News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
Overview: In response to the NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPSCoR ISS Flight Opportunity Announcement Number: NNH22ZHA003C, the North Dakota NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) is soliciting pre-proposals from faculty at affiliate institutions specifically designed to promote and expand NASA research in North Dakota. Following preliminary proposal selection by ND NASA […]
NSF RAPID Grant will support fog-measuring efforts in fall and spring around Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D. The University of North Dakota has received a $45,000 RAPID Grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct fog measurements. The grant will support two month-long observational periods near Hector International Airport in Fargo, N.D., to improve the […]
Attention all ND college students: The ND Space Grant Consortium is hosting an informational Zoom webinar session for students interested in getting involved in NASA internships, research fellowships, scholarships, team projects, and STEM outreach efforts. This session will be recorded and linked below for students unable to attend. The November 1st, 2021 video recording of this presentation can be […]
North Dakota NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Simulate Competitive Research) is soliciting research proposals from faculty at affiliate institutions for Research Seed Grant funding and Travel Grant Funding. Funding must contribute to the completion of NASA relevant research designed to promote and expand particular NASA research sub disciplines in North Dakota. The purpose of the […]
The NDSGC met with Minot State University students and led a pre-service teacher workshop in September of 2021. We conducted three hands-on activities and introduced the various NASA- and ND-based educator opportunities. Activities from the session Pocket Solar System Rockets to the Rescue Strange New Planet Here are some helpful links: The Google Slides presentation […]
Prof. Michael Dodge and Space Studies M.S. students Madison Diamond (center) and Kristin Shahady (right) recently attended the SGAC Fusion Forum Conference in Colorado Spring, CO. Prof. Dodge was also a panelist during the event.
Dr. Kavya Manyapu, Adjunct Professor of Space Studies will be speaking at the Humans to Mars Summit on 9/15 about why it is important to go to Mars. This summit is free to register. Students might be interested in participating in the various ongoing panels (all virtual).
Professor Michael Dodge was recently interviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Howell (one of our recent Aerospace PhD graduates) for The Space Economy podcast. The podcast discusses economic opportunities in space, orbital tourism, and other related matters. It is available here.
Atmospheric Sciences is pleased to announce that Montana Etten-Bohm will join our department as an Instructional Assistant Professor starting Fall 2022! Montana is currently finishing her PhD at Texas A&M University and will primarily teach our ATSC 110 Meteorology I course. Montana’s past research has explored the effectiveness of different teaching methods in STEM classrooms, […]
Setting up your stipends: To set up your stipend for your stipends, we need you to fill out the following forms: 1) Direct Deposit 2) W-9s 1) Please open, download, and fill out the direct deposit form. The Direct Deposit form is here: (https://tinyurl.com/y8dmaer2). Please follow the instructions on the page. This lets UND […]