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  • Dr. Thelma Berquo

    Dr. Thelma Berquo

    Dr. Thelma Berquo is a faculty member in the physics department at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She has been working with magnetic characterization of geological and lab prepared iron oxides samples. The iron phases are present on Earth and are analogs of phases on Mars’s surface. Mossbauer spectroscopy is used to investigate the contribution […]Read More »

Projects

  • Researching Experimental Plasma Physics at Concordia College

    Researching Experimental Plasma Physics at Concordia College

    Amy Ott (’21) and Noel Geiger (’22) worked with Dr. Matthew ArchMiller in developing computational tools to support experimental plasma physics. While developing these tools, the students became proficient in Python programming with emphasis placed on specific techniques that are useful for physical modeling. Amy wrote a spectral analysis program that allows the user to […]Read More »

News & Events

  • High-Power Rocketry Competition Set for May 16-17, 2026

    High-Power Rocketry Competition Set for May 16-17, 2026

    The Minnesota Space Grant is hosting both a Rocketry Competition and a Rocketry Challenge on the weekend of May 16-17, 2026. Saturday, May 16 (oral presentations and safety checks): The first day runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Akerman Hall at the University of Minnesota (110 SE Union St, Minneapolis), with safety checks […]Read More »
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Minnesota Space Grant

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