News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) is now accepting student applications for the STEM Ambassador program for the 2023 – 2024 academic year. Minimum Requirements: Be enrolled at an NDSGC affiliate institution as a graduate student or undergraduate student in the 2023 – 2024 academic year e.g. H.S. seniors who graduated in spring 2023 […]
Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR
UPDATED WITH EXTENDED DEADLINE – JUNE 7, 2023 Who: North Dakota faculty researchers from ND NASA EPSCoR affiliate institutions What: Virtual Technical Interchange Meeting – Call for “Flash Presentations” from Researchers Where: Virtual Web Link (Microsoft Teams or Zoom) When: Two Dates: First meeting: June 22, 2023 with “Flash Talks” followed by second meeting on July 13, 2023 (breakout […]
Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium
May 11, 2023 by Walter Criswell Published in: John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, Learning “The NASA Space Grant Consortium, a nationwide effort started by NASA to increase interest and engagement in STEM and space studies in K-12 and university students, invited students with visual impairment from the North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind for a […]
NASA has released a tentative list of research topics to be addressed in the upcoming FY24 R3 solicitation. The solicitation is planned for a release in late summer or early fall 2023. Link to PDF of Tentative Topics for NASA EPSCoR CAN Rapid Response Research (R3) Solicitation (updated 5.11.23) Updated Ames Research Center Topics […]
Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium
*Registration for this event closed on June 1, 2023. The IDEAS (Innovative Differentiated Exploration Activities in Space Science) Team announces the Summer 2023 Educator Professional Development Workshop. What: Professional Development Workshop for Educators focused on Accessibility of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) and NASA Activities & Resources Who: Pre-K, K-12, and Informal In-service and […]
On hair-raising flights, UND grad students make an IMPACT for NASA
Categories: Atmospheric Sciences
Patricia (Trece) Hopp, a senior Honors student majoring in Atmospheric Sciences and a 2021-2023 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholar, won the American Meteorological Society’s Graduate Fellowship. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) administers an array of graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships nationwide. One of these is the Graduate Fellowship through the AMS Fellowship Program, a source of […]
5.18.23 Update: Congratulations to the following two proposals selected for research funding! Dr. Haochi Zheng | Using Satellite Observation to control noxious weeds and support livestock production in North Dakota | Department of Earth System Science and Policy | University of North Dakota Dr. Mijia Yang | Support the Development of an Artificial Bird Material […]
Categories: Atmospheric Sciences
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/27/1159197797/winter-storms-nasa-flights-weather-research
Taylor Dolan, master’s student working with Dr. Aaron Kennedy, placed 3rd among 24 graduate student competitors in the Three Minute Thesis competition on 26 Jan 2023. Similar to an elevator pitch, the goal of the 3MT is to summarize one’s research in 3 minutes or less in a captivating way that is digestible by a […]