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| Transcript | Office of University Relations SDSM& T News 501 E. St. Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone: ( 605) 394- 6082/ 2554 • Fax: ( 605) 394- 6177 BOR SUMMARY ( APRIL 16, 1998) SDSM& T WINS REGIONAL CONCRETE CANOE COMPETITION / EARNS BERTH IN NATIONAL COMPETITION BEING HELD JUNE 18- 20 IN RAPID CITY Continuing its regional dominance in designing and racing concrete canoes, SDSM& T won the Rocky Mountain Regional Concrete Canoe Competition last weekend in Colorado. The 1998 Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE) Student Chapters was held April 3- 4 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Racing their new canoe nicknamed " Peacemaker", South Dakota Tech captured four 1st- place finishes out of the five canoe racing events- winning the men's sprint, women's sprint, coed sprint, and women's endurance. SDSM& T finished third in the men's endurance canoe race. In addition, SDSM& T won first place in each of the display, predesign, paper, and best finished product categories. SDSM& T took second in the technical and non- technical paper categories and finished fourth in the canoe paper oral presentation. By winning the regional concrete canoe contest, SDSM& T earned the right to compete in the National Concrete Canoe Competition, which will be held June 18- 20, 1998, in Rapid City. SDSM& T was selected to host this summer's 11th Annual ASCE/ MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition, which is sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Master Builders, Inc. The three- day event is expected to draw over 650 people from across the nation to Rapid City and the Black Hills. Individuals or organizations interested in volunteering to help with the National Concrete Competition activities are encouraged to contact the SDSM& T University & Public Relations Office at 394- 2554. SDSM& T PROFESSOR RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED MEMBER AWARD FROM SOCIETY OF MINING, METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION ( SME) The Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration ( SME) has awarded Dr. Kenneth Han, SDSM& T Dean of the College of Materials Science & Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, with its Distinguished Member Award. The award was presented to Dr. Han on March 11 during the SME annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Only two other individuals in the nation were selected to receive the SME Distinguished Member Award this year. Dr. Han is the author of over 120 technical papers and holds four U. S. and a number of foreign patents. In 1993 he received the Ernest L. Buckley Award, a State of South Dakota Governor's Award, in recognition of his industrial research efforts. He is Editor- in- Chief of Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review and currently serves as Chairman of the Minerals Processing Division of SME. He was inducted to the National Academy of Engineering in 1996. Last summer he received the1997 Distinguished Alumni Award from Seoul National University. SDSM& T PROFESSOR RECEIVES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT Dr. Robb Winter, R. L. Sandvig Professor of Chemical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, recently received a Research Experience for Undergraduates grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF grant will fund Dr. Winter's project entitled, " REU Site: Molecular Level Modification of Surfaces." The project includes a strong emphasis on attracting under- represented groups, such as Native Americans and women, into this program. The NSF grant awarded to Dr. Winter totals $ 333,476 over five years. SDSM& T PRESENTS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: RUTH ZIOLKOWSKI AND FAMILY RECEIVE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD During its 47th Annual Honors Convocation held today, SDSM& T presented awards to students faculty, and friends of SDSM& T in recognition of their outstanding service and academic achievements. SDSM& T presented its 1998 Outstanding Public Service Award to Ruth Ziolkowski and her family in recognition of their tremendous work in keeping Korczak's dream alive at the Crazy Horse Memorial. The following awards were presented to SDSM& T faculty members and high school educators: American Indian Science & Engineering Society ( AISES) Outstanding Teacher Award: Dixie Serr, Rapid City, a teacher at Rapid City's 9th Grade Academy Outstanding Teacher Award: Gary Kocmick, Renner, Tri- Valley High School science teacher Presidential Award for Outstanding Professor: