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NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research (R3) Announcement

NASA has issued the Rapid Response Research (R3) announcement for the FY 2025 EPSCoR program. It is anticipated that 25-30 awards may be made across EPSCoR states, up to one year in length and $125,000 each, with no cost share requirement. Delaware academic institutions may submit a maximum of three proposals each. UD researchers must… Continue reading NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research (R3) Announcement

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 Graduate Student Fellows

We are proud to announce our new Space Grant Graduate Student Fellows 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 Grad Fellows! Fellowships provide stipends of $36,000 to highly qualified graduate students in… Continue reading 2024-25 Graduate Student Fellows

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!

Making Delaware-In-Space History

NASA selects UD’s CubeSat spacecraft for upcoming mission, UDaily Article here

UD researchers work to uncover mysteries of the universe

UD Magazine on UDaily article here

NASA’s Heliophysics Big Year

Bill Matthaeus, Ramiz Qudsi and Bennett Maruca are some of the researchers who worked on a special issue of the Astrophysical Journal that focuses on the Parker Solar Probe was published today (Feb. 3rd) in which five of the articles were written by (or involved) UD researchers. (Bennett Maruca-striped shirt, Ramiz Qudsi-gray jacket, and Bill Matthaeus-gray shirt)

Last Saturday, October 14 kicked off NASA’s Heliophysics Big Year! Even though it was a bit of a soggy start in Delaware, we are looking forward to some great science coming up! Read more in UDaily

Aiming High on Plasma Research

UD’s Bennett Maruca helps student teams prep experiments for NASA rocket launches UDaily Article RockSat-C Project