/eng/departments/mae/news 2025-12-17T07:08:07-06:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2025-12-10T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-10T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19913-uah-grad-delaney-enlow-collaboration-between-academic-disciplines-builds-path-success-2025 Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Delaney-Enlow-at-SMAP-Center-720.jpg" alt="Delaney Enlow UAH College of Nursing" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Delaney Enlow contributed to better health care in our community as a student at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Delaney-Enlow-at-SMAP-Center-720.jpg" alt="Delaney Enlow UAH College of Nursing" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Delaney Enlow contributed to better health care in our community as a student at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-01T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-01T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19893-shankar-mahalingam-dean-of-uah-college-of-engineering-named-2025-sigma-xi-fellow Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/sigma-xi-fellows-25-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the College of Engineering at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been tapped to join the 2025 Sigma Xi Cohort of Fellows.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/sigma-xi-fellows-25-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the College of Engineering at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been tapped to join the 2025 Sigma Xi Cohort of Fellows.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-11-25T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-25T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19889-uah-cansat-and-rover-teams-notch-winning-performances-2025-national-and-international-competitions Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/CanSat_5-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p> Three CanSat teams at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, placed first, second and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/CanSat_5-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p> Three CanSat teams at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, placed first, second and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-11-18T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-18T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19872-uah-researchers-receive-titomic-grant-develop-improved-cold-spray-gun-repairing-damaged-hardware-through-the-spray-high-speed-metallic-particles Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/Titomic-grant-720.jpg" alt="Professors Sarma Rani and Judith Schneider, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), and Aditya Iyer, a graduate student of Aerospace Engineering." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two researchers in the College of Engineering at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH) have received a grant from Titomic, Ltd., to develop a novel cold-spray gun that will use the flow of high-speed particles to repair damaged surfaces in engineering hardware without welding or the need of a blow torch.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Titomic-grant-720.jpg" alt="Professors Sarma Rani and Judith Schneider, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), and Aditya Iyer, a graduate student of Aerospace Engineering." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two researchers in the College of Engineering at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH) have received a grant from Titomic, Ltd., to develop a novel cold-spray gun that will use the flow of high-speed particles to repair damaged surfaces in engineering hardware without welding or the need of a blow torch.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-29T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19830-uah-engineering-students-awarded-two-six-national-2025-women-defense-scholarships Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/UAH_WID-SCholars-720.jpg" alt="From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two students in the College of Engineering at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have been named 2025 Women In Defense (WID) Scholars.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH_WID-SCholars-720.jpg" alt="From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two students in the College of Engineering at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have been named 2025 Women In Defense (WID) Scholars.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-15T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-15T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19791-alabama-space-grant-consortium-receives-second-20k-donation-from-national-space-club-huntsville Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/NSC-donates-to-ASGC-720.jpg" alt="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." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has received a $20,000 donation from the National Space Club – Huntsville, marking the second year in a row the group has made this donation to the ASGC.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/NSC-donates-to-ASGC-720.jpg" alt="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." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has received a $20,000 donation from the National Space Club – Huntsville, marking the second year in a row the group has made this donation to the ASGC.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19775-uah-ua-receive-nsf-planning-grant-for-smart-center-to-help-manufacturers-incorporate-advanced-tech Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; 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." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; 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." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-03T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-03T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/news/19774-uah-distinguished-lecture-series-hosts-frank-rubio-record-holder-longest-single-duration-spaceflight Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/DLS-Frank-Rubio-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col., was hosted as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/DLS-Frank-Rubio-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col., was hosted as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00 2025-08-20T07:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/mae/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’s Theta Pi chapter at ÂÜÀòµºapp, 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’s Theta Pi chapter at ÂÜÀòµºapp (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’s Theta Pi chapter at ÂÜÀòµºapp, 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’s Theta Pi chapter at ÂÜÀòµºapp (UAH), holds the 2025 Thomas Arkle Clark (TAC) Award.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 /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 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 ÂÜÀòµºapp (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 ÂÜÀòµºapp (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 -->