Dr. Al Boysen, Professor of English Benard A. Ennenga Award: Dr. David Dixon, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Virginia Simpson Award: Dr. Arden Davis, Professor of Geological Engineering SDSM& T MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY TO ESTABLISH CAMPTOSAURUS EXHIBIT AT THE JOURNEY MUSEUM Officials of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and The Journey Museum announced today that the Museum of Geology is establishing a Camptosaurus dinosaur exhibit at The Journey in Rapid City. A life- size cast of the Camptosaur dinosaur will be placed on display at The Journey Museum until a permanent exhibit is completed. SDSM& T officials anticipate that the cast of the Camptosaur will be ready for placement at The Journey within the next few weeks. " The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is developing this exhibit as part of our institution's commitment to educational outreach activities and to help The Journey capitalize on the strong public interest in dinosaurs" said Dr. Richard Gowen, SDSM& T President. " The fascination that children have with dinosaurs is often their first introduction to science. We hope that this dinosaur display will provide inspiration to tomorrow's scientific leaders. The Camptosaur will increase the presence of dinosaurs at The Journey and will be a significant addition to our Museum of Geology's major exhibit at The Journey." In addition, SDSM& T officials working on securing the cast of an Allosaurus dinosaur to be displayed at The Journey. Allosaurs were flesh- eating dinosaurs in the Jurassic era that were about 36 feet long that walked semi- upright on their hind legs. MULTI- CULTURAL EXPO 98 TO BE HELD AT SDSM& T MARCH 27- 28 " THE WORLD IS COMING TO SOUTH DAKOTA - CULTURAL EXPO 98" will be hosted by groups from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and National American University on March 27 - 28,1998. This multi- cultural festival will be held in the Surbeck Center Ballroom on SDSM& T's campus. Over 500 students from local and regional schools are scheduled to visit the cultural exhibits on Friday, March 27, between 9: 30 a. m. and 3: 00 p. m. In additional to educational exercises and opportunities, games and crafts also will be offered by the various cultures represented at the festival. On Saturday, March 28, the cultural exposition is open to the general public between 10: 00 a. m. and 2: 30 p. m. A sampling of native foods will be offered for a nominal charge. Cultural displays from Norway, India, China, Japan, Zambia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Ecuador, and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society ( AISES) will be exhibited on both Friday and Saturday. There is no charge to visit the exhibits. This annual event is sponsored by international students, AISES, the Ivanhoe International Center, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and National American University. SDSM& T and National American University work jointly to encourage multi- cultural activities which promote friendship and cultural exchange between people of different countries and cultures. RECRUITERS TO BE ON CAMPUS TO INTERVIEW SDSM& T STUDENTS Private sector and government agency recruiters are scheduled to visit the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology campus over the next 11/ 2 weeks to interview SDSM& T students. Representatives from Rockwell Avionics and Communications, Midcom, Pacific Northwest Labs ( formerly Battelle), the U. S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, and the U. S. Air Force will be interviewing SDSM& T students for possible employment, internship or cooperative education positions. Nearly 75% of Tech students receive job offers within six months of graduation. In addition, undergraduate cooperative education and internships reached an all- time high last year, with 80% of the engineering and science graduates having relevant work experience upon graduation. Students interested in obtaining information about recruiters visiting the SDSM& T campus should contact Jack Hunter, SDSM& T Director of Career Planning and Placement, at 394- 2667. SDSM& T TO HOST ODYSSEY OF MIND REGIONAL COMPETITION Over 400 students from west river area schools are scheduled to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind ( OM) Regional Competition this Saturday, March 14, at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. The OM competition runs from 9: 00 a. m. until 4: 00 p. m. The awards ceremony will begin at 4: 00 p. m. in the New Gym. Fifty- five student teams representing schools as far away as Mission