John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

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Earth System Science & Policy

UND’s ISSAC student-built ag camera captures Minot flood images from International Space Station

Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Home Page News, Space Studies

While still performing on-orbit engineering checkout activities, the UND-built International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) this weekend collected imagery of the Souris River flooding in Minot. The camera, which was designed and built and is operated by students and faculty at UND, ISSAC just began operations two weeks ago. “We are still learning the sensor’s […]

06/14/2011 — UND space based ag camera captures its first successful image

Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Home Page News, Space Studies

The University of North Dakota’s International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC)has successfully captured its first high-resolution image from space. The photograph–taken June 10 and depicting the western coastal region of Florida–is a milestone for the program and represents a decade-long development by UND students and faculty members. “This is a fantastic day for ISSAC and […]

It’s official: asteroid is named “North Dakota” UND astronomer gets official “OK” to name space rock after state

Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Space Studies

01/23/2009 — It’s official: asteroid is named ‘North Dakota’ UND astronomer gets official ‘OK’ to name space rock after state University of North Dakota (UND) graduate student Vishnu Reddy has the official OK from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to name an asteroid he discovered “North Dakota.” “We’re going to present the citation naming the […]

Fieber-Beyer Awarded $90,000 to Characterize Asteroid Surfaces

Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Home Page News, Space Studies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Mike Gaffey/Phone: 701-777-3167 July 15, 2008 Fieber-Beyer Awarded $90,000 to Characterize Asteroid Surfaces (Grand Forks, North Dakota): Sherry Fieber-Beyer, a doctoral student within the Earth System Science and Policy department at the University of North Dakota’s (UND’s) John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, […]

ESSP/Laguette Presentation: Switchgrass

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Mike Hill/Phone: 701-777-6071 April 9, 2008 Switchgrass for Biofuel in the Northern Great Plains Presented by Dr. Soizik Laguette Earth System Science and Policy (Grand Forks, North Dakota): Switchgrass, a native, perennial, warm-season grass, is a potential renewable bioenergy crop for North Dakota and […]

ESSP Presentation: Romsdahl

Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Home Page News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761 March 13, 2008 Planning for the Potential Climate Change Impacts on Land Use in North Dakota: Attitudes, Policy, and Barriers Dr. Rebecca Romsdahl Earth System Science and Policy, University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota): Despite increasing levels of awareness […]