Willand-Charnley contributes to women-in-STEM book
Rachel Willand-Charnley, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University’s Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, has contributed to a book focused on and written by women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
SDSU selected for FAA’s UAS training program
The Federal Aviation Administration has selected South Dakota State University’s Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI) program.
SDSU honors seven professional staff members
Seven members of the professional staff at South Dakota State University have been honored for their quality work. The recipients were honored at the SDSU Professional Staff Advisory Council annual meeting in mid-May.
Butzin earns NSF CAREER award
Nicholas Butzin, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Biology and Microbiology, has been awarded a five-year, $1.3 million grant through the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program.
Restoring the river otter
In the late 1990s, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe reintroduced approximately 35 river otters into the Big Sioux River. Otters, which at one time could be found throughout the Upper Midwest, had become nearly extinct in South Dakota due to habitat loss, pollution and unregulated harvest. Following a successful reintroduction, the otters began to repopulate the rivers of eastern South Dakota.
Physics students make most of research opportunity
For South Dakota State University physics majors Gavin Baker and Jax Wysong, it is undergraduate research that has set them apart from their contemporaries. In March, they shared their undergraduate research with those gathered at the mass meeting of the American Physical Society in Las Vegas. It is an international gathering with more than 10,000 participants.
Haarberg 3D Center announces pilot grant awards
South Dakota State University's Haarberg Center for Drug, Disease and Delivery, housed in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, has announced its second round of funding for research projects through the Haarberg 3D Center's Pilot Grant Program.