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Matthew Hillestad

Space Studies Master’s student, Kayla Daniels, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, April 25th at 2:00 p.m. (Central DST) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Thermal Performance Analysis of the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) with Respect to Tubing Geometry” About the topic: This thesis compares heat transfer rates between the EMU […]

Space Studies Master’s student, Katie McIntyre, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, April 23rd at 2:00 p.m. (Central DST) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Applying Machine Learning to Asteroid Classification Utilizing Spectroscopically Derived Spectrophotometry” About the topic: This thesis aims to further the understanding of the relationship between asteroid classification and […]

Space Studies Master’s student, Ben Raback-Schink, will defend his thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Monday, April 15th at 09:00 a.m. (Central DST) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “The Influence of Media Bias Perception on Space Publications” About the topic: This study aimed to discover three factors on the topic of […]

This Friday, April 5 at 7 pm, the Planetarium Ciudad de La Plata will provide a presentation by Dr. Pablo de Leon “50 Years After the Arrival of Man on the Moon”.  At the end of his presentation, de Leon will present a thematic show about the Apollo space program. See more details at https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/50-a%C3%B1os-llegada-hombre-luna-155557410.html

The Space Studies Spring 2019 Colloquium Series will feature several leading experts in various space related fields.  Please join us for our final presentation in this series that will feature Dr. Cassandra Runyon, Associate Professor of Geology at the College of Charleston, and Director of NASA South Carolina Space Grant Consortium. Presentation Title:  “Reaching for the Stars IS […]

  Do you want “NASA” on your resume? 2019-2020 STEM Ambassador Applications are now open!   PDF flyer with position details here.   Program details online here.   Position Details: Students will participate in public outreach events, hands-on projects, and K-12 educational activities. The appointment begins August 16, 2019 and students are paid $12/hour. A […]

The 14th annual ND Space Grant Affiliates Meeting Where: Minot State University When: March 22-23, 2019 Thank you to all the student presenters, affiliate representatives, and our host, Dr. John Webster.   Agenda: You can find the agenda here. (All meeting powerpoints are linked in here). VR training slides here   Reimbursements If you attended the meeting, you […]

The Space Studies Spring 2019 Colloquium Series will feature several leading experts in various space related fields.  Please join us for our third presentation in this series that will feature Dr. Kavya Manyapu, Flight Crew Operations & Test Engineer, CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft, Boeing Company; Adjunct Faculty, UND Space Studies. Presentation Title:  “Technologies for Preventing Dust contamination for […]

Space Studies master’s student, John Shepard, will present his thesis proposal on Friday, March 8th.  All Space Studies students and faculty are encouraged to attend. When:  Friday, March 8, 2019 at 2:15 p.m. Where:  Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Low Energy Transfer from LEO for large Inclination Change using Invariant Manifolds” About the presenter:   John is an Engineering […]

Please join us for the third annual Space Studies Symposium (S3) event, held in Grand Forks, ND, brought to you by the Dakota Space Society. The Space Studies Symposium was conceived as a way to bring the Space Studies community together and tap the exceptional network of alumni and current students to discuss research, develop collaborations […]