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June 11, 2008
May
R&D Funding More Than $1 Million at School of Mines
School
of Mines researchers and professors received more than $1 million
in research and development funding during May 2008.
The
awards are funding research in departments across campus. Some research
is basic, and is designed to create new knowledge or to add to the
literature on a given topic. Other research is applied, and is meant
to produce real-world products. The School of Mines has placed an
emphasis on applied research to benefit the state, region and nation.
The
School of Mines, an engineering and science university in Rapid
City, is home to several research institutions and centers, and
plans are underway to expand the number of graduate degrees and
to enhance the technology-transfer process.
The
School of Mines boasts a solid research program. During the 2007
fiscal year, researchers and professors received more than $17.1
million in 72 awards from federal and state agencies, from corporations
and from direct Congressional appropriations. Since 2001, the School
of Mines has received nearly $80 million in Congressional appropriations
for research and development.
The
May award highlights:
William
Arbegast , director,
Advanced Materials Processing and Joining laboratory (AMP), and
instructor, materials and metallurgical engineering, and Dr.
Michael West , assistant professor, materials and metallurgical
engineering, received $6,000 in additional funding from the National
Science Foundation for the project, “Friction Stir Processing Industry/University
Cooperative Research Center.”
Dr.
Arden Davis , Mickelson
professor, geology and geological engineering; Dr. David
Dixon , chair and professor, chemical and biological engineering;
and Dr. M.R. Hansen , professor, civil and environmental
engineering, received $12,467 from U.S. Geological Survey for the
project, “Thermal Stability of Limestone Waste for Recycling after
Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water.”
Dr.
Edward Duke , manager
of analytical services, Engineering and Mining Experiment Station,
and professor, geology and geological engineering; Dr. Pallaoor
Sundareshwar , assistant professor, Institute of Atmospheric
Sciences; Dr. Maribeth Price , chair and associate
professor, geology and geological engineering; and Dr. Donna
Kliche , research scientist II, Institute of Atmospheric
Sciences, received $177,000 from NASA for the project, “South Dakota
Space Grant Consortium.”
Dr.
Jon Kellar , chair and
professor, materials and metallurgical engineering, and Dr.
Keith Whites , professor and Steven P. Miller professor,
electrical and computer engineering, received $463,582 from the
National Science Foundation for the project, “The 2010 Initiative:
Science-Based Leadership for South Dakota.”
Dr.
James Martin , professor,
geology and geological engineering, received $45,946 from the United
States Department of Interior-National Park Service-Badlands National
Park for the project, “Provide Quality Paleontological Educational
Experience at Pig Dig for the 2008 Field Season and 2008/2009 Academic
Year.”
Dr.
Todd Menkhaus , assistant
professor, chemical and biological engineering, received $25,000
in additional funding from the National Science Foundation for the
project, “SDSM&T RET Site: Inspiring Educators in Rural
America through Research.”
Dr.
Andre Petukhov , chair
and professor, physics, received $15,000 in additional funding from
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the project, “Spintronic
Devices Enabled by Semiconducting Boron Carbide.”
Dr.
Gautam Pillay , vice
president, research, and Dr. Umesh Korde , associate
professor, mechanical engineering, received $305,000 in additional
funding from the United States Department of Defense – Air Force
Research Laboratory for the project, “Lightweight and Novel Structures
for Space.
May 12, 2008
April
R&D Funding More Than $1 Million at School of Mines
School
of Mines
researchers and professors received more than $1 million in research
and development funding during April 2008.
The
awards are funding research in departments across campus. Some research
is basic, and is designed to create new knowledge or to add to the
literature on a given topic. Other research is applied, and is meant
to produce real-world products. The School of Mines has placed an
emphasis on applied research to benefit the state, region and nation.
The
School of Mines , an engineering and science university in Rapid
City , is home to several research institutions and centers, and
plans are underway to expand the number of graduate degrees and
to enhance the technology-transfer process.
