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February 20, 2009 Nearly 30 BHSU Students Will Present Research at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research Research by 27 Black Hills State University students and one faculty member has been accepted for presentation at the 23rd National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 16-18 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wis. “During the past three years Black Hills State University has sent over 20 students to each of the annual NCUR conferences. The acceptance rate, which has increased each year, was 77 percent this year,” stated Dr. Holly Downing, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at BHSU. “I am very proud of the success rate of our students and the high quality of their scholarship.” BHSU will host an annual Black Hills Research Symposium Thursday, March 26 to showcase the research of undergraduate students at BHSU in a variety of topics from the different academic areas. February 19, 2009 Regent Representatives Congratulate BHSU Student on Research Work January 21, 2009 BHSU Faculty Member Selected to Represent State at National Conference Dr. Garth Spellman, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Black Hills State University, has been selected to receive the EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Young Investigator Award and will represent South Dakota at a national conference in Washington, D.C. next month. |
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February 4, 2009DSU Student Presents Research in PierreDakota State University senior Nicholas Kruse has been selected to present his undergraduate research project at the Poster Day in Pierre, SD, February 17. Kruse is majoring in exercise science and is native of Pierre. He is a veteran of the Iraq Conflict and currently holds the rank of Sergeant in the South Dakota National Guard. Kruse's research focused on athletic training targeted to improve specific skills. |
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February 6, 2009 NSU Student to Represent University during Legislative Session January 15, 2008
NSU Professor Receives Research Award Dr. William Bass, assistant professor of management at Northern State University , received the 2008 Research Award from The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) at their Winter Conference earlier this month. Bass was selected for the honor for his article “Social Desirability and Mexican/Anglo Orientation.” |
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February 23, 2009School of Mines to Host New National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research SiteBeginning summer 2009, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will host a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The site has been awarded $344,000 to fund the site for three years. The NSF's REU program supports active research participation by undergraduate students. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. February 20, 2009 Civil Engineering Student Presents DUSEL Project at State Capital February 20, 2009School of Mines January R&D Funding More Than $260,000School of Mines researchers and professors received $266,583 in research and development funding during January 2009. This brings the current Fiscal Year 09 total to more than $11.5 million, with five months remaining. In comparison, the total amount awarded for FY08 was $10.1 million. 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. -More-January 20, 2009School of Mines Develops Pervious ConcreteDr. M. R. Hansen, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, has recently completed a project from the South Dakota Army National Guard for "Pervious Concrete Development, Phase I." Pervious concrete, when used for paving a parking lot for example, allows water from a thunderstorm to pass through the concrete into the soil and ground water instead of running off and carrying sediment and pollutants into rivers and streams. The development and use of pervious concrete is encouraged by the United States Clean Water Act, is beneficial to the environment and is another form of "green concrete." According to Hansen, pervious concrete is made by leaving out most of the sand in the concrete, allowing the formation of interconnected voids. The engineering and research challenge is to obtain sufficient strength to carry vehicular traffic, maintain permeability over the lifetime of the paving and be durable in the freezing environment in South Dakota. Craig Phillips, a civil engineering master's student from North Fairfield, Ohio, did the experimental work. The first test slab of pervious concrete ever in South Dakota was recently placed at the National Guard Camp in Rapid City. When tested, the slab absorbed 800 gallons of water over a 100-square-foot area in two minutes. This project is a good example of the School of Mines working with a local entity to develop a practical solution to an immediate problem. The project was spearheaded by Dale Ludens, engineering supervisor, at the South Dakota Army National Guard.
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February 20, 2009 SDSU
Joins National Effort to Celebrate the Year of Science The
Year of Science is a nationwide effort to engage the American public
in activities that stimulate interest in the process of science. COPUS
(Coalition for the Public Understanding of Science) is one of the sponsors
of the designated year. February 11, 2009 SDSU Students Display Research for State Legislature February 2, 2009 SDSU Research Analyzes Flow Structures Under Breaking Waves In
landlocked South Dakota, hundreds of miles and 1,600 feet of elevation
from the nearest ocean, South Dakota State University professor Francis
Ting studies the structure of breaking waves like those that pound the
world's coastlines. It's
not as odd as it sounds, given the fact that Ting worked previously
as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Delaware Center
for Applied Coastal Research. “You see this wave breaking at the beach, and you just fall in love with it,” Ting said. January 26, 2009 SDSU Center Helps Schools to Use Wind Energy South Dakota State University faculty members and students are providing the expertise to help K-12 schools in the state embrace wind energy.
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February 20, 2009 USD Missouri River Institute Research Symposium is March 5 Academic and environmental experts will discuss the science and future of the Missouri River during the 2009 Missouri River Institute Research Symposium at The University of South Dakota on Thursday, March 5.
Faculty and students from the USD Biology and Earth Science Departments, University of Texas-Arlington and University of Nebraska-Omaha will address their research with half-hour lectures at the Al Neuharth Media Center beginning at 9 a.m. Representatives from Missouri River Relief, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers, USGS EROS Data Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will also make half-hour presentations during the symposium, which concludes its afternoon schedule with a 4 p.m. lecture by USD graduate students Lisa Walters and Rachel DeMots entitled, “Water Quality and Biological Characterization of Missouri River Backwaters.” February 10, 2009 Chemistry department at The U receives NSF grant for TEM The University of South Dakota's Department of Chemistry has been awarded funding to purchase a transmission electron microscope (TEM). USD will receive $495,815 from a National Science Foundation Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities - Multi-User grant to purchase a TEM. This instrument uses an electron beam, rather than visible light, to image structures at the nanometer scale (one nanometer is one-billionth of a meter). Using a system of electromagnetic lenses, the instrument will be able to produce an image magnified up to 650,000 times. The images are projected on a fluorescent screen and recorded with a digital camera. Interfaces with the internet and remote access consoles will cyber-enable the TEM, maximizing users and outreach in the region. January 29, 2009 USD Students Invited to Display Research at Pierre Poster Session January 28, 2009 Sanford School of Medicine professor to study HGH effects with three-year research grant from Major League Baseball Dr. Keith M. Baumgarten, acting vice chair for the department of surgery and an assistant professor at the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota, was recently awarded a $150,000 research grant from Major League Baseball. The award, which provides $50,000 in funding over a three-year period, will be used to examine the role of human growth hormone (HGH) in accelerating recovery following rotator cuff surgery. |
