High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The University of Alabama in Huntsville (also known as UAH or UAHuntsville) is a state-supported, public, coeducational university, located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. The university is organized in five colleges: business, engineering, liberal arts, nursing and science. UAH is renowned for its engineering and science programs, such as astrophysics, atmospheric science and aerospace engineering. Scientists at UAH managed the first "commercial," non-government rocket programs (Consort and Joust) in the U.S. The first "high-temperature" superconductor was discovered at UAH and the first U.S. experiment flown aboard the Soviet Mir space station came from UAH.