will be competing. SDSM& T'S SKILL PROGRAM HOSTS 11th ANNUAL AISES NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR IN RAPID CITY APRIL 2- 4 SDSM& T's Scientific Knowledge for Learning & Leadership ( SKILL) is hosting the 11th Annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society ( AISES) National American Indian Science and Engineering Fair in Rapid City this week. The national science competition is being held April 2- 4 at the Rapid City Civic Center. Approximately 400 students from grades 5- 12 are competing in the fair and represent the top science and engineering projects of American Indian students throughout the nation and parts of Canada. Several students from SDSM& T's SKILL program will be participating in the national competition. The fair includes students from two Canadian provinces ( Ontario and Quebec) and ten states- Alaska, Arizona, California, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Many American Indian educators, tribal leaders, family members and AISES representatives also are expected to attend the three- day event. The local host committee for the 1998 AISES National Science and Engineering Fair includes Phillip Huebner and Karen Tucker, SDSM& T's SKILL Program; Misty Brave, Little Wound School; and Pat Nielson, Todd County Schools. National sponsors of the event include Greenlee Foundation, Boeing, IBM, Microsoft, Tides Foundation, Intel Foundation, Lucent Technologies and the 1998 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. SDSM& T DRAMA CLUB TO PRESENT " BLITHE SPIRIT" APRIL 16- 18 The SDSM& T Drama Club will present Sir Noel Coward's " Blithe Spirit" at 8: 00 p. m. in the Surbeck Ballroom next Thursday through Saturday, April 16 - 18. All shows begin promptly at 8: 00 p. m., preceded by a Prologue at 7: 30 p. m. The pre- show features a collection of Sir Noel Coward's music played by a jazz band and small vignettes performed by a verse choir. SDSM& T TO HOST 2nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GREAT PLAINS ALLIANCE FOR COMPUTERS AND WRITING APRIL 18- 19 The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will host the 2nd Annual Conference of the Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing on April 18- 19, 1998. The conference will be held from 8: 00 a. m. to 5: 00 p. m. in Rooms 309 and 330 of the Classroom Building. All interested writing, English and Communications teachers are encouraged to attend. SDSM& T TEAM TO RACE OFF- ROAD VEHICLE IN MINI- BAJA COMPETITION APRIL 16- 18 SDSM& T's student team will race their off- road vehicle in the Mini- Baja West Competition being held April 16- 18, 1998, at the University of Texas- El Paso. Fifty- five teams from forty- six universities in the U. S. and Mexico are entered in this year's Mini- Baja West Competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers ( SAE). The Mini- Baja competition is an intercollegiate contest designed to stimulate real- world engineering design projects. Each student team designs, builds, and races a four- wheel, single seat, off- road recreation vehicle intended for sale to the non- professional weekend off- road enthusiast. Each vehicle is powered by an 8- hp engine that Briggs & Stratton Corporation donates to each team. The vehicles are judged on soundness of their construction, their acceleration and maneuverability, and will be judged on their performance in a hill climb and a 4- hour endurance race over rugged terrain. Upon returning from the competition, SDSM& T's Mini- Baja team will have their vehicle on display April 25- 26 during SDSM& T Weekend at the Rushmore Mall and also at the SDSM& T Senior Design Fair on April 28 in the Surbeck Center on campus. SDSM& T TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFICIALS TO HOST SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH WORKSHOPS Technical Assistance officials at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will host Small Business Innovation Research ( SBIR) Workshops on Monday, April 20, and Tuesday, April 21, The workshops will be held 8: 00 a. m. - 4: 15 p. m. on Monday and 8: 00 a. m. - 3: 30 p. m. Tuesday in the Surbeck Center. The workshops are designed to help small businesses, entrepreneurs, and economic development officials in submitting applications for research and development assistance from federal agencies. The SBIR Phase II Proposal Preparation Workshop on Monday, April 20, is intended primarily for Phase I SBIR winners who are trying to decide whether to go on to Phase II or who want guidance in how to prepare a Phase II proposal. The SBIR Cost Proposal Workshop on Tuesday, April 21, focuses on the perplexing