The
School of Mines boasts a solid research program. During the 2007
fiscal year, researchers and professors received more than $17.1
million in 72 awards from federal and state agencies, from corporations
and from direct Congressional appropriations. Since 2001, the School
of Mines has received nearly $80 million in Congressional appropriations
for research and development.
The
April award highlights:
Dr.
Sookie Bang , professor,
chemical and biological engineering, and Dr. Sangchul Bang
, professor, civil and environmental engineering, received
$12,250 in additional funding from the National Science Foundation
for the project, “Microbial Dust Suppression.”
Dr.
William Capehart , associate
professor, atmospheric sciences, received $46,000 in additional
funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for
the project, “Evaluating the Effects of Institutional Change on
Regional Hydrometeorology: Assessing the Vulnerability of
the Eurasian Semi-arid Grain Belt.”
Dr.
Melvin Klasi , associate
professor, civil and environmental engineering, received $29,081
from the Federal Highway Administration for the project, “South
Dakota Department of Transportation/South Dakota Local Transportation
Assistance Program 2008.”
Dr.
Charles Kliche , professor,
mining engineering and management, and Dr. Zbigniew
Hladysz , professor, mining engineering and management,
received $57,275 from the U.S. Department of Labor – Mine Safety
and Health Administration for the project, “Mine Health and Safety
Training.”
Dr.
James Martin , professor,
geology and geological engineering, paleontology program coordinator,
and curator, vertebrate paleontology, received $2,000 from the U.S.
Department of Interior – Bureau of Land Management for the project,
“Curation of Fossils Collected from Fossil Lake .”
Dr.
James Sears , director,
Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, received $849,673 from the U.S.
Department of Defense – U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
for the project, “Bio-Medical Materials Initiative (BMI).”
Dr.
Larry Stetler , associate
professor, geology and geological engineering, and Dr. Arden
Davis , Mickelson professor, geology and geological engineering,
received $75,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project,
“Characterization of the Precambrian Aquifer at the Homestake DUSEL.”
Dr.
James Stone , assistant
professor, civil and environmental engineering; Dr. Larry
Stetler , associate professor, geology and geological engineering;
and Dr. Pallaoor Sundareshwar , assistant professor,
atmospheric sciences, received $238,742 from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency – South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural
Resources for the project, “Statewide Mercury TMDL Assessment Project.”
April
21, 2008
Space
Grant Consortium Receives Grant
The
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium will receive an additional $177,000
to support a new research and education partnership involving the
School of Mines, Oglala Lakota College and Dakota State University.
NASA's Consortium Development Competition was open to the 17 Non-Designated
Consortia, representing states that currently receive the lowest
levels of NASA research and development funding. NASA selected five
proposals for funding including the SDSGC project.
The
SDSGC project is “A Proposal to Increase Minority Participation
in Higher Education in STEM Disciplines Responsive to NASA needs
– A Multi-Institution Effort.” The program will directly coordinate
with programs currently conducted at the School of Mines that provide
research and educational experiences to American Indian high school
and college students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) disciplines and with programs at Dakota State University
(DSU) that promote increased participation of women in STEM disciplines.
The
four main components of the program are:
- Build
on Partnerships and Feeder Programs (women and minority). Connect
with existing state programs that promote participation of women
and minorities in STEM.
- Senior
Research or Independent Study (DSU, OLC, School of Mines). Targeted
mentoring and research experiences to engage and educate undergraduate
women and minorities in STEM.
- Focused
Summer Research Experience (Badlands “Mars” Rover Mission).
A collaborative, interdisciplinary and hands-on mission-based
experience centered on Pine Ridge Reservation.
- Entrance
into M.S. Programs at the School of Mines. At least two graduates
of steps 1-3 will enter into STEM M.S. degree programs at the
School of Mines.
Funding
begins May 15, 2008 and continues through May 14, 2009.
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