Posts Categorized

Home Page News

Space Studies Master’s student, Charles (Greg) Simpson, will defend his thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Friday, March 27 at 8:30 a.m. (Central time) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: Assessment of National Security Space Management and Organization About the Topic:  Analyzes the results of the Report of the Commission to Assess the […]

The Spring 2015 Space Studies Colloquium Series will focus on the NASA Discovery Program–the development of a planetary science mission– and will feature several leading experts in the field. The second presentation in this series will feature Dr. Kevin McGouldrick, Research Scientist, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder. Topic:  “The Clouds […]

Space Studies master’s student, Jerra Turner, will give her thesis proposal presentation as follows.  All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. When:  Friday, March 13th at 8:30 a.m. Where:  Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: How SpaceX is Fundamentally Changing American Spacelift Policy About the topic: Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is revolutionizing the space launch […]

February 25, 2015 Dr. Robert Kelley President University of North Dakota After what will be 16 ½ years as the Dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, I have decided to retire effective June 30, 2016. I know this is somewhat early to make this announcement, but it is made in consideration […]

The Spring 2015 Space Studies Colloquium Series will focus on the NASA Discovery Program–the development of a planetary science mission– and will feature several leading experts in the field. The first presentation in this series will feature Dr. Nicolle Zellner, Associate Professor, from Albion College in Albion, Michigan. Topic:  “Impacts in the Earth-Moon System – […]

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!

Three University of North Dakota students have received prestigious scholarships from the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) at the NBAA National Convention in Orlando, Fla.  The UND students received the Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship and are listed as follows: ·         Dana Atkins- is a junior at UND, majoring in aviation management.  Atkins’s career goal is […]

The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences and the UND Aerospace Foundation will hold a ground-breaking ceremony at 10 a.m.  Thursday, Oct. 9, on the corner of James Ray Drive and University Ave. for Robin Hall, a new 66,000-square-foot aerospace research facility. It will house secure areas and other spaces for the school’s Unmanned […]