world of government cost proposal writing and accounting practices. Participants will learn the terminology, cost categories, and structuring needed to develop a credible cost budget for their Phase I SBIR/ STTR technical proposals. The Phase I bookkeeping requirements and what to expect in a government audit. Cosponsors of the workshops include: U. S. WEST Foundation Project SBIR West, National Science Foundation ( EPSCoR), Dakota State University, South Dakota Small Business Development Center, South Dakota SBIR Center, South Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership through SDSU, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and SDSM& T's Technical Assistance Program. SDSM& T TO PARTICIPATE IN 4th ANNUAL SOUTH DAKOTA SPACE DAY APRIL 24 The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will participate in the 4th Annual South Dakota Space Day to be held Friday, April 24, in Pierre. Space Day is an outreach education project sponsored by the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium in which SDSM& T is the lead institution. South Dakota State University's Space Grant Office and the South Dakota Discovery Center are co- hosts of this year's Space Day, which is the state's premier event to promote aviation, aerospace, science, math and technology education. NASA Astronaut and South Dakota native Sam Gemar will give this year's keynote address at 1: 00 p. m. in Riggs High School Auditorium. Members of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium, which is supported in part by a grant from NASA, include the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, SDSU, Augustana College and EROS Data Center. SDSGC Outreach Coordinator Linda Allen, who is based on the SDSM& T campus, serves as general chair for Space Day. Exhibits will include displays from SDSM& T's Geology & Geological Engineering Department, South Dakota Space Grant Consortium, Space Grant Balloon Research Team, SDSM& T's Sunrayce Solar Racing Car, and Gaiasphere, a new Earth Science software development company started by former Space Grant Consortium scholars. 2ND ANNUAL SDSM& T SENIOR DESIGN FAIR TO FEATURE OVER 70 STUDENT PROJECTS The 2nd Annual SDSM& T Senior Design Fair will feature over 70 senior capstone projects from the various fields of engineering and computer science. The event, which is free and open to the general public, will be held Tuesday, April 28, from 9: 00 a. m. - 4: 00 p. m. in the Surbeck Center Ballroom. This campus- wide celebration of the design method showcases senior capstone projects from over 170 students in the following departments: Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Geological Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Mining Engineering. Some of the projects are externally sponsored by private industry and government agencies. Interactive opportunities also will be available at the Design Fair for attendees to learn about the senior projects, the role of design in technology, and careers in engineering and computer science. A sample of the projects that will be displayed at the Design Fair includes: Robotic Tennis Ball Retriever, Fire Fighting Robot, Head- Tracking Computer Interfacing Device, Battery Powered Railgun, Concrete Canoe, Sanitary Garage Door Opener, Design and Construction of a Portable Wind Tunnel, Flake Removers: Remote Control Snowblowers, Squeak: An Internet Game, SPG Tournament Scheduler, Hotel Reservation System, Extending the Life of a Surgical Knife, Recovery of Platinum from Spent Automotive Catalytic Converters, Inventory Control System at Perdue Woodworks, Methyl- Tert- Butyl Ether Plant, Automation of a Membrane Separator, Virtual Mine, and the Mini- Indy, Mini- Baja and Sunrayce Solar Racing Vehicles. SDSM& T NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT TO PRESENT PROGRAM ON MISSOURI RIVER WILDLIFE HABITAT MITIGATION BILL ON MONDAY, APRIL 13 Tawney White Calf, a senior Interdisciplinary Sciences major at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, will present a program on Senate Bill 1341, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and State of South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Act. Her presentation will begin at 7: 00 p. m. in the Surbeck Center Bump West Lounge and is open to the public. The free program is being sponsored by the South Dakota Peace & Justice Center Rapid City Chapter, the Prairie Hills Audobon Chapter, and the Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club. Tawney White Calf has been presenting programs for ten years on indigenous issues, including a forum on racism at The Journey Museum last November. In