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UND Students and Faculty Check out NASA’s Ames Research Center

The visit aims to foster UND collaboration with NASA scientists. Three UND students, along with Space Studies faculty member Pablo de León, recently visited National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Ames Research Center in California to foster collaborations between UND and NASA scientists, using technology developed at UND with NASA funding. Space Studies chair Santhosh [...]

ROSES 2013: Mars Fundamental Research

FON: NNH13ZDA001N-MFRP AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals proposing investigations that use: (i) theoretical and experimental studies, including laboratory studies of analog materials, to investigate the coupled atmospheric and geological systems on Mars; (ii) quantitative terrestrial field experiments that improve understanding of the in situ measurements that have been or that [...]

ROSES 2013: Planetary Atmospheres

FON: NNH13ZDA001N-PATM AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals for scientific investigations that contribute to the understanding of the origins and evolution of the atmospheres of planets and their satellites and of comets.  Areas of interest include the determination of compositions, dynamics, energetics, and chemical behaviors of planetary atmospheres. ACTION: Notices of [...]

ROSES 2013: Terrestrial Hydrology

FON: NNH13ZDA001N-THP AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals for hydrologic research and advancement that may lead to revolutionary changes in the capability of dealing with water stress currently and in the future.  Topic areas of interest are Other Hydrological Sectors, and snow. ACTION: Notices of intent are requested and due May [...]

Student-Designed, Student-Built Camera Closes Eyes after Successful Run Aboard Space Station

UND’s “eye in space” successfully completed a mission that took – from concept to reality – about 12 years. In that time, the student-designed and -built project known as ISSAC (International Space Station Agricultural Camera), ensconced in dedicated slot on the International Space Station (ISS), marked several milestones. ISSAC was launched into orbit on Jan. [...]

19th Annual McNair Forum is April 18th

UND’s 19th Annual McNair Forum, in which undergraduate research is presented by McNair Program Scholars, will be held Thursday, April 18th, in the Memorial Union River Valley Room. The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program – named after NASA astronaut Ronald McNair who died in the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger – [...]

NASA Johnson Space Center Announcement of Unique Capability in Environmental Life Support and Air-Water Monitoring Recycling and Active thermal Control and Extreme Environment Protective Suit Systems.

FON: NNJ13ZBH012L AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Johnson Space Center ITEM: Notice seeking statements of interest in partnerships to assess the unique JSC environmental control and life support, active thermal control, and protective suits capabilities that have the greatest prospects to expand partnerships, customer base and economic opportunities consistent with the NASA mission. ACTION: Submit [...]

“The Aurora” Newsletter from Space Grant Consortium is Available Online

The most recent issue of “The Aurora,” the annual newsletter of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), is available online.  Sponsored by NASA, the NDSGC is part of a nation-wide network of consortia and it provides support for STEM education through research and public outreach efforts for kindergarten through doctoral students in North Dakota. [...]

NASA Advisory Council; Technology and Innovation Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ITEM: Notice announcing a public meeting of the NASA Technology and Innovation Committee to review status of the Space Technology Mission Directorate programs; status of activities within the Office of the Chief Technologist with an emphasis on the discussing the Agency’s basic research and engineering sciences efforts; update [...]

NASA Advisory Council; Human Exploration and Operations Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ITEM: Notice announcing a public meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. ACTION: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 [...]

NASA Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice announcing a public meeting to solicit from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. ACTION: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (ET), and Thursday, April 25, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (ET) at NASA [...]

NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ITEM: Notice announcing a public meeting to solicit from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. ACTION: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET), and Friday, April 19, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to [...]

NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics Subcommittee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice announcing a public meeting of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) to solicit from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. ACTION: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [...]

Centennial Challenges: 2014 Night Rover Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice announcing prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation.  The 2014 Night Rover Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new energy storage technologies or application of existing storage technologies in unique ways for application in [...]

ROSES 2013: Planetary Astronomy

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals supports science investigations and technology development utilizing payloads flown on sounding rockets, balloons, or reusable suborbital vehicles. ACTION: Notices of intent are due April 12, 2013.  Proposals are due June 7, 2013.  Approximately $1 million is available to support 6 to 10 awards. LINKS: Solicitation, [...]

ROSES 2013: NASA Energy and Water Cycle Study

FON: NNH13ZDA001N-NEWS AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals to integrate Earth Science Research Program components to make decisive progress toward the NEWS challenge.  To achieve this objective, the NEWS investigations will integrate and interpret past, current, and future space based and in situ observations into assimilation and prediction products and models [...]

ROSES 2013: Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences

FON: NNH13ZDA001N-TWSC AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals for topical workshops, symposia, conferences, and other scientific/technical meetings (herein referred to as ?events?) that advance the goals and objectives of only the following SMD Divisions: Earth Science and Planetary Science. ACTION: Proposals are accepted until March 31, 2014.  Most awards from this [...]

ROSES 2013: Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science

FON: NNH13ZDA001N-RRNES AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals that advance the goals and objectives of NASA’s Earth Science Division by conducting unique research to investigate 1) unforeseen or unpredictable Earth system events and opportunities that require rapid response, and 2) novel new ideas of potential high merit and relevance for ESD [...]

Space Technology Research Opportunities – Early Stage Innovations

FON: NNH13ZUA002N AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals to accelerate the development of groundbreaking, high-risk/high-payoff space technologies, not necessarily directed at a specific mission, to support the future space science and exploration needs of NASA, other government agencies, and the commercial space sector. ACTION: Notices of intent are encouraged and due [...]

Smallsat Technology Partnerships

FON: NNA13ZUA001C AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ITEM: Notice seeking proposals for cooperative agreements to United States colleges and universities to develop and/or demonstrate new technologies and capabilities for small spacecraft in collaboration with NASA.  Projects may be technology development or development of spacecraft or payloads for suborbital, balloon or orbital space flights. ACTION: [...]