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Name An ExoWorld 2022

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

Image of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe walking through a valley. There are mountains in the background and people camping in the foreground.

In the Fall of 2022, the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium facilitated a brief but enthusiastic campaign to submit an entry to rename an alien planet! This was the “IAU Name An ExoWorld 2022 Campaign”, and we received entries from four different groups comprising over 30 students, teachers, and astronomy enthusiasts from Grand Forks, Fargo, […]

ND NASA EPSCoR Request for Pre-Proposals and Reviewers – ISS Flight Opportunity

Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR

2.16.2023 Update: One pre-proposal has been selected to move forward for this opportunity: Sci-I: Dr. Kalpana Katti Title: Effect of microgravity and higher radiation on healing and metastasis potential of omentum   Overview: In response to the NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPSCoR ISS Flight Opportunity Announcement Number: NNH22ZHA003C, the North Dakota NASA EPSCoR […]

Rugby Educators Conference, Jan 16 2023

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

Hello educators! The following links and resources were presented at the ND Educators’ Conference at Rugby High School on January 16, 2023. Marissa Saad (msaad@space.edu) and Tori McIntosh (tori.mcintosh@und.edu led the session). Reach out with any questions, anytime! Presentation shared: NDSGC’s Google Slides Activity led: Pocket Solar System NDSGC’s homepage (On the website) All of […]

NASA EPSCoR Virtual Technical Interchange Meeting – Call for Researcher Presentations

Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR

UPDATED WITH EXTENDED DEADLINE – JAN. 10, 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: one meeting in late January 2023 with “Flash Talks” followed by one meeting in early February 2023 […]

NASA ND Space Grant Info Session (Nov 2, 2022)

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

Uploaded 11/4/22: Zoom meeting recording   Attention NDSGC Students (and staff and faculty), The ND Space Grant Consortium will be hosting an informational Zoom session on November 2, 2022 at 5:00 pm CST for students interested in learning how they can get involved in Spring and Summer 2023 NASA-funded programming. This session will be recorded and made available to students […]

Dr. Sherry Fieber-Beyer interviewed about the DART mission.

Categories: Space Studies

Dr. Sherry Fieber-Beyer was recently interviewed for The Independent regarding the DART mission and its implications for the future of mitigating impacts. Two separate articles were born from the interview: What size asteroid would cause an extinction event – and how Nasa has a plan to protect us: https://www.independent.co.uk/space/size-asteroid-extinction-event-nasa-dart-b2175626.html How Nasa’s Dart mission could save […]

Prof. Michael Dodge interviewed for Orbital Debris Mitigation Rules article

Categories: Space Studies

Prof. Michael Dodge, J.D., LL.M. was interviewed for his thoughts on the FCC’s recent efforts to expand and tighten orbital debris regulations, including whether or not there are more regulations to come, and if other nations around the world will be following the FCC’s lead.  The article, “Sped-Up Deorbiting Order Seen as Getting 4-0 Approval; […]

ND NASA EPSCoR Request for Pre-Proposals & Reviewers – FY2023 R3 CAN

Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR

Congratulations to the two pre-proposals selected to move forward for full consideration by NASA: Benjamin Laabs, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences, NDSU, “Using InSAR and GPS to track landslides in North Dakota” Shuvashis Dey, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NDSU, “Towards a Low-cost, Pervasive Wireless Soil Salinity and Nutrient (N-P-K) Sensing System […]

Minot State University: Pre-service teacher workshop

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

The NDSGC met with Minot State University students and led a pre-service teacher workshop on October 7th, 2022. We conducted three hands-on activities and introduced the various NASA- and ND-based educator opportunities. Activities from the session  Pocket Solar System Thermal Mapping on Mars Strange New Planet Here are some helpful links: The Google Slides presentation […]