Aerojet Rocketdyne Gives $1m For UAH Space Science Chair

By Jerry Underwood
Made in Alabama

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced this week it will fund a $1 million endowment to establish the Aerojet Rocketdyne Chair in Space Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

“Aerojet Rocketdyne is proud to be able to partner with the University of Alabama in Huntsville on numerous R&D initiatives related to propulsion and space science,” said Eileen Drake, CEO and president of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

The first scholar named to the endowed chair is Gary Zank, director of UAH’s Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research and the chair of the Department of Space Science.“Dr. Gary Zank is an international rock star in the study of space science, and we’re looking forward to our partnership with him and UAH to advance the critical knowledge and scholarship in this field,” Drake said.

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