Posts Categorized

Space Studies

Space Studies Master’s student, Art Ortiz, will defend his thesis as follows.  Please mark your calendar and show your support by attending. When: Wednesday, March 11th at 3:00 p.m. (Central time) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Radiation Shielding Approaches for Planetary Surface Exploration:  A Mars Case Study for UND Concepts About the Topic:  Surface stays on […]

Space Studies master’s student, Joseph Jessup, will give his thesis proposal presentation as follows.  All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. When:  Wednesday, February 25th at 8:30 a.m. Where:  Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: Ceres – Hybrid Epidermal Enhancement (HEE) Planetary Environmental Suit Study About the topic: The design philosophy behind the HEE space […]

Congratulations to Tyler Hill and Tiffany Swarmer who graduated with a Space Studies M.S. in December!

NASA currently has scholarships and internships available for undergraduates and graduate students in a STEM field.  NASA MUREP (Minority University Research and Education Project) also has scholarships and internships available to underrepresented minority students in STEM. Application deadline: March 31, 2015. Apply online here. See flyer for details.

Congratulations to fall 2014 graduate from the master’s program, Tiffany Swarmer!  Her academic and research journey is highlighted in the most recent University Letter, which can be found here.  Tiffany Swarmer received Space Grant funding during her graduate studies to complete a summer internship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 2013.

Dr. David Whalen was awarded the 9th Annual Mentor of the Year Award presented by the Society of Satellite Professionals International.  The Mentor Award honors those in the industry who devote the time and energy to nurture the next generation of satellite professionals, on which the future of the industry depends.  The award was presented […]

Space Studies graduate student Kam Yee recently had a publication accepted by the prestigious journal Space Policy.  The title of the published article is “America COMPETES Act’s effect on NASA’s Education and Public Outreach Programs” and can be accessed online here.

Space Studies Master’s student, Tiffany Swarmer, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Friday, December 5th at 3:30 pm (Central time) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Human Performance Profiles for Planetary Analog Extra-Vehicular Activities: 120 Day and 30 Day Analog Missions About the Topic:  Understanding performance factors for future planetary […]

The three  member crew of the 30-day Lunar/Mars analog mission exited the habitat on November 6th. Watch a UND Studio One video here.

Space Studies Master’s student, Tyler Hill, will defend his thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Friday, December 5th at 8:30 am (Central time) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Development of a Prototype Movement Assistance System for Extravehicular Activity Gloves About the Topic:  Spacesuits utilized a rubberized layer of material to contain a […]