Montana Space Grant Consortium Director Earns Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

BOZEMAN – Dr. Angela Des Jardins, an associate research professor in the Department of Physics at Montana State University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in physics and will travel to Zambia for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Des Jardins will collaborate with the University of Zambia’s physics department to help implement its newly established master’s degree in space science and applications. The University of Zambia is a leading institution in southern Africa, and the degree program is supported by the Ministry of Technology and Science of the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the European Commission’s project Focus on Africa in Space Science and Technology for Future.

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Original Publication Date: May 7, 2024