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Space Studies had its first doctorate graduate from the joint Aerospace Sciences Ph.D. program, Kavya Manyapu, who successfully defended her dissertation entitled Spacesuit Integrated Carbon Nanotube Dust Mitigation System for Lunar Exploration.  Manyapu is a Flight Crew Operations and Test Engineer at the Boeing Company working on the CST-100 Starliner Program. She also works as […]

SpSt M.S. Alum (’12) and current Aerospace Science Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Howell has a 4 chapter series published at NBC NEWS MACH titled, “The Making of an Astronaut”.

A recent online article at the Seeker website features an interview of PhD Candidate Kavya Manyapu and her lunar spacesuit dust mitigation research.  The article can be accessed here.  The author of this report is UND Space Studies M.S. alum and current Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Howell.

Check out the recent article at Space.com.

David C. Webb, first Chair and founder of the Department of Space Studies, passed away on October 1, 2016. David Webb was recruited by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin to serve as founding full professor and chairman of the Department of Space Studies for the College of Aerospace Sciences, at the University of North Dakota. […]

Recently named UND President, Mark Kennedy, toured the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace on Tuesday, and visited the Human Spaceflight Lab.  Pablo de Leon and his crew have recently moved to a larger space in Clifford Hall, room 263 with ample room to continue with space suit research and design. Pictured R to L: […]

UND is the epicenter of a regional engine that’s leading the world in drone innovation, education, training and research UND grad in mechanical engineering Kaci Lemler (right), an employee with Field of View, a UAS-support business, explains how equipment aboard UAS can record and distinguish between living plants and nonliving things. Call it the Valley […]

It is with pleasure that we announce Dr. Jim Casler as our new Chairperson for the Department of Space Studies starting today, July 1st.  After six years as our Chair, Dr. Seelan has resigned this position to concentrate on teaching and research.  We thank him for his excellent leadership during those years!  We look forward […]

Jessica Fushi UND Office of Extended Learning student writer (5/23/16) University of North Dakota alumna Rebecca Roberts is a well-rounded individual. Growing up in South Portland, Maine, she had an array of interests. She was a cheerleader, field hockey champion and was an aviation enthusiast, specifically, air traffic control (ATC). It was in seventh grade […]

I’ll be at the AIAA Congressional Visits Day this Wednesday March 16 in Washington DC and looking to see if Alumni in the area are willing to meet up? I have a break in my schedule for lunch that Wed from 11:45AM to 1:30PM if anyone is interested in meeting up near Capitol Hill. Please […]