John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

Dr. Casler has revised his course offering for the spring semester.  Instead of “Quality Engineering in the Space Industry”, he is offering “SpSt 570 Risk Management for Space Operations” in its place.  This is a new course that has not been offered in the past.  Below is a brief course description.  If you have questions […]

Lynn van Broock, a Space Studies campus student, will defend her thesis for her Master’s degree on Wednesday, November 16th at 4:00 p.m.  Please show your support by attending. Title: CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NDX-1 PROTOTYPE: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL STATUS Date: Wednesday, November 16th Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: Ryan Hall, Room 111 About […]

Gordon Gartrelle, a Space Studies online student, will defend his thesis for his Master’s degree on Monday, November 14th at 4 p.m.  Please show your support by attending. Title: Lightcurve Photometry of Twelve Asteroids Date: Monday, November 14th Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: Ryan Hall, Room 111 About the topic:  Lightcurve photometry of asteroids is a […]

Space Studies master’s student, Josh Nelson, will give his thesis proposal presentation as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Monday, November 7th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  Plant Transpiration Issues in Reduced Pressure Greenhouses Greenhouses have long been considered an essential component of long term human space exploration. In […]

Rowen Poole, Space Studies online student, will defend his thesis for his Master’s degree on Thursday, November 10th at 5 p.m.  Please show your support by attending. Title: The Search for New T Tauri Stars via BVRI Photometry Date: Thursday, November 10th Time: 5 p.m. Location: Ryan Hall, Room 111 “The Search for New T […]

The University of North Dakota has established a partnership with Atlantic Southeast and Delta to train pilots for the airlines. Under the program, select UND aviation students, in their junior year, would train as first officers for Atlantic Southeast Airlines. After passing structured flight education curriculum the students would receive a conditional offer of employment. […]

The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team won top honors in the Region V National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA’s) Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) recently. UND’s winning score of 752points gave the UND Flying Team first place in flight events and first in ground events. This SAFECON was hosted by St. Cloud State […]

Space Studies master’s student, Kajli Agrawal, will give her thesis proposal presentation as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Thursday, November 3rd at 3:30 pm Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title:  SPACE-TIME VARIABILITY OF E-REGION TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT (TEC) AND ELECTRON DENSITY PROFILES OVER THE AURORAL REGIONS Visual aurora is the earliest exposure […]

Student receives Barden Aviation Scholarship Zachary Waller, Pelican Rapids, Minn., a senior majoring in unmanned aircraft systems, is one of five recipients of the National Business Aviation Association/University Aviation Association Janice K. Barden Aviation Scholarship. Waller has a private pilot’s license and has been involved with gathering research for the Federal Aviation Administration by operating […]

Nicole Caitlin, Jessica Blagen, Katrina Jackson and Nicole Thom, on-campus graduate students in Space Studies, presented an outreach program at the Gateway to Science Center in Bismarck for “National Observe the Moon Night” on October 8th. A total of 106 individuals attended the event.