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Bev Fetter

U.S. Space Development Agency director shows interest in University’s UAS and space prowess. See UND blog article at http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2020/10/uas-lessons-could-drive-satellite-defense-system/

Stefan Tomović, current student in the Space Studies M.S. program, is a Design Engineer at the NASA Kennedy Space Center.  He has been designing the electronics for the MSolo experiment to detect water on the moon.  See more details here.  Stefan is pictured on the left.

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Two Space Studies graduate students are part of a team that has been chosen as semi-finalists in the Mars City State Design Competition sponsored by the Mars Society.  The team, Pax Ares consists of members David Spencer (lead author), Erin Edwards and Ben Drexler.  David and Erin are students in the Space Studies M.S. program.  See more details at https://www.marssociety.org/news/2020/08/31/semi-finalists-chosen-for-mars-city-state-design-contest/ […]

Space Studies M.S. candidate, Justin Germann, will present his thesis proposal as follows.  All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to show your support by attending. When:  Friday, October 16th at 3:00 pm (Central DST) Where:  online only – see details below Title:  “VNIR Spectral Properties of Five G-class Asteroids: Implications for Mineralogy and Geologic Evolution” About […]

Space Studies Department’s three-year project will focus on developing, manufacturing spacesuits using advanced 3D printing The spacesuits of the future are being designed at the University of North Dakota, in the Human Spaceflight Laboratory. Pablo de León, Professor and Chair of UND’s Department of Space Studies, recently won a NASA grant for $750,000 to develop […]

A hearty congratulations to our August M.S. graduates! Laura Banken, Denise Buckner, Christopher Miko, Taren Wang and Peter Warner. Brian Teske graduated with a PhD in Aerospace Sciences. Great job!!

Major recent changes to the Space Studies faculty……. Dr. Jim Casler, Professor and Chair, retired from UND on August 14th.  Congratulations Jim!  Enjoy retirement life! Dr. Pablo de León accepted the responsibility of being our Space Studies chair on August 15th.  Upward and onward!  Pablo will lead the department to even greater heights.  Congratulations Pablo! […]

Space Studies M.S. candidate, Cedric (Eric) Ramesh, will present his thesis proposal as follows.  All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to show your support by attending. When:  Thursday, July 30th at 4:00 pm (Central DST) Where:  online only – see details below Title:  “Betelgeuse, A Parameter Study Investigating Human Timescale Evolution Preceding Type IIP Supernovae” About […]

Space Studies M.S. candidate, Denise Buckner, will defend her thesis as follows.  All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to show your support by attending. When:  Thursday, July 23rd at 1:00 pm (Central DST) Where:  online only – see details below Title:  “Electron Beam Irradiation as a Potential Lipid Decontamination Technique for Life Detection Instruments” About the […]