John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

Beginning on January 17, 2012, Space Studies has been collaborating with Space Aliens Grill & Bar on a monthly fundraising drive where 20% of the day’s participating gross receipts are donated to the UND Observatory. If you wish to help raise money for the UND Observatory, just bring the attached flyer to the restaurant on […]

Space Studies master’s student, Caitlin Nolby, will give her thesis proposal presentation as follows. When: Tuesday, February 14th at 12:30 p.m. Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Introducing Astronomy into High School Physics Curriculum Through the Use of the University of North Dakota Observatory Currently at Grand Forks Central High School, astronomy education is not […]

The UND Citation aircraft is currently participating in the NASA-sponsored GCPEX field campaign. The aircraft is based at the Muskoka, Ontario airport (CYQA) (http://www.metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.jsp?lang=e&site=CYQA)  for the period 16 January through 1 March. Participating crew members include Wayne Schindler (PIC), Jonathan Sepulveda (SIC), Roger Tilbury (reserve pilot/ground support), and graduate student Andrea Neumann (Instrument Operator/Data Technician). […]

Anyone who’s grown up on the northern plains will tell you straight—winters up here are long, dark, and cold. And usually snowy. But not this year. The 2011-2012 snow season has so far been a lot warmer than expected with a lot less snow. This year’s dramatic change from “normal” underscores how tough it is […]

Space Studies master’s student, Jessica Blagen, will give her thesis proposal presentation as follows. When: Tuesday, February 7th at 4:00 p.m. 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 most abundant types of meteorites falling to […]

Space Studies master’s student, Martin Hynes, will give his thesis proposal presentation as follows.  Please mark your calendars and show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, January 31st at 4:00 p.m. Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Remote Sensing of Asteroid Surface Mineralogy Asteroid impacts represent a serious, long term, threat to the existence of […]

Kelly Sander was awarded the Council of State Employee’s FISH Award. FISH stands for Friendly, Initiative, Smile, Helpful. Kelly exemplifies those qualities and is well-deserving of the award. Developed by the State COSE Board of Directors, the Fish Award: Symbolizes excellence in customer service Recognizes employees who promote customer service in state government Acknowledges employees […]

Space Studies master’s student, Darren Grau, will give his thesis proposal presentation as follows.  Please  show your support by attending. When: Thursday, February 2nd at 4:00 p.m. Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Stellar Spectral Classification of Previously Unclassified Stars Stellar spectral classification is one of the first efforts undertaken to begin defining the physical […]

Tuition waiver awards are made on an annual basis to a limited number of high-quality graduate students, nominated by the department and approved by the Graduate School Dean.  To be eligible, students must have a good academic standing, and must be on approved or qualified admission status.  Waivers will not be granted beyond the completion […]

Space Studies master’s student, Nicole Thom, will give her thesis proposal presentation as follows. . When: Thursday, February 16th at 12:30 p.m. Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Atmospheric Mass Loss and Orbital Evolution of Exoplanets” With the discovery of hundreds of exoplanet systems, our understanding of planet formation has changed entirely.  In particular, the […]