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³ÉÈËÊÓƵ's Basu receives NSF funding to kickstart a European collaboration

Saikat Basu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, has received a supplemental National Science Foundation grant to establish a new collaboration Simon Jochems, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ researchers assessing water values in new survey

Researchers in South Dakota State University's School of Design, in cooperation with ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Extension, are evaluating how South Dakota residents use and value the state's coveted water resources through a region-wide survey.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ researcher examines food insecurity

Around 10% of the United States population experiences some level of food insecurity each year. Geb Bastian, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's School of Health and Human Sciences, examined the details of food insecurity in the U.S. in a recent study.

Two ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ faculty members receive prestigious NSF grants

Rachel Short and Gazala Ameen, two assistant professors in South Dakota State University's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grants for early career faculty to pursue biology research projects.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ project opens more STEM research pathways for Native American students

A new South Dakota State University project aims to give Native American students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in scientific research and discovery.

Soil, salt and ceramics

Adam Devlin, a recent master’s graduate in the South Dakota State University Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, worked on a collaborative project with faculty in the School of Design to bring awareness to the hardships of South Dakota farmers and the effects of soil composition in various subjects.

The South Dakota workforce of the future

South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering hosted industry professionals, higher education leaders, researchers and policymakers at the 2024 IEEE-USA IWRC Dakotas to bridge the gap between research and commercially viable products in light of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ enters into partnership with Maguire Iron

South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering has entered into a partnership with Maguire Iron to develop a computer-based program to efficiently design and estimate the cost of water towers.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ tapped to lead NSF-backed, $7 million project to pioneer a new nitrogen bioeconomy era in South Dakota

South Dakota State University has been tapped by the National Science Foundation to lead a statewide project that will build research capacity focused on biological nitrogen fixation and its applications in sustainable agriculture and industry.

The price is wrong: ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ researchers explore farmers' interests in carbon markets

Carbon programs in the region will pay farmers to adopt "climate-smart" farming techniques — like no or reduced tillage, cover crops and nutrient management — but recent studies have found that only a small percentage of eligible farmers choose to enroll in these programs. A new study from ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ's Ness School of Management and Economics — led by associate professors Tong Wang and Hailong Jin — examines the barriers to enrolling in these carbon programs.