{"id":28163,"date":"2022-12-08T18:13:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=28163"},"modified":"2022-12-08T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:45:37","slug":"meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2022\/12\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet 3545 Gaffey\u2019s namesake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Having an asteroid named for him is just one of Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Space Studies Emeritus Mike Gaffey\u2019s honors<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28166\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this photo from 2011, Mike Gaffey, professor of Space Studies and a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor at UND, holds a fossil reflecting one of the other great interests of his life: paleontology. Among his other classes, Gaffey taught a Space Studies course on dinosaurs because the Great Extinction of 66 million years ago likely was caused by an asteroid hitting Earth. Photo courtesy of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>By Mackinney Supola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Gaffey, professor of Space Studies and a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, recently was awarded the title of Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Space Studies Emeritus.\u00a0 As Gaffey takes this new status into his retirement, he will continue to advise the University and stay involved in research projects.<\/p>\n<p>Pablo de Le\u00f3n, professor and chair of the Department of Space Studies at UND, said that throughout Gaffey\u2019s career, Gaffey was \u201ca natural advisor to the students and faculty,\u201d and that with this Emeritus status, \u201cwe are lucky to still have access to his expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaffey earned his Bachelor of Arts in Geology and Astronomy from the University of Iowa in 1968 and then his Master of Science in Geology in 1970. He then went on to get his Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Gaffey has worked at UND since 2001. During his time here, he taught a variety of Space Studies courses ranging from \u201cIntroduction to Space Studies\u201d to \u201cThe Planet Mars.\u201d Gaffey was known for \u201calways answering the call when he was needed,\u201d said Dr. de Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28167\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28167\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/190213-michael-gaffey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Gaffey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>3545 Gaffey<\/h2>\n<p>Along with teaching a wide range of classes throughout his time at UND, Gaffey conducted extensive research that was internationally recognized. He is a world authority on asteroids and is recognized by NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Other focal points of Gaffey\u2019s interests and research included small-body mineralogy; planetary geology; paleontology, especially regarding dinosaurs \u2014 one student described Gaffey&#8217;s office as \u201ca treasure trove of fossils and other fascinating things\u201d \u2014 and Near Earth-object impact hazard and mitigation, among many other areas.<\/p>\n<p>Gaffey wrote multiple peer-reviewed papers on asteroid characterization and methodology and even has an asteroid named after him: \u201c3545 Gaffey.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>From student to colleague to friend<\/h2>\n<p>Gaffey\u2019s former student and now former colleague, Sherry Fieber-Beyer, also is one of Gaffey&#8217;s close friends. She shared that Gaffey was \u201cable to bring a niche research area to UND, and brought attention to the university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was good to students,\u201d she continued, \u201cand he has a wealth of knowledge on everything.\u201d Fieber-Beyer first met Gaffey in 2004, when she was a student and took one of his courses. She now holds the title of assistant professor in the Department of Space Studies and also is the director of UND Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>Fieber-Beyer was the one to inform Gaffey of his Emeritus status and said that he has received multiple awards in the past, including the Gilbert Award and Leonard Medal, both of those in 2006. Shortly after those award, Gaffey was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28168\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this photo from 2011, Mike Gaffey, professor of Space Studies and planetary geologist at UND, explores the world of fossils and dinosaurs with a student. Photo courtesy of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>An accomplished career<\/h2>\n<p>The Gilbert Award is made for outstanding contributions to the solution of a fundamental problem of planetary geology. The Leonard Medal honors outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics and closely allied fields. Fieber-Beyer equated these accomplishments in the field to \u201creceiving an Emmy and a Golden Globe award in the same year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UND is lucky to have had a professor and individual such as Mike Gaffey, and that good fortune will continue now that Gaffey&#8217;s new Emeritus status will allow this relationship to continue into his retirement, Gaffey&#8217;s friends and fellow scholars agreed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">****<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27478\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/Mackinney-Supola.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mackinney Supola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>About the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A certified flight instructor, Mackinney Supola is working toward bachelor\u2019s degrees in Commercial Aviation and Communications at UND. She\u2019s currently a marketing intern in the Dean\u2019s Office at the University\u2019s Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having an asteroid named for him is just one of Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Space Studies Emeritus Mike Gaffey\u2019s honors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":28166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[38,55],"class_list":["post-28163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-und","tag-alumni-association-foundation","tag-john-d-odegard-school-of-aerospace-sciences"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meet 3545 Gaffey\u2019s namesake - UND Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2022\/12\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet 3545 Gaffey\u2019s namesake - UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Having an asteroid named for him is just one of Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Space Studies Emeritus Mike Gaffey\u2019s honors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2022\/12\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-09T00:13:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-09T00:45:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/Mike-Gaffey-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tom Dennis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tom Dennis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tom Dennis\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/85171165d7a7ad88663c40d70bf3316e\"},\"headline\":\"Meet 3545 Gaffey\u2019s namesake\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-09T00:13:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-09T00:45:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":743,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/meet-3545-gaffeys-namesake\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/Mike-Gaffey-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alumni Association &amp; Foundation\",\"John D. 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