John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

The Spring 2012 Space Studies Colloquium Series focuses on the general theme “Consequences of a Growing Dependency on Space Technology ” and will feature several leading experts in the field. The next presentation in this series will feature Jon Christopherson, Principal Systems Engineer, EROS Data Center, and Space Studies Alum. Topic:  “Landsat, and the Landsat […]

Information regarding the new Aerospace Sciences Ph.D. program is provided here.  The Graduate School will soon be ready to begin accepting applications for the fall semester of 2012.  An announcement will be made when that date is known.

Dr. Santhosh Seelan and Bev Fetter will be attending the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO from April 16-19. They are attending on a student recruitment effort at the conference exhibition. They welcome visits from any current students, alumni or prospective students.

Jessica Blagen, Space Studies master’s student, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please mark your calendars and show your support by attending. When: Wednesday, April 25th at 3:30 pm Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Testing the Gefion family as a possible parent body for the L-chondrite meteorites. The ordinary chondrites, at around 80%, are […]

The Department of Space Studies in the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota invites applications for the position of assistant/associate professor in the field of space engineering. Candidates must have an earned doctorate or must have completed all requirements for a doctoral degree before spring 2013 semester. An […]

The first AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) station in North Dakota (http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/new_web/photo_db/Grand_Forks.html) has been brought on line by Dr. Jianglong Zhang’s research group at the UND Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Coordinated by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, AERONET is a worldwide sun-photometer network that provides measurements of aerosol properties for climate and air quality related […]

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Nicole Thom, Space Studies master’s student, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please mark your calendars now, and show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 3:30 pm (Central) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Atmospheric Mass Loss and Orbital Evolution of Exoplanets” Topic: With the discovery of hundreds […]

Todd Borzych, Space Studies master’s student, will defend his thesis as follows.  Please mark your calendars, and show your support by attending. When: Wednesday, April 18th at 3:15 pm (Central) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Size-Dependent Earth Impactor Warning Times and Corresponding Campaign Mission Recommendations” Topic: NASA seeks to reliably detect potential Earth Impactors (EI) in time to defend […]

Melissa Gordon, Space Studies master’s student, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please mark your calendars, and show your support by attending. When: Monday, April 23rd at 9:30 am (Central) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: ” A PROPOSED LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE EXTRACTION AND CONSUMPTION OF OUTER SPACE RESOURCES” Topic: The future of space exploration […]

Professor Martin was awarded a grant for “Radar, ADS-B, ASDE-X and FDM Analysis.