John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

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Bev Fetter

GRAD – Graduate Research Achievement Day Presenters

Categories: Space Studies

A celebration of research, scholarship, and creative activities. The Graduate Research Achievement Day (or GRAD, for short) is a one-day celebration of UND graduate students’ work over the past academic year. Students will present their work in a poster-format and judged by faculty. Cash prizes are awarded to those students whose work and presentation are deemed […]

SPST Group Attends NASA EVA Exploration Workshop

Categories: Space Studies

A group of three from Space Studies attended the recent NASA EVA Exploration Workshop held at Space Center Houston.  Dr. Pablo de León, and students Will Green and James Stoffel attended the conference held February 18-20, 2020. They are pictured with a NASA Artemis spacesuit.

Kavya Manyapu, PhD ’17, named to Georgia State University’s 40 under 40 Honorees

Categories: Space Studies

The Georgia State University Alumni Association has named the honorees in its 2020 class of distinguished alumni under the age of 40. Started in 2018, the 40 Under 40 program recognizes and honors the most influential and innovative graduates who embody the values of Georgia State. “There are remarkable doers, creators, innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs — individuals […]

Colloquium Series on Feb. 24th to Feature Columbia Payload Specialist Dr. Lawrence DeLucas

Categories: Space Studies

The Space Studies Spring 2020 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 former Space Shuttle Columbia Payload Specialist, Dr. Lawrence DeLucas, who is currently working as a Principal Scientist at The Aerospace Corporation. Presentation Title:  “Human Factors and Physiological […]

Grad Students Present at NASA KSC Lunch & Learn

Categories: Home Page News, Space Studies

Dr. Pablo de León and his grad students, Stefan Tomović and Jennifer Russell, gave a presentation at the NASA Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, February 11th as part of their Lunch and Learn Series. Planetary Analogs and Plants Research in North Dakota The University of North Dakota developed a planetary analog to simulate human missions […]

Colloquium Series Continues with Planetary Scientist on February 10th

Categories: Space Studies

The Space Studies Spring 2020 Colloquium Series will feature several leading experts in various space-related fields.  Please join us for our second presentation in this series that will feature planetary scientist Michael P. Lucas of the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Presentation Title:  “Surface Composition and Thermal Evolution of […]

Space Studies Colloquium Series Begins on January 27th

Categories: Space Studies

The Space Studies Spring 2020 Colloquium Series will feature several leading experts in various space-related fields.  Please join us for our first presentation in this series that will feature two systems engineers from the USGS Earth Resources Observations and Science (EROS) Center, Jon Christopherson and Shankar Nag Ramaseri Chandra. Both are also alums of the […]

PhD Dissertation Proposal by Jeremy Harris on December 17th

Categories: Space Studies

Space Studies Aerospace Sciences PhD candidate, Jeremy Harris, will present his dissertation proposal as follows. Please show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, December 17th at 9:30 a.m. (Central time zone) Where:  Clifford Hall, Room 521 Space Studies Conference Room Title: “Ammonia/Water Thermodynamic Cycle for Lunar Power Applications” About the topic:  For any type of long-term presence on the lunar […]

Thesis Proposal Presentation by Chris Miko on December 17th

Categories: Space Studies

Space Studies M.S. candidate, Capt. Chris Miko, will give his thesis proposal presentation as follows.  All Space Studies students and faculty are encouraged to attend. When:  Tuesday, December 17th at 1:00 pm (Central) Where:  Clifford Hall, room 521 (Space Studies Conference Room) Title:  “PHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS IN THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY MOVING OBJECTS CATALOG” About […]