Research

UND Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and Research Joshua Hunter (middle) and his graduate student Cherie Graves (right) have teamed up with University Children's Learning Center Director Dawnita Nilles (left) for a research project centered on outdoor learning. Photo by Shawna Schill.

Natural growth

July 18, 2017

UND education researchers partner with local children’s center to study benefits of outdoor learning

UND President Mark Kennedy meets with Australian Consul-General Michael Wood and Australian Political-Economic Officer Holly Jenkins during the Consul-General’s recent visit to UND’s College of Engineering & Mines and the Energy & Environmental Research Center on July 12. UND Engineering Dean Hesham El-Rewini sits to Kennedy’s left, while Michael Mann, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and executive director of the Institute for Energy Studies; and EERC CEO Tom Erickson are seated on the President’s left. Photo by Kari Suedel.

Australian Consul-General discusses energy research at UND

July 18, 2017

Visit to College of Engineering & Mines and EERC coordinated by North Dakota Trade Office

UND Electrical Engineer Prakash Ranganathan (center) is joned by Electrical Engineering undergrads (left) Nicholas Christian, Grand Forks; and Joseph Englund, Karlstad, Minn. The students are part of the team working on Ranganathan’s Rockwell Collins cybersecurity grant. Photo courtesy of Juan Pedraza.

Cybersecurity push

July 4, 2017

Rockwell Collins partners with UND electrical engineers, students on project to make UAS data more secure

UND Space Studies Associate Professor Pablo de León looks on as former UND grad student Tiffany Swarmer, wearing one of his latest versions of the UND NDX space suit system, manipulates a camera. Photo by Jackie Lorentz.

Space station takes shape

July 4, 2017

UND Aerospace Engineer Pablo de León installing final modules of his NASA-funded inflatable lunar/Mars habitat

Thomasine Heitkamp, professor in the UND College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines, recently was awarded a five-year grant totaling $3.8 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It's a much-needed boost in funding, solidifying the University’s role as a regional focal point for the nationwide effort to combat drug abuse particularly that related to the overdose epidemic of opioids. Photo by Juan Pedraza

On the offensive against opioids

June 27, 2017

UND Clinical Social worker Thomasine Heitkamp scores $3.8 million grant to combat drug addiction

Destin Ironshield (left) , along with Kate Gates and Katelyn Omen, tribal student from North Dakota, work in the biology lab or UND Ecologist Robert Newman, who encouraged them to dig into computer mapping and digital image analyses of the invasive plant species leafy spurge, as part of the students' recent research experience at UND.

Back to nature

June 20, 2017

UND hosts tribal students at summer event that unlocks STEM potential through hands-on research

(Left to right)Travis Desell, Sima Noghanian (hidden), Prakash Ranganathan; Brian Urlacher;

The perfect UAS ecosystem

June 13, 2017

UND plays important roles in Northern Plains UAS Test Site, NASA’s successful integration of drones in populated airspace

In the spotlight

In the spotlight

May 30, 2017

UND hosts first-ever undergrad research showcase, featuring student scholarly activity across the spectrum of majors

UND Assistant Professor of Aviation Nick Wilson (left) and UND Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Kouhyar Tavakolian show off components of their patent-pending "Smartsealz" communication headset, which contain embedded technology that monitors aircraft operational signals and pilot brain activity for signs of mechanical problems and pilot mental fatigue. Photo by Tyler Ingham.

Wake up and fly right

May 23, 2017

Aviation and engineering researchers combine forces on patent-pending technology to make skies safer

University judges listen intently to project pitches at a recent Big Ideas Gym (BIG) presentation at the College of Engineering & Mines. The BIG program encourges UND engineering students and others to come up to innovative solutions to global problems. Photo by Tyler Ingham.

‘BIG’ idea fosters big solution

May 23, 2017

Distill Nation wins final engineering challenge, delivering a viable project to purify water more cheaply

Shared science

Shared science

May 2, 2017

North Dakota Academy of Science convenes at UND for annual meeting, supporting cross-state collaboration among students and faculty

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences' students are given technical instructionon the state-of-the-art "da Vinci Surgical Robot" recently. One way SMHS faculty researchers teach students is by ringing knowledge and cutting-edge technology into the classroom. Photo by Tyler Ingahm.

Health education: Another budget dilemma

April 13, 2017

Proposed federal cuts could impact UND’s ability to prepare allied health professionals for service in North Dakota

Matt Fuka, a master’s degree student in mechanical engineering, won both second place and People’s Choice awards. at UND's Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, which allows graduate students to focus on communication skills. Photo by Shawna Schill.

The ultimate elevator pitch

April 13, 2017

UND grad students get three minutes max to showcase their research in non-technical terms

Mike Mann (left), Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Institute for Energy Studies executive director, and Steve Benson, EERC associate vice president for research, have combined forces to help Valley City State University develop technology for its new steam plant that would produce and sell activated carbon in partnership with the private sector. In an era of budget cuts, this technology could potentially make money and pay for the cost of heating and cooling the campus. Photo by Tyler Ingham.

Picking up steam

April 11, 2017

UND teams with NDUS partner Valley City State on technology to power campus for the long term

UND Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Gretchen Mullendore is one of 13 UND faculty members who have been approved for developmental leave opportunities in the coming academic year. The first part of her sabbatical will allow her to spend three months at Texas A&M University as a visiting scientist. Photo by Jackie Lorentz.

In search of ‘intellectual souvenirs’

April 6, 2017

UND Atmospheric Sciences researcher is one of many faces temporarily leaving campus to bring back advanced work and knowledge

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