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| Title | January RD funding tops 460000 at SD Tech |
| Transcript | South Dakota Tech News 501 E. Saint Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 Phone: (605) 394-6082/2554 • Fax: (605) 394-6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2005 Contact: Steve Buchholz, Public Information Manager, 394-6082 January R&D Funding Tops $460, 000 At S.D. Tech South Dakota Tech researchers and professors received more than $468, 000 in research and development funding during January 2005. South Dakota Tech, an engineering and science university in Rapid City, boasts a solid research program. So far in the 2005 fiscal year that began in July, Tech researchers have received more than $4.3 million in sponsored research and development funding, a $2.1 million increase over the previous year. "Our researchers are doing excellent work, and this level of funding recognizes that, " university President Dr. Charles Ruch said. Tech is home to several research institutions and centers, and plans are underway to expand the number of graduate degrees and to enhance the technology-transfer process. The January awards: • Dr. Sookie Bang, professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Dr. Venkataswamy Ramakrishnan, distinguished professor emeritus, Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, received $12, 250 from the National Science Foundation to continued their study into the use of microbes to repair concrete. • Dr. Dan Dolan, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and co-director, Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP), Barb Dolan, director of Student Information Systems/Title III Project, Dr. Kathy Antonen, professor, Department of Humanities, and Dr. Michael Batchelder, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and co-director, Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP), received $400, 000 from the National Science Foundation to create a Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics Scholarship Program. • Dr. Charles Kliche, professor, and Dr. Zbigniew Hladysz, professor, Mining Engineering and Management program, received $54, 487 in additional funding from the United States Department of Labor – Mine Safety Health Administration for the project, "Mine Health and Safety Training." #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| 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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| Contributors | Buchholz, Steve; |
| Date | 2005-02-25 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 6852 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 7828.pdf |
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