Author: Angie Miller

Building a better space suit

A collaboration between professor Norm Wagner in COE, Huantian Cao in Fashion, fashion graduate student Michelle Yatviskiy, and STF Technologies, run by UD alum rich Dombrowski has resulted in a new fabric that could be used for the outer layer of space suits used in lunar missions. The project started in 2022 and the fabric was finalized this year.

Interdisciplinary collaboration leads to innovative new fabric, Article featuring Delaware Space Grant Graduate Fellow Michelle Yatvitskiy Read More at UDaily

2024-25 Undergraduate Student Tuition Awardees

We are proud to announce our new Space Grant Undergraduate Tuition Awardees for 2024-2025! These students have worked hard to qualify for Space Grant support, and we are excited to see what they will do in the year to come. Welcome new scholars! Delaware Space Grant annually grants awards to highly qualified undergraduate students in… Continue reading 2024-25 Undergraduate Student Tuition Awardees

Out-of-This World Leadership

TJ Tomaszewski is a junior physics major who is project manager of the team of the Cube Sat project that's building a satellite to be launched in 2026. He is also part of the team that will launch a sounding rocket from Wallops Island, VA between June 13-21. This story will dive deeper into his background and what he has learned from his experience.

TJ Tomaszewski, University of Delaware junior’s future includes making history as leader of UD’s Delaware Atmospheric Plasma Probe Experiment (DAPPEr) team, which will build the state’s first spacecraft to orbit the Earth. Read More in UDaily: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/june/tj-tomaszewski-making-space-history-physics-student/?utm_source=UDaily+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9007fd248d-udaily_daily_mc&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b5034716d-9007fd248d-264637149

Making Moon Rocks

UD mechanical engineering students help NASA test a moon rover Read about it in UDaily!

Congratulations Kelsea Edwing!

Space Grant student Kelsea Edwing had an article accepted for publication in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters. Congratulations to Kelsey and her advisor, Dr. Yan! https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/february/climate-change-indian-ocean-marine-heatwaves-mid-south-atlantic-bight-warming/

Student Success

Congratulations Sarah! We know Sarah LaTorre from RockOn! and Summer Research, and we are over the moon happy for her as she continues a spectacular trajectory in a full-time educator position at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute after graduation in May. Read more about it here: https://vista.today/2024/02/sarah-latorre-wilmington-university/