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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

Morgen Burke’s life, research and abundant good nature memorialized with endowed fellowship One of the first things Morgen Burke did as the manager of UND’s Geographic Information Systems/Remote Sensing Laboratory was ask if he could hang a Canadian flag in his new office. “Yeah, absolutely,” answered Dean Brad Rundquist of the College of Arts & […]

As associate VP for national security research, Askelson will lead UND’s effort to help federal agencies solve national-security problems Mark Askelson, professor of aerospace sciences at UND and a longtime leader and coordinator of multiple research projects on campus, has been named the University’s first associate vice president for national security research. As such, he […]

The ceremony to commemorate the U.S. Space Development Agency’s latest initiative in North Dakota is the most recent space-related development, and is the result of strong local partnerships Members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation visited Grand Forks Air Force Base on Tuesday, June 28, along with national space experts and UND President Andrew Armacost, for […]

A construction project to rebuild a large portion of critical infrastructure at UND Flight Operations is underway at Grand Forks International Airport (GFK). Efforts got underway in mid-May to tear down and rebuild parts of Bravo apron, on the north side of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences’ Flight Operations building. The existing […]

Space Ag Conference will explore how technology can solve food problems, from the Earth to Mars and beyond

The University of North Dakota is once again playing host to the country’s best and fastest drone pilots during the Collegiate Drone Racing Championship, Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10. Nearly 60 students, representing as many as 20 colleges and universities across the country, will descend on the Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center to […]

UND Aerospace Community Day is back on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event – free for all ages – is open to the public and spans the entirety of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, from the west side of campus to Grand Forks International Airport. Regarded as […]

Collaborative effort will reach STEM teachers across the state to promote aviation careers

Hosted by UND Aerospace, April 2 will mark the fourth Aerospace Community Day – a one-day open house for all things air, space and science

The first woman from her tribe to pursue commercial aviation at UND, Elspeth Thomas doesn’t intend to be the last