Dr. Santhosh Seelan and Suezette Rene Bieri recently attended the Western Regional Space Grant Meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska. While there they networked with Space Grant directors from other states to discuss possible collaborative research projects, ate a lot of salmon and drove north to the Arctic Circle.
Dr. Reddy Working on Orbital Mapping Mission of Asteroid Vesta
Categories: Space Studies
September 7, 2011
Dr Vishnu Reddy has been working with NASA’s Dawn mission as part of the Framing Camera team at the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany. Dr Reddy has spent the last 6 months in Germany to help develop data reduction and analysis pipelines for the Framing Camera images of asteroid Vesta. NASA’s Dawn Mission […]
For students intending to graduate in the coming semester or soon thereafter: Fall 2011 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OVERVIEW AND GUIDELINES The Masters in Space Studies program is an interdisciplinary program that trains students to think broadly about space related issues. During the program we introduce you to the breadth of Space Studies and the linkages between […]
The Dakota Space Society will meet every Wednesday at 5:30 pm in the Space Studies Library. This student group is open to all UND students, grad or undergrad interested in space related activities such as robotics, rocketry and public outreach to promote space science.
August, 24th 2011 Representing more than 6,000 members from allied countries the world over, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is entering its 38th year and is the world’s largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to unmanned systems. Through its mission “to promote and support the unmanned systems industry through communication, education, and leadership,” […]
In spring 2011, we gave an update that mentioned the Stage II proposal for Ph.D. in Aerospace Studies, a joint program between aviation and space studies departments of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, was approved by the UND’s Graduate Committee. This was a major step in the rigorous approval process – the […]
Fabio Bustos and Julio Cesar Bourdin, engineers at INVAP will be giving a talk about space and nuclear development in Argentina on Monday, August 22nd at noon in the Space Studies Library. They are visiting UND to learn about UND’s research with Unmanned Aerial Systems. Both belong to INVAP, one of the largest technology companies […]
The Space Studies handbook has been revised for the new academic year begininng fall 2011. Please refer to the new version located here for any space studies related policies and procedures.
Please register now for the fall semester which begins on August 22nd. The last day to add a full-term course is August 31st. Please refer to the space studies calendar for important dates and deadlines for this semester.
Xiquan Dong Receives NASA EPSCoR Award
Categories: Atmospheric Sciences
August 11, 2011
Published in: Funding
Xiquan Dong, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, has received a funding award through NASA’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Cooperative Agreement Notice (NASA EPSCoR CAN) program. This award is titled “Evaluation of NASA GISS Model & Simulated Global Cloud and Radiation Properties Using Data” and will be funded at the level of $750,000 over 3 […]