addition to presenting tribal and native concerns on S. 1341, she also will discuss the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty and Collective Consciousness during her program at SDSM& T this Monday evening. Joining Tawney White Calf in the presentation will be Phyllis Young, a water rights expert from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Dr. Paul Robertson, a professor at Oglala Lakota College who attended a meeting in Washington, DC, on this legislation. SDSM& T 1998 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD APRIL 4TH The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is hosting the 1998 Undergraduate Research Symposium this Saturday, April 4, from 9: 00 a. m. to 3: 00 p. m. in the Classroom Building Rooms 330 and 329. The event is free and open to the public. Undergraduate students from SDSM& T, Northern State University, Dakota State University and South Dakota State University will present their latest research in the fields of Engineering, Science and Social Sciences. An informal roundtable discussion entitled " Graduate Studies- A Career Choice??" will be held from 2: 00 - 2: 30 p. m., followed by the awards ceremony. Ten South Dakota Tech students are scheduled to give oral or poster presentations. SDSM& T TO HOST FREE DOWNLINK PRESENTATION ON INTERNET COPYRIGHT ISSUES FOR AREA EDUCATORS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 2 A free downlink presentation on Internet copyright issues is being offered by the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology to area elementary through college educators on Thursday, April 2, 1998, from 12: 00 noon to 2: 00 p. m. in the Didier Education Center ( CB 204E). This live satellite program, " Am I A Crook? Copyright Issues on the Internet?" by PBS Adult Learning Satellite Service will address the increasingly important copyright issues of material obtained through the Internet. Specialists in fair use and cyberspace law will address common questions such as: * How can you tell whether material you download from the Internet is copyrighted? * How do you know if you may lawfully include certain materials in an on- line course? * How does the fair use section of the copyright law pertain to on- line applications? * What are the differences in fair use between traditional classrooms and distance education? * What guidelines exist for educational fair use of materials in on- line courses? * What should institutional policies say about copyright and the Internet? BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S REPLACES BLAZING SADDLES AS DEVEREAUX FILM SERIES FINALE ON MARCH 15 The finale for the Devereaux Library's 1998 Nostalgia Film Series will be Breakfast at Tiffany's instead of Blazing Saddles as originally scheduled. The 1961 film classic will be shown at 6: 00 p. m., Sunday, March 15, at the Elks Theatre. The change in films is due to the film rights to Blazing Saddles being sold to a new film library. The new owner is not releasing the movie for public showing at this time. Approximately 400 people have attended each of the films shown to date in this year's Nostalgia Night Series. When the ten- film series concludes this Sunday, the combined attendance for the series will total approximately 4,000. Proceeds from the film series are used to support operations and staff development at the Devereaux Library. DEVEREAUX LIBRARY OFFERS FOREIGN FILMS TO BE SHOWN AT ELKS THEATRE The Friends of the Devereaux Library and the Elks Theatre have arranged for two foreign films to be shown the next two Sunday evenings, March 22 and 29, at 6: 00 p. m. in the historic Elks Theatre. The films are being offered in response to many requests as a follow- up to the recent conclusion of the Devereaux Library's Nostalgia Night 1998 Film Series. The Gods Must Be Crazy will be shown this Sunday, March 22. This 1980 film from Botswana depicts African bushmen as they encounter Western civilization for the first time. The movie is the biggest foreign box- office hit in U. S. film history. Coca Cola Bottling and National American University are sponsoring the showing of this film. On March 29, Il Postino, a 1994 award- winning comedy from Italy will be featured. This film received five Academy Award nominations tells the story of a shy postman following his dream to win the love of a lifetime. Pet Pantry is sponsor of this film. " FOSSILS IN A GOLD MINE" EXHIBIT NOW ON DISPLAY AT SDSM& T A new " Fossils In a Gold Mine" exhibit now on display at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology depicts the fossils that have been found in the Richmond Hill Limestone Quarry in the northern