John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

The NDSGC is accepting applications for a Graduate Service Assistantship (GSA).  Share this job opening easily by visiting the application guidance PDF. Application Deadline: Friday, January 21, 2022 Eligibility: U.S. Citizen Graduate student enrolled at University of North Dakota (distance or campus-based)  3.0 Minimum GPA Position Details: February 1, 2022 to May 15, 2022 Half-time appointment […]

The following awards have been selected for funding for Spring 2022. Congratulations! Aaron Kennedy, Atmospheric Science, UND; Research Title:  Balloon-borne Profiling of the Atmosphere to Support NASA PIP and ICESat-2 Observations Omid Beik, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NDSU; Research Title: Multiphase MW Generator for Improved Power Density and Increased Reliability by Reduced DC Capacitive Filtering David Delene, Atmospheric […]

  Dr. Rebecca J. Romsdahl’s Mindful Wandering: Nature and Global Travel through the Eyes of a Farmgirl Scientist takes the reader from a Minnesota farm to England, Morocco, Peru and beyond. Part travelogue, part book of essays, and part scientific manifesto, Romsdahl blends her experiences growing up on a Minnesota farm, studying and teaching environmental […]

That’s the Big Dipper. That’s the Little Dipper. And not so long ago, that’s about as deep as Lake Region State College graduate Liz Deckert wanted to dip into space science. But that was before the kinesiology major and future chiropractor transferred this fall to the University of North Dakota, where she landed a NASA-funded Bridge Fellowship through […]

The NDSGC met with University of North Dakota TEAM students and led a pre-service teacher presentation in December of 2021. We presented one hands-on activity and introduced the various NASA- and ND-based educator opportunities.   Activities from the session  NASA GLOBE App   Here are some helpful links: The Google Slides presentation can be found […]

By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Ever since he was a young boy, watching the televised lunar landings from his hometown of Cañuelas, Argentina, Pablo de León knew he wanted to contribute to human space exploration. Now, as chair of the Department of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota (UND), he’s doing […]

Overview: In response to the NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPSCoR Research Announcement Number: NNH22ZHA005C, the North Dakota NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) is soliciting pre-proposals from faculty at affiliate institutions specifically designed to promote and expand NASA research in North Dakota. Following preliminary proposal selection by ND NASA EPSCoR, the […]

Overview: In response to the NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPSCoR ISS Flight Opportunity Announcement Number: NNH22ZHA003C, the North Dakota NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) is soliciting pre-proposals from faculty at affiliate institutions specifically designed to promote and expand NASA research in North Dakota. Following preliminary proposal selection by ND NASA […]

NSF RAPID Grant will support fog-measuring efforts in fall and spring around Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D. The University of North Dakota has received a $45,000 RAPID Grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct fog measurements. The grant will support two month-long observational periods near Hector International Airport in Fargo, N.D., to improve the […]

Attention all ND college students:    The ND Space Grant Consortium is hosting an informational Zoom webinar session for students interested in getting involved in NASA internships, research fellowships, scholarships, team projects, and STEM outreach efforts. This session will be recorded and linked below for students unable to attend.   The November 1st, 2021 video recording of this presentation can be […]