Tag Archive for ‘EPSCoR’
NSF / EPSCoR “SCIENCE: BECOMING THE MESSENGER” Workshop
On behalf of the National Science Foundation and ND EPSCoR, you are invited to an interactive hands-on communications workshop designed to assist scientists, engineers, researchers and educators champion their work effectively to the outside world. This workshop will be held at the Fargo Hilton Garden Inn, June 26th-27th. There is no registration fee but pre-registration [...]
NSF-CAREER Proposal-Writing Workshop
ND EPSCoR is sponsoring a National Science Foundation CAREER grant proposal workshop at UND on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Swanson Hall, Room 10-12, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (lunch will be provided). Presenters will be from The Implementation Group (TIG), a consulting firm from Washington, DC. Attendance at this workshop does not mean one [...]
ND NASA EPSCoR Receives a Three-Year NASA Award
The North Dakota NASA EPSCoR program (http://ndnasaepscor.und.edu/) received notification from NASA of an award of $375,000 over a three year period for its Research Infrastructure Development (RID) project proposal submitted in July 2012. In addition to the award of $375,000 from NASA, the ND State Legislature also provides match funding to the project. ND NASA [...]
NASA Mid-Latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment
Gretchen Mullendore, assistant professor in Atmospheric Sciences, travelled to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to meet with researchers involved in the NASA Mid-Latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment (MACPEX) and assist in analysis of a high-altitude aircraft observations of convective transport. This travel was funded by ND NASA EPSCoR. Initial results showed a very clear case [...]
ND NASA EPSCoR is Seeking Collaborative Travel Proposals
North Dakota NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is currently soliciting travel proposals from science and engineering faculty at UND as a result of augmentation funds recently received from NASA. Current NASA CAN PIs and their team members will visit NASA centers for direct on-site interactions with their Technical Monitors and to network with [...]
ND EPSCoR Offers Assistantship Program for Graduate Students
The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research provides competitive funding designed to increase graduate school opportunities for students from Dickinson State University, Mayville State University, Minot State University, Valley City State University and the state’s tribal colleges. The Graduate Student Research Assistantship program supports master’s or doctoral degree applicants in science, engineering and [...]
North Dakota EPSCoR Announces the Award of $640,000 in New Faculty Start-up Monies to UND Academic Departments
The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) has announced that four academic departments at UND will share in $640,000 designated for five New Faculty Start-up opportunities. These funds are made available to departments on a competitive basis and are designed to enhance the start-up packages offered to prospective research faculty during [...]
NASA EPSCoR Research Opportunity Presentation
North Dakota NASA EPSCoR invites all interested researchers from UND and NDSU to a presentation by: Dr. Kamlesh (Kam) Lulla, Director for University Research, Collaboration and Partnership Office, External Relations Directorate at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX Topic: Research and Technology Development at Johnson Space Center: Opportunities for Collaboration Place: Odegard Hall 244, University [...]
October 17 Speaker will Discuss Possible Collaborations with NASA
North Dakota NASA EPSCoR invites all interested researchers from UND and NDSU to a presentation by Kamlesh (Kam) Lulla, director of university research, collaboration and partnership office, External Relations Directorate, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Dr. Lulla will present “Research and Technology Development at Johnson Space Center: Opportunities for Collaboration” from 2:30 to 4 p.m. [...]
N.D. EPSCoR Announces $1 Million Award for North Dakota Tribal Colleges
The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) announces a $1 million, two-year National Science Foundation (NSF) award to the state’s tribal colleges for connectivity improvements. The award, titled, “ND Tribal College Cyber Connectivity (C-2) Investments to Enhance Integrated Education, Research and Workforce Opportunities,” allots about $225,000 to each of four tribal [...]
Plan to Attend the ND-SD Joint EPSCoR Conference
ND EPSCoR is pleased to announce the featured speaker for our ND-SD Joint EPSCoR Conference being held at the NDSU Memorial Union on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Julie Arslanoglu, Department of Scientific Research, Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA-NYC) will discuss the transfer of ideas and techniques that can occur not only between branches of science [...]
Atmospheric Sciences Professor Receives NASA EPSCoR CAN Award
Dr. Xiquan Dong, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, has received a funding award through NASA’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Cooperative Agreement Notice (NASA EPSCoR CAN) program. This award is titled “Evaluation of NASA GISS Model & Simulated Global Cloud and Radiation Properties Using Data” and will be funded at the level of $750,000 over [...]
Two Newly-Funded Research Projects
Dr. Ron Fevig is working on two newly-funded research projects. The first involves near-Earth object space mission design, and is being funded by a faculty seed grant through ND NASA EPSCoR. Dr. Fevig is working with two thesis-track, and several other Space Studies distance students on this effort to design a spacecraft that collects critical [...]
UND Scientists Win NASA Research Awards
Two UND scientists are among a select group of researchers nationwide to receive recently announced National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research grants. Both of the proposals from UND–one including a collaborative project with North Dakota State University–were named among the top seven of the 27 awards announced by NASA and were selected for three year [...]
ND EPSCoR New Faculty Startup Proposals
University of North Dakota Department Chairs and Deans recruiting Department Chair positions are invited to submit proposals requesting start-up funds for tenure-track research faculty to be hired during FY2013. Electronic abstracts are due July 15, 2011 with proposals due August 18, 2011. The RFP is posted on the ND EPSCoR website www.ndepscor.nodak.eduor contact Mark R. [...]
Two Students Received Funding to Conduct Research at Johns Hopkins University
Jason M. Hicks and John Persson, two students from Dr. Delhommelle’s group, received funding from ND EPSCoR and ND NASA EPSCoR to conduct research at the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University this summer. Jason M. Hicks, a graduate student from Thief River Falls, Minn. and John Persson, a junior from Mandan, ND, received travel awards from ND NASA EPSCoR [...]
White Papers Sought for DOE EPSCoR Research Implementation Program
In anticipation of a DOE EPSCoR RI program announcement, interested tenure, tenure-track and research faculty are invited to submit whitepapers to be eligible for selection as the finalist for the ND DOE EPSCoR RI proposal. Program Description The purpose of this program is to enhance the capabilities of designated EPSCoR states to conduct nationally-competitive, energy-related [...]
ND EPSCoR announces Graduate Student Assistantships Program
ND EPSCoR implemented a Graduate Student Research Assistantships (GSRA) program to increase opportunities for graduating seniors from North Dakota University System baccalaureate universities (Dickinson, Mayville, Minot, and Valley City) and tribal colleges that hold membership in the ND Association of Tribal Colleges; or have been a participant in ND EPSCoR’s Nurturing American Tribal undergraduate Research [...]
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