News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
Congratulations to the two pre-proposals selected to move forward for full consideration by NASA: Benjamin Laabs, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences, NDSU, “Using InSAR and GPS to track landslides in North Dakota” Shuvashis Dey, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NDSU, “Towards a Low-cost, Pervasive Wireless Soil Salinity and Nutrient (N-P-K) Sensing System […]
The NDSGC met with Minot State University students and led a pre-service teacher workshop on October 7th, 2022. We conducted three hands-on activities and introduced the various NASA- and ND-based educator opportunities. Activities from the session Pocket Solar System Thermal Mapping on Mars Strange New Planet Here are some helpful links: The Google Slides presentation […]
Categories: Home Page News, ND NASA EPSCoR, ND NASA Space Grant Consortium, Space Studies
The NASA Offices at UND are hiring! The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) and ND NASA EPSCoR Offices at UND are hiring a part-time office manager to assist with administrative tasks (e.g. mailing, invoicing, processing stipends/reimbursements, etc.). Details: Part-time, 19 hours/week Skills: Organization, Communication, Technology Pay: $18/hr Applications due: Oct. 5th Link to Flyer […]
Congratulations to the following pre-proposal on selection to move forward for full consideration to NASA, and for successful funding selection! Keith Crisman, Department of Space Studies, UND, “Human Factor Analysis of Space Crop Cultivation Methods and Interactions” Overview: In response to the NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPSCoR Research Announcement Number: NNH23ZHA001C, the […]
The following awards have been selected for funding for the 2022 – 2023 RID call. Congratulations! Dr. Hallie Chelmo, Mechanical Engineering, UND; Research Title: ND NASA EPSCoR: Laboratory Measurements of Atmospheric Aerosols with Single Particle Resolution Dr. Omid Beik, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NDSU; Research Title: Study of Multiphase Magnetics and Controls for MW-Scale Generator […]
New frontiers for UND at Kennedy Space Center
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Home Page News
Dr. Morgan Burke earned his MS in Geography and his Ph.D. in Earth System Science and Policy at UND. Morgen is remembered as a kind and gentle person who gave freely of his time to assist faculty and fellow students overcome technical issues related to research projects. This Fellowship will support graduate students in Geography […]
Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium
The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) is now accepting applications for the STEM Ambassador Program, a program established to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) across North Dakota. This program employs undergrad and graduate students at any NDSGC affiliate school. STEM Ambassadors host STEM activities for North Dakota students, families, and communities. STEM Ambassadors […]
Categories: Space Studies
The Department of Space Studies at UND is working with the University of Florida on an experiment that can bring insights into how the conditions on Mars will affect spacesuit fabrics. Dr. Andrew Schuerger from the University of Florida developed a Mars environmental chamber that simulates the pressure, temperature, atmospheric composition, and radiation on the […]