OpenFieldUAH · Huntsville, Alabama, United States
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is a top-tier Carnegie R1 public research university located in Cummings Research Park—the second-largest research park in the United States. Situated adjacent to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal in 'Rocket City,' UAH is nationally acclaimed for aerospace engineering, space plasma physics, atmospheric science, and cybersecurity.
UAH operates six colleges: Engineering, Science, Business, Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nursing, and Honors. Its prominent research centers include the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center, and the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE).
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (minimum 2.9) and standardized scores (ACT/SAT optional). Graduate admissions require an accredited baccalaureate degree with a 3.0+ cumulative GPA, official transcripts, department-specific GRE scores (where required), and recommendations.
Elite aerospace doctorate investigating solid/liquid rocket propulsion, cryogenic propellant management, hypersonics, and autonomous space trajectory dynamics.
Doctoral program at the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research researching coronal mass ejections, solar wind magnetohydrodynamics, and interstellar boundary physics.
NSA/DHS-designated curriculum exploring industrial control system security, hardware reverse engineering, cryptographic algorithms, and military cyber operations.
Co-located with the National Weather Service in Huntsville, studying satellite meteorology, severe thunderstorm kinematics, lightning mapping arrays, and climate forecasting.
One of only a handful of ABET-accredited optical engineering programs nationally, covering laser physics, fiber optic communications, electro-optical sensor design, and lens fabrication.
Competitive fellowship working on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) guidance, radar signal processing, and avionics flight instrumentation in Huntsville defense laboratories.
President & Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Office of the President
Dr. Charles L. Karr is the president of UAH, an engineer specializing in genetic algorithms and autonomous systems who oversaw UAH's growth to over $110M in ann...
View researcher profile ↗Distinguished Professor of Space Science
Department of Space Science & CSPAR
Dr. Pogorelov is an internationally recognized astrophysicist modeling the heliosphere and solar wind interactions with the local interstellar medium using supe...
View researcher profile ↗Director & Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE)
Dr. Morris leads UAH's cybersecurity center, an authority on industrial control system (SCADA) security, smart electric grid defenses, and cybersecurity testbed...
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