/eng/departments/iseem/news 2026-04-25T08:46:29-05:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2026-04-14T09:07:18-05:00 2026-04-14T09:07:18-05:00 /eng/departments/iseem/news/20177-uah-teams-win-six-awards-including-1st-place-overall-rc-division-2026-nasa-herc-competition Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/Saturday-HERC-6-720.jpg" alt="Two people wearing helmets ride large-wheeled pedal vehicles over a gravel path in a park with trees and grass." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Teams from ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, captured six major awards across both the Remote-Controlled (RC) and Human-Powered (HP) divisions at the 2026 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC), April 9-11.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Saturday-HERC-6-720.jpg" alt="Two people wearing helmets ride large-wheeled pedal vehicles over a gravel path in a park with trees and grass." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Teams from ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, captured six major awards across both the Remote-Controlled (RC) and Human-Powered (HP) divisions at the 2026 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC), April 9-11.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2026-02-25T11:07:18-06:00 2026-02-25T11:07:18-06:00 /eng/departments/iseem/news/20055-uah-hosts-inaugural-engineering-expo-connecting-students-with-alabamas-leading-employers Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/EngExpo-2-720.jpg" alt="A group of people engage at a career fair, discussing opportunities and examining materials at a Tennessee Valley Authority booth." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted its inaugural Engineering Expo on Feb. 20 on the ÒùÆÞÉç campus, bringing together leading engineering employers, industry partners and ÒùÆÞÉç students for a hands-on exploration of engineering careers across Alabama.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/EngExpo-2-720.jpg" alt="A group of people engage at a career fair, discussing opportunities and examining materials at a Tennessee Valley Authority booth." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted its inaugural Engineering Expo on Feb. 20 on the ÒùÆÞÉç campus, bringing together leading engineering employers, industry partners and ÒùÆÞÉç students for a hands-on exploration of engineering careers across Alabama.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2026-02-19T08:08:21-06:00 2026-02-19T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/iseem/news/20046-uah-hosts-fifth-annual-engineering-showcase-during-engineers-week Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/ENG-showcase-20-720.jpg" alt="Several ÒùÆÞÉç students in blue shirts stand near a robotics display at an event, engaging with exhibits and each other." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is hosting its fifth annual Engineering Showcase as the signature event of Engineers Week 2026, Feb. 22 – 28.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/ENG-showcase-20-720.jpg" alt="Several ÒùÆÞÉç students in blue shirts stand near a robotics display at an event, engaging with exhibits and each other." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is hosting its fifth annual Engineering Showcase as the signature event of Engineers Week 2026, Feb. 22 – 28.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-18T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-18T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/iseem/news/19931-after-15-years-transformative-leadership-dr-shankar-mahalingam-dean-uah-college-of-engineering-set-to-retire Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/Shankar-Mahalingam-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of the UAH College of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Following 15 years of distinguished service as dean of the College of Engineering at ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), Dr. Shankar Mahalingam is retiring, concluding a tenure marked by significant growth, innovation and national impact at the institution.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Shankar-Mahalingam-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of the UAH College of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Following 15 years of distinguished service as dean of the College of Engineering at ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), Dr. Shankar Mahalingam is retiring, concluding a tenure marked by significant growth, innovation and national impact at the institution.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-11-05T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-05T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/iseem/news/19846-uah-named-dassault-systemes-3dexperience-edu-center-of-excellence-transform-digital-engineering-education Julie Jansen

<p><img src="//images/Dassault-13-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Robert Lindquist, UAH Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Joe Baldwin, Dassault Systèmes Manager of North American Education Accounts; John Jones, Director, Aviation Test Laboratory at UAH; and Dr. David Puleo, UAH Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH) today announced that UAH has been designated as a 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Center of Excellence by Dassault Systèmes.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Dassault-13-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Robert Lindquist, UAH Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Joe Baldwin, Dassault Systèmes Manager of North American Education Accounts; John Jones, Director, Aviation Test Laboratory at UAH; and Dr. David Puleo, UAH Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH) today announced that UAH has been designated as a 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Center of Excellence by Dassault Systèmes.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/iseem/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>ÒùÆÞÉç (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>ÒùÆÞÉç (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 --> 2025-09-25T08:08:21-05:00 2025-09-25T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/iseem/news/19762-uah-hosts-international-nato-drone-competition-highlighting-autonomous-technology-disaster-relief Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/UAH-drone-competition-720.jpg" alt="A diverse group of individuals in blue shirts poses under a tent, holding a large American flag and a drone." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>This summer, ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the SAPIENCE Drone Competition, an international Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) event supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security Programme.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH-drone-competition-720.jpg" alt="A diverse group of individuals in blue shirts poses under a tent, holding a large American flag and a drone." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>This summer, ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the SAPIENCE Drone Competition, an international Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) event supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security Programme.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/iseem/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 ÒùÆÞÉç (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 ÒùÆÞÉç (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 --> 2025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00 2025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/iseem/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 ÒùÆÞÉç Honors College" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Nine undergraduate and graduate students at ÒùÆÞÉç (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 ÒùÆÞÉç Honors College" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Nine undergraduate and graduate students at ÒùÆÞÉç (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-06-11T09:08:21-05:00 2025-06-11T09:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/iseem/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>ÒùÆÞÉç (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>ÒùÆÞÉç (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 -->