Concordia College is an affiliate institution of the MnSGC. It is a private liberal arts college located in the Red River valley, Moorhead, MN. Concordia College students, independent of the area of study, will have the opportunity to take part in NASA-related internships, research, and hands-on extracurricular experiences.
Space Grant Activity Areas
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Administration
- Administer Concordia’s MnSGC activities and provide data for NASA reporting
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Scholarships, Fellowships, Internships
- Provide scholarship/fellowship support to Concordia College students majoring in areas of interest to NASA (e.g. Physics and Chemistry majors).
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Higher Education
- Support Arduino-based design projects in Instrumentation and advanced labs.
- Support quadcopter team.
- Support development of education plasma physics apparatus.
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Research
- Investigation of magnetic properties of iron oxides phases, analogs of Mars surface.
- Investigation of definitions and properties of quantum tunneling times.
- Machine learning in Physics.
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Pre-College / Teacher Development
- None at the present time
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Informal Education / Outreach
- Hands-on STEM workshops for local pre-college students (e.g. Expanding your Horizons).
