Gary Zank honored at 2017 NAS Ceremony MAY 09, 2017 | Diana LaChance Video credit: National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Dr. Gary P. Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and chair of the Department of Space Science at UAH, was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) at a ceremony held at the Academy's 154th Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Learn More UAH Department of Space Science UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research UAH College of Science Contact Dr. Gary Zank 256.961.7403 gary.zank@uah.edu Popular Stories UAH researcher wins $600K NSF grant to pioneer collaborative learning for drones to support disaster response, environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection UAH CanSat and rover teams notch winning performances in 2025 national and international competitions UAH student researcher leads discovery of fastest gamma-ray burst ever recorded UAH researcher wins $1.2M NSF grant to address the environmental challenge of “forever chemicals” UAH receives grant from Warhol, Frankenthaler Foundations to support 2026 Contemporary Art Fellow program