Black Hills. The exhibit was developed by students in the Museum Methods II class taught by Carrie Herbel, Collections Manager and Preparator for the SDSM& T Museum of Geology. Items on display in the " Fossils In a Gold Mine" exhibit include a camel tooth, a camel ankle bone, a coyote skull, articulated squirrel front legs and a microfossil sample found at the Richmond Hill site. The students used latex molds developed for an exhibit at the Journey to make casts of the quarry limestone. The exhibit is located on the floor immediately below the Museum of Geology in the O'Harra Building next to the Enrollment Management Services Office. The exhibit also recreates a fissure fill, a common geologic feature at the Richmond Hill Quarry in which many fossils of small animals have been found. The student geology majors who produced the exhibit were Brianna Griffith ( sophomore), Cayce Lillesve ( junior), and Jennifer Waggoner ( sophomore). SDSM& T FACULTY PARTNERS WITH MINING ASSOCIATION FOR K- 12 OUTREACH SDSM& T faculty recently participated in the South Dakota Mining Association's teacher support program. Two teachers who attended the 1997 SDSM& T Teachers Workshop on Mining were selected to receive financial and speaker support from the Mining Association in the Adopt a Class program. Brian Kringer, Douglas Middle School science teacher, and Sally Ortman, Canistota elementary teacher, each received a check for $ 250 from the Mining Association for classroom materials and field trip expenses. Duff Erickson recently visited the 5th grade classes in Canistota and talked to 30 students about the History of Mining in South Dakota and the Black Hills. Dr. Jack Redden, SDSM& T Professor Emeritus of Geology, spoke to 90 Douglas 6th graders about the Geology of the Black Hills. Professor Duff Erickson showed the Douglas students how minerals were turned into useful products such as steel nails and copper wire. The students later went on a field trip to visit the SDSM& T Museum of Geology, the Dacotah Cement Plant and the Rapid City Recycling Facility ( MRF). SDSM& T TEAM TO COMPETE IN IEEE REGIONAL ROBOTICS CONTEST SDSM& T will be competing for the first time in the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Contest, which will be held April 17- 18 in Fort Worth TX. 15 universities will compete in this new IEEE contest requiring student- designed robots to navigate through a maze to find a candle, blow out the candle and then return to home base without touching any of the maze walls. Team members are Karl Hiramoto ( CEng, Arlington), Angie Monheim ( EE, Rapid City), and Marijane White ( CEng, Fort Wayne IN). Rich Ivey ( CSci, Sioux Falls) helped with programming the robot. SDSM& T CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TEAM WINS AICHE REGIONAL COMPETITION EVENT A team of SDSM& T Chemical Engineering students won first place in the AICHE Chemical Reaction Engineering Team Competition with their entry, " Aqua Switch." Team members Jill Munro, Aaron Podraza, Melissa Gage, Michelle While, David Sheffield, Travis Nelson, Bob Cunningham, and Ryan Caldwell now advance to the national competition in November where they will compete with winners from the other nine student regions in the U. S. Two Tech students presented technical papers on their undergraduate research projects. Melissa Gage talked about Process Control of a Membrane Separation Unit and a Distillation Column. Her co- authors were Jed Smith, Jason Jorgenson, and Mike Roth. The work was done under the guidance of Drs. Puszynski and Dixon. Jill Munro presented a paper titled " Kinetic Studies of Free and Immobilized Urease from Bacillus pasturii." Her work was done under the guidance of Dr. Sookie Bang. Next year SDSM& T will host the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference. SDSM& T STUDENTS DESIGN ROBOT TO COMPETE IN REGIONAL ROBOTICS CONTEST SDSM& T will be competing for the first time in the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Contest, which will be held April 17- 18 in Fort Worth TX. 15 universities will compete in this new IEEE contest requiring student- designed robots to navigate through a maze to find a candle, blow out the candle and then return to home base without touching any of the maze walls. Team members are Karl Hiramoto ( CEng, Arlington), Angie Monheim ( EE, Rapid City), and Marijane White ( CEng, Fort Wayne IN). Rich Ivey ( CSci, Sioux Falls) helped with programming the robot. |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota Board of Regents; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 1998-04-16 |
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