John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761 July 9, 2008 UND Aerospace Acquires 25 Cessna 172 Skyhawks for Flight Training Program (Grand Forks, North Dakota): The University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has entered into a multi-year contract with Cessna Aircraft Company, A […]

News Conference on UND Partnership with Cirrus on Space-flight Simulator Is Wednesday, July 2 GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Cirrus Design Corp. will play host to a press conference at its Grand Forks plant at 10 a.m. Wednesday, detailing the beginning construction of a horizontal space-flight simulator to be used by the University of North Dakota’s […]

Personnel from CassiCorp, makers of the Small Radio Telescope, will visit the UND Observatory on the week of July 7 to assess and repair the Small Radio Telescope. Recent testing has shown that the SRT is experiencing several technical issues, including a possibly bad controller. Also, construction of Internet Observatory #3 continues. The pier was […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Chuck Pineo/Phone: 701-777-4757 June 25, 2008 UND Aerospace to Train More Than 200 Pilots From India (Grand Forks, North Dakota): UND Aerospace at the University of North Dakota (UND), announces a three-year agreement with Bharati Vidyapeeth University (BVU) in Pune, India to provide a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761 June 23, 2008 Atmospheric Sciences Thesis Defense *** “Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud Microphysical Properties Deduced from ARM Surface and Aircraft Measurements during M-Pace” (Grand Forks, North Dakota): The oral examination for Hongchun Jin, a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in […]

Work continues on repairs for the Small Radio Telescope, finishing Internet Observatory #2, and beginning construction on Internet Observatory #3. The goal is to have all observatories operational by August 1, which will then allow commencement of multiple pending projects. Stay tuned!

Fall 2008 Comprehensive Exam 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 different disciplinary areas: history, policy, business and economics, technical/engineering, and science. […]

ND NASA EPSCoR’s two submissions to the FY 2008 NASA CAN competition were not funded. Efforts are now underway to prepare for the FY 2009 competition which will include contacting faculty at UND and NDSU to better advertise this program to potential PI’s. Other efforts include the development of additional research focus areas (RFAs) for […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761 June 9, 2008 EVA Airlines Returns to Grand Forks (Grand Forks, North Dakota: The UND Aerospace Foundation (UNDAF), the not-for-profit business arm of the Odegard School at the University of North Dakota (UND), welcomes the return of EVA Airlines of Taipei, […]

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences has acquired a Cessna Citation II jet aircraft for the purpose of conducting weather research. The aircraft will be modified and equipped to make atmospheric measurements over the next several months and is expected to be ready for field deployments beginning this fall. Project progress will be posted under the […]