NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity

Session 2: Intellectual Merit / Broader Impacts
Feb. 9, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
Badlands + Zoom

The NDSU Sponsored Programs Administration & Grant and Contract Accounting offices are introducing a new collaborative training series which is designed for faculty and business support staff who assist in the pre- and post-award processes.

Feb. 23, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
Meadowlark + Zoom

A lunch and learn with experimental particle physicist and cosmologist Larry Gladney, PhD. He will share some chapters out of his new book Python for Graduate students. Faculty, Staff, and students are invited to attend. Lunch will be served during his presentation.

Gladney is the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean of Science, Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Excellence, and Professor of Physics at Yale University. He is a renowned physicist who works at the intersection of experimental particle physics and cosmology and he is also a leader in science outreach, widely known for his work expanding access to education.

March 17, 2026 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Presentation starts at 12:15 pm with time for Q&A following
MU Room Prairie Rose
Lunch Provided

Informational call with Project Officer for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) program.

The purpose of the NIA Data LINKAGE Program is to connect NIA-funded study data with existing datasets from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other sources and establish a cloud-based environment to support data accessibility and sharing. In providing these resources free of charge, LINKAGE aims to reduce resource cost and time barriers and promote access for researchers.

Feb. 10 - 11:30am
Teams

Join local entrepreneurial ecosystem players for a high-level overview of how their organizations can support entrepreneurs. In addition, learn from other NDSU entrepreneurs about their experience with starting a business.

Ryan Aasheim, Chief Business Development Officer, Greater Fargo Moorhead EDC

• What the EDC is and when someone should reach out to you
• State and local incentives entrepreneurs should know about
• What is primary sector certification
• Q&A

No RSVP required - you are welcome to stay for as little or as long as you'd like!

March 5, 4:00-5:30 pm
Brewhalla, second floor
1702 1 Ave N, Fargo
(food and beverage is responsibility of attendees)

An example of how AI’s usage in agriculture is expanding rapidly is BisonGuard, a hands-off, intelligent tool for tracking bison herds in real-time while keeping them safe. The project weaves together generations of Indigenous tradition with pioneering technology.

The state-of-the-art soda kiln will bolster NDSU's ceramics program and a growing student population.

This year, NDSU is represented by 29 researchers on the single-year list and 36 on the career-long list, including six faculty who are new to the career list this summer.

The team’s research has produced several key advancements in 3D printing through the incorporation of fiber reinforcement. While the 3D printing movement has expanded massively over the past several years, it has always struggled with an inherent disadvantage: the types of materials used in manufacturing are limited in their strength and size. Researchers at NDSU, led by Chad Ulven, professor of mechanical engineering, are working to change that.

NDSU has again been recognized as one of the country’s top research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The Research 1 distinction is Carnegie’s highest classification and is presented to the nation’s top research institutions.

For FY25, the latest fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, NDSU researchers earned $93.5 million in external research and instructional funding awards from federal, state, and private sources.