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Mines Geology Professor Awarded NSF CAREER Grant
Article and pictures provided by Michelle Pawelski at South Dakota Mines. Pictured: Trevor Waldien, Ph.D., an assistant professor of geology at South Dakota Mines, received a more than $900,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to […]
Read ArticleSD Science & Technology Plan
Impacting South Dakota’s Economy Through the Science & Technology Strategic Plan South Dakota’s citizens, schools, businesses, educational institutions, governmental entities, and other stakeholders recognize that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, an educated and […]
Read ArticleMines Graduate Becomes Lead NASA Engineer
Pictured: Jenna Sayler, a recent South Dakota Mines graduate, has landed a job as a lead NASA engineer. Article and pictures provided by: South Dakota Mines RAPID CITY, SD (March 4, 2025) – Jenna Sayler […]
Read Article2025 Giant Vision Winners
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, February 27, 2025 — As host of the Governor’s Giant Competition, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry President David Owen announced the winners of the 2025 business and student business competitions. […]
Read ArticleStudent Poster Session Recap 2025
Eleven undergraduate students and student teams statewide traveled to Pierre, S.D., to showcase research projects at the 28th annual South Dakota Student Research Poster Session at the Capitol Rotunda on Friday, February 21, 2025. The […]
Read ArticleSD EPSCoR Impact Report 2025
On the cover, CAMSE team members, Kim Webber (left) and Summer DiGioia (right), assemble educational kits. A large component of the five-year grant of NSF EPSCoR Track-1 grant has been STEM education and biofilms. Pictured, […]
Read ArticleSD Science Teacher Recognition
Lisa Bahe (pictured) is among many celebrated science teachers in South Dakota who inspire students into careers in STEM and thereby empower the next generation of scientific discovery and innovation at places like SURF. Picture: […]
Read ArticleNSF E-CORE & E-RISE Proposal Information
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the publication of new solicitations for two EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement programs, EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE; NSF 25-523) and EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE; […]
Read ArticleSummer 2025 RET Application Released
The South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC) is accepting applications through Feb. 21, 2025, for summer 2025 Research Experience for Teachers (RET) fellowships in the amount of $8,000. The program enables secondary teachers to enrich their knowledge […]
Read ArticleMines Scientist Travels to South Pole to Advance Cosmic Ray Studies
Article by Michelle Pawelski of South Dakota Mines. Picture: Larissa Paul during her first trip to Antarctica. Antarctica might not top the list of most people’s typical travel destinations – unless you are a scientist […]
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