State council will advocate for aerospace
The newly formed Alabama Aerospace and Defense Council will advocate for policies to grow Alabama’s aerospace and defense industries. The new council was announced by Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, a former national president of the Aerospace States Association. – Alabama Political Reporter
UAH researcher awarded grant to study lunar concrete
A University of Alabama in Huntsville doctoral candidate has been awarded $150,000 from NASA to study 3D-printed lunar concrete. Ledia Shehu, who is in civil engineering, won the grant as part of the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program. – University of Alabama in Huntsville
Capital Collective seeks applicants for program
Birmingham’s Capital Collective is taking applications for its Middle Capital Intensive, a program to help small and mid-sized businesses in the area become capital-ready. Deadline to apply for the initiative is Nov. 18. – Bham Now