Author: Angie Miller

Industry Internship Info Night

Thursday, October 23 7:30pm on Zoom: https://udel.zoom.us/j/3028313361

Past student interns will speak about their experience. Industry representatives will be on to speak about the opportunities available and answer your questions. Applications for paid Fall, Winter, and Summer internships are opening now.

Delaware Space Grant Outreach Mini Grant Program

Notice of Funding Opportunity Purpose: Small grants to support STEM education in K-12 Delaware schools and community organizations will serve to: Funding Amount: Awards of up to $3,000 per educator Eligibility: Awards are available for educators and community leaders working with K-12 students in the state of Delaware. Funds are to be spent on supplies… Continue reading Delaware Space Grant Outreach Mini Grant Program

RockSatX

Another successful year at Wallops Island: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2025/august/rocket-space-plasma-maruca-langmuir-probe-nasa/

Matthaeus elected to National Academy of Sciences

UD physicist recognized for distinguished research on sun, solar wind, space physics https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2025/june/national-academy-sciences-william-matthaeus-plasma-space-physics/?utm_source=UDaily+Subscribers&utm_campaign=36a8b991cf-udaily_daily_mc&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b5034716d-36a8b991cf-264637149

Congratulations, Dr. Matthaeus on 2024 Francis Alison Award!

Lecture set for Feb. 18: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2025/february/francis-alison-award-william-matthaeus-plasma-physics/?utm_source=UDaily+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0b4d62243c-udaily_daily_mc&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b5034716d-0b4d62243c-264637149 https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2025/january/francis-alison-lecture-set-for-feb-18/?utm_source=UDaily+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6b1cff270c-udaily_daily_mc&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b5034716d-6b1cff270c-177571733

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