10 years, 10 milestones — How the college has developed since Oct. 4, 2013
Ten years ago this fall, the College of Engineering became the Jerome J.
Faculty Research Spotlight: Solaiman Tarafder
Knee injuries, particularly ACL and meniscus tears, are extremely common, especially in athletes who participate in contact sports like football, basketball and soccer. A serious tear will leave athletes out of the sport for months and will almost always require surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
Faculty members attend I-Corps conference
Two faculty members in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering attended the National Science Foundation's National Innovation Network Conference in mid-August. The conference, which served as a collaborating and networking opportunity for representatives of NSF's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, was held in Washington D.C.
Doom participates in Air Force summer fellowship
For the third time in as many years, mechanical engineering faculty member Jeffrey Doom was selected for the Summer Faculty Fellowship Program through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Basu invited to White House
The White House welcomed India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi among those in attendance was none other than South Dakota State University's Saikat Basu, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Break the Ice testing underway
SDSU was one of 15 groups nationwide selected as a finalist to grind and deliver 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of concrete daily for 15 consecutive days. A variety of cameras are continuously recording the operation so NASA can verify the work, which must be done autonomously.
Exploring science around the world
While the gold has been gone from the former Homestake Mine in Lead for many years, it still holds a treasure for current and would-be scientists. One of them is Connor Matthies, an incoming sophomore mechanical engineering and computer science double major at SDSU.