Associate physics professor Parashu Kharel received a three-year, nearly $160,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop and test new semiconductor materials.
The future of America’s national mammal continued to brighten this week as officials from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, the National Bison Association and the National Buffalo Foundation formally launched the Center of Excellence for Bison Studies, to be headquartered at SDSU’s West River Research and Extension facility in Rapid City.
Imaging engineers are testing a prototype device to calibrate sensors on Earth-imaging satellites and conducting research to validate new remote sensing products.
Associate pharmaceutical sciences professor Jayarama Gunaje proposes that compounds produced when the body breaks down, or metabolizes, aspirin, and flavonoids present in fruits and vegetables may contribute to colorectal cancer prevention.
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University professor Sanjeev Anand is not resting on his laurels and has many more research ideas underway. The IDFA is the sponsor of this ADSA award, which Anand said is the highest research award given in the discipline. Anand was also recognized for his excellence in the classroom with the 2018 IDFA Teaching à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.
Valeriah Big Eagle, a member of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University College of Nursing, has been chosen as one of 24 recipients for a prestigious Bush fellowship by the St. Paul, Minnesota-based foundation.
This spring, Pine Ridge native Dillon Nelson began doctoral work at SDSU after completing his bachelor's degree at Oglala Lakota College. His experience with a USDA-funded fellowship program fueled his interest in research.
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL) on the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University campus in Brookings will be held on Sept. 6. The ribbon cutting and a short program will begin at 4:30 p.m. and guided public tours will immediately follow the program, with the last tour departing at 7:30 p.m.
A University of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã chemistry major now has experience doing research on jumping genes at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, thanks to the Future Agriculture and Science Taskforce Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program.
