Research Notes Summer 2000

 

Dr. Sherry Farwell, Dean, Graduate Education & Sponsored Programs, was awarded $225,000 in additional funds from NASA for his project entitled "NASA EPSCoR: Preparatory Grant Proposal: Dr. Farwell was also granted $27,300 in additional funds for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and $14,540 for his project titled "Analytical Training Program" from the Mongolian Technical University.

Kata McCarville, Director of Instructional Technology Services, was granted $44,500 from the Board of Regents for her project entitled "Governor's Electronic Classroom Upgrade." McCarville was also awarded $10,000 from North Dakota State University for her project entitled "Undergraduate Research Experiences in High Performance Computing and Advanced Networking".

Dr. Robb Winter, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, was awarded $147,419 for his project entitled "Nanomechanics and Interphase Chemistry of Interfacial Fracture", and $50,000 in additional funds from the US Department of Energy for his project entitled "Investigation of the Interphase Region in Polymer Matrix-Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites Using the Interfacial Force Microscope." Dr. Winter was also granted $10,050 for his project entitled "REU Site: Molecular Level Modification of Surfaces" from the National Science Foundation, and received a $1,000 award for his project entitled "SBIR Phase O - Application of Silver Colored Micaceous Schist as an Inorganic Metallic-looking Pigment to Replace Environmentally Hazardous Aluminum Powders and Pastes" from the Pacer Corporation.

Dr. Ramakrishnan, Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Sookie Bang, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and were awarded $72,558 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project entitled "Application of a Microbial Immobilization Technique in Remediation of Concrete Cracks". The two also received $10,000 in additional funds for the project entitled "Application of a Microbial Immobilization Technique in Remediation of Concrete Cracks-REU" from the NSF. Bang was also awarded $4,000 from the Navel Research Laboratory for the project entitled "Development of Halophilic Bacterial Biosorbent."

Carrie Herbel, Museum of Geology was awarded $40,282 for her project entitled "Support Field Work, Lab Preparation and Curation of Paleontological Material Collected from the Pig Wallow Site, Badlands National Park" from the US Dept of Interior-Badlands National Park. She was also awarded $26,944 from US Dept of Interior-Badlands National Park for a second project titled "Baseline Mapping of Fossil Bone Beds at Badlands National Park."

Dr. Chris Jenkins, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded $10,000 from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (prime-NASA) for a project entitled " JPL Gossamer Spacecraft Support". Jenkins was also awarded $20,000 for a project entitled "Analysis of Optical Quality Membranes" from SRS Technologies. SRS Technologies also awarded Jenkins $18,600 in additional funds for his project entitled "Optical Quality Membranes for Space Rate Optics."

Dr. John Helsdon, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, was awarded $130,000 in additional funds for his project entitled "3-D Cloud Scale Model and Satellite Study of the Transport and Evolution of Lightning-Produced Nitrogen Oxides" from the National Science Foundation.

Associate Professor Dr. Andrey Petukhov and Dr. Mikhail Foygel, Chair and Professor, Department of Physics were awarded $312,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Spin-Dependent Transport in Magnetic Nanostructures and Heterostructures."

Associate Professor Dr. Lee Vierling, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, was awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "CAREER: An Integrated Research/Educational Plan to Develop and Deploy a Pointable, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Instrument on a Tethered Balloon."

Dr. Ed Duke, Manager of Analytical Services, Engineering and Mining Experiment Station, and Dr. Colin Paterson, Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering were awarded $42,287 from the National Science Foundation for their project entitled "US-Namibia Cooperative Research: Potential of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Geological Mapping and Resource Evaluation in Arid Regions When Used in the Damaran Terrain." Dr. Paterson was also awarded $14,737 in additional funds for his project entitled "A Black Hills Science Teaching Project to Prepare K-8 Teachers for the new Millennium" from Black Hills State University. Dr. Duke received $3,000 from DOSECC, Inc. for his project entitled "Application of visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy in studies of active and ancient thermal regimes."

