Two Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) graduate students from the at ������ were recognized with top awards at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has appointed Dr. Lee Ellenburg as Alabama’s new state climatologist.

The Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at ������ (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, played a key role in supporting a newly published regional drought assessment that details important lessons learned from the flash fall drought experienced across the Southeast in 2023.

An atmospheric scientist at ������ (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation of air pollution particles in environments influenced by both natural and human-made emissions – an advance that could reshape how scientists understand air quality and climate impacts.

Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha’s explanation of “What’s in the Smoke?” took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by ������ (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.

A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), showcasing the university’s growing impact on advancing hurricane research.

A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from ������ (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.

Dr. Xiaomin Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and ​​principal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at ������ (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been recognized with the Banner I. Miller Award from the American Meteorological Society, one of the highest honors in hurricane science.

Researchers at ������ (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.

Nine undergraduate and graduate students at ������ (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.