05:53 EST Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that is implied by gravitational effects that can't be explained by general relativity unless more matter is present in the universe than can be seen. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-leads-groundbreaking-paper-that-demonstrates-for-the-first-time-a-subluminal-warp-drive-is-possible-through-known-physics/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-leads-groundbreaking-paper-that-demonstrates-for-the-first-time-a-subluminal-warp-drive-is-possible-through-known-physics/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 17:05:15 EST Two researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper that demonstrates for the first time that a subluminal warp drive is possible within the bounds of known physics without the need to employ exotic unknown forms of matter or energy, while also advancing our understanding of gravity. UAH alumnus Dr. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-led-ftpp-recognized-nationally-as-national-science-foundation-ranks-in-top-10-best-places-to-work/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-led-ftpp-recognized-nationally-as-national-science-foundation-ranks-in-top-10-best-places-to-work/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2024 16:05:23 EST The $20 million, five-year Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) initiative led by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is cited in "The Washington Post" as a key contributor toward the National Science Foundation's (NSF) top-10 ranking in the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. University of Alabama Huntsville /articles/uah-researcher-to-lead-600k-study-exploring-how-lithium-ion-batteries-degrade-particularly-at-ocean-temperatures-impacting-uuvs/?sc=rsin /articles/uah-researcher-to-lead-600k-study-exploring-how-lithium-ion-batteries-degrade-particularly-at-ocean-temperatures-impacting-uuvs/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 May 2024 16:05:19 EST The Department of Defense (DOD) has announced that a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has won a Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) award for $600,000 to study how high-energy density lithium-ion batteries degrade over a range of temperatures. The work is particularly relevant to power applications for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). University of Alabama Huntsville