Dr. David Boyles, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Dr. Jon Kellar, Chair and Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering received $330,000 for their project entitled "Direst Formation of Silane Coupling Agents on Glass Surfaces for Improved Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. William Cross, Research Composite Performance" from the US Air Force. Dr. Kellar, Dr. Lidvin Kjerengtroen, Scientist III, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, received $270,000 from the United States Air Force for their project "A Fiber-Optic Sensor System for Total Lifetime Monitoring of Polymer Matrix Composites." Dr. Keller, Dr. Daniel Heglund, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dr. Lidvin, Dr. Robb Winter, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Dr. Sherry Farwell, Dean, Graduate Education & Sponsored Programs were awarded $104,498 from the National Science Foundation for their project entitled "Acquisition of a Research-Grade FT-IR Spectrometer." Dr. Kellar, Dr. Kjerengtroen and Dr. Cross were awarded $65,000 in additional funds for their project "A Multi-Scale Approach for Understanding the Role of the Interphase in Polymer Matrix Composites" from the National Science Foundation.

Francine Campone, (Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership (SKILL), received $100,000 in additional funds from NASA for her project entitled "Provide for Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership for Mission to Planet Earth."

Dr. Cathleen Webb, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dr. Arden Davis, Mickelsen Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, and Dr. David Dixon, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering were awarded $41,299 for their project entitled "Arsenic Remediation of Drinking Water" from the SD Department of Environment & Natural Resources. Dr. Davis and Dr. Webb also received $8,029 from South Dakota State University for the project. Dr. Webb and Dr. Davis also were awarded $30,000 in additional funds from US Department of Interior-Bureau of Land Management for their project entitled "Belle Eldridge Search and Remediation Investigation."

Dr. Scott J. Kenner, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering received $44,325 and $60,225 from SD Department of Game, Fish and Parks for his project entitled "Development of a Multi-agency Systems Approach to Manage a Wild Brown Trout Fishery within an Urbanized Watershed, Rapid Creek, SD." Kenner was also awarded $20,121 for his project entitled "Lower Rapid Creek Watershed Assessment and TMDL Development" from the City of Rapid City, and $6,815 for his project entitled "Methodology for Wellhead Protection, Upper Sioux Tribe" from the Environmental Office, Upper Sioux Community.

Dr. James Martin, Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Museum of Geology was awarded $48,000 for his study entitled "Paleontological Survey of US Corps Lands Along the Missouri River" from US Army Corps of Engineers.

Dr. Manuel Penaloza, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science was awarded $36,786 from the Rapid City Regional Hospital for his project to provide consulting services to Rapid City Regional Hospital's Information Systems Department."

Dr. William Roggenthen, Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, was awarded $117,563 from the US Department of State for his project entitled "William C. Foster Fellows Visiting Scholars Program."

Dr. Terje Preber, Chair and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was awarded $20,000 from the David & Lucile Packard Foundation for a scholarship grant for Shane R. Herrod.

Dr. Larry Stetler, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering was awarded $39,975 for his project entitled " Channel Bottom Cementation and Sediment Yield Effects on a Natural Spawning Habitat in Spearfish Creek, SD" from SD Department of Game Fish and Parks.

Dr. Alvis Lisenbee, Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, received $7.060 for his project entitled "Geologic Map of the Hayward Quadrangle" from USDOI - US Geological Survey.

Dr. John Weiss, Associate Professor, and Dr. Antoinette Logar, Chair and Professor, both from Department of Mathematics and Computer Science received $51,680 from Raytheon Technical Services Company for their project entitled "A MODIS Re-Projection Tool."

Dr. Kerri Vierling, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering was awarded $8,131 for the project "Development of a Multi-agency Systems Approach to Manage a Wild Brown Trout Fishery within an Urbanized Watershed, Rapid Creek, SD" from the SD Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

Dr. Thomas Fontaine, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was awarded $29,629 in additional funds from SD Department of Game Fish and Parks for his project entitled "Analysis for Restoration of Water Quality and Supply for Fishery at Yates Pond, South Dakota."

Three professors were awarded "Governor Janklow's Faculty Awards for Teaching with Technology" from the State of South Dakota. Dr. Charles Kliche, Professor and Program Coordinator, Mining Engineering Program received $25,555, Dr. Andrey Petukhov, Professor, Department of Physics received $21,614.14, and Dr. Stephen Pratt, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences received $21,991.54.

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