South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology

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Phone: 1-605-394-2493
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Description:
The primary objective of the atmospheric sciences program is to give students a basic understanding of the factors controlling weather. Coursework includes solar and terrestrial radiation, the laws of fluid motion and thermodynamics as applied to the atmosphere, and microphysical processes in clouds. This program also provides opportunities to study biogeochemistry as it relates to atmospheric chemistry and global change.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Atmospheric Science
 

Research Areas:
Land-surface processes; surface satellite remote sensing; hydrometeorology; aircraft measurements; atmospheric physics; remote sensing; cloud electrification;lightning; numerical modeling; cloud physics and dynamics; mesoscale meteorology;modeling; radar meteorology; air pollution; air quality modeling;rainfall estimation; working with large datasets; rain and hail analysis; applied climatology; weather modification; and interactions among biology, atmospheric chemistry and global change.

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Phone: 1-605-394-2400

Degree(s):
M.S. - Civil Engineering
 

Research Areas:
Soil reinforcement; soil-structure interaction; numerical modeling; anchor-mooring analysis; light weight fills; offshore geotechnical engineering; municipal wastewater treatment; public works project management; hydrology; rainfall runoff modeling; sediment transport, floods, and hydraulics; high performance concrete; prestressed concrete; concrete technology; structural dynamics; water and wastewater treatment process kinetics and design; biological treatment of hazardous wastes; structural and materials engineering with emphases on large structure analysis, design and testing; advanced composite cables for pre-stressing and other civil engineering applications; advanced composite material mechanical property analysis, design and testing; fiber reinforced plastic tubes for confining concrete and permanent form work; super pre-stressing using advanced composite tubes and cables; industrial application of FRP; hydraulic modeling; management and modeling of storm water quality and quantity; watershed approaches to managing natural resources; GIS applications in water resources; computer aided graphics; finite element analys

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Description:
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is situated at the edge of the Black Hills, a Laramide uplift exposing rocks that range in age from Precambrian to Tertiary. Cenozoic deposits of the Badlands are about 30 miles east. Most graduate students engage in field-related theses, taking advantage of the excellent geology of the area.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Geology/Geological Engineering;

Ph.D. - Geology/Geological Engineering
 

Research Areas:
Ground-water modeling and contaminant migration;igneous and metamorphic petrology; remote sensing; clastic depositional environments and petroleum geology; hydrogeology; tectonics of the Northern Rocky Mountains and Basin and Range; hydrothermal gold deposits and metamorphic hydrothermal processes; geogrpahic information systems; planetary geology; environmental geology; structural geology of Precambrian rocks in the Black Hills; engineering geophysics; earth surface processes; eolian dynamics;ground-water applications.

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Description:
The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is situated at the edge of the Black Hills, a Laramide uplift exposing rocks that range in age from Precambrian to Tertiary. Cenozoic deposits of the Badlands are about 30 miles east. Most graduate students engage in field-related theses, taking advantage of the excellent geology of the area.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Paleontology
 

Research Areas:
Late Cretaceous marine reptiles; biostratigraphy; dinosaurs; Cenozoic mammals; taphonomy; conservation; Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertebrates;stratigraphy

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Description:
The state-of-the art analytical instruments for instruction and research include high temperature and high pressure reactor for combustion synthesis; fourier transform infrared spectrometer, near and mid-infrared; Laser Raman spectrometer; interfacial force microscope; gas chromatographs; nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer; injection molding machine; combustion reactor and supercritical reactor.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Chemical Engineering
 

Research Areas:
Crystallization; nucleation and spray drying; formation of polymer foams with compressed fluids; compressed and supercritical fluids as antisolvents;modeling of polymeric and compressed fluid systems;interactions between polymers and compressed fluids;chemical kinetics; liquid phase oxidation; process control; combustion synthesis and processing of advanced ceramic and intermetallic materials; protective coatings; dynamic analysis and modeling of reactive systems; chemical and micromechanical investigation of polymer composites; FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy; self assembled monolayers and Lanqmuir-Blodgett films; interfacial and atomic force microscopy; pollution phenomena and control

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Description:
The Ph.D. program offers a student the opportunity to expand their knowledge and understanding of the science and technology of materials production, behavior, and applications. Students pursuing the M.S. degree enhance their knowledge and understanding of the science and technology of materials synthesis, behavior, characterization, and production. Graduates of both degrees formulate solutions to materials problems through the multidisciplinary experience they obtain during their academic career.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Materials Engineering and Science;

Ph.D. - Materials Engineering and Science
 

Research Areas:
Experimental solid-state physics; low temperatures; thermal properties; porous materials; ice/water phase changes; highway de-icing; semiconductor materials; geotechnical engineering; numerical analysis; soil reinforcement; synthetic organic chemistry; modification of natural products; medicinal chemistry; synthesis of plant growth regulators; synthesis of conjugated polymers; supramolecular assembly; supercritical fluid extraction; phase behavior and thermodynamics; polymer processing; surface science; electronic properties of semiconductors and insulators; hydrometallurgy; metallurgical kinetics; fine-particle recovery; electrometallurgy; precious metallurgy; composites; concrete reinforced structures; mechanics of composites, elastomers, and viscoelastic materials; dynamic material properties; constitutive modeling; fiber-optic sensors; surface modification of reinforcements for polymer matrix composites; strengthening mechanisms; fracture mechanics; materials design; metal/ceramic matrix composites; MOCVD growth of III-V semiconductors; device processing; numerical modeling of semiconductor devices; electronic structure of materials; electronic properties of solid state surfaces, interfaces, and superlattices; geotechnical engineering; fundamental soil properties; long-term behaviors of soils; experimental soil mechanics; synthesis and processing of ceramics; combustion synthesis; reaction engineering; kinetics of heterogeneous reactions; mathematical modeling; concrete materials; fiber concrete; transmission and scanning electron microscopy; X-ray diffraction; metallography; corrosion; chemistry and micromechanics in polymer composites through application of ATR, FT-IR spectroscopy; interfacial force microscopy; sulfur-nitrogen-phosphorus chemistry; preparation and properties of linear monophosphazenes; glass transition phenomena in polymers and small molecule systems; theory of relaxation in disordered materials; solubility and diffusion of small molecules in

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Description:
A cluster of seven Silicon graphics workstations support a full range of SGI software packages, an Oracle database, and graphics and image processing packages. The institution encourages its students to use the computer facilities in the creative and efficient solution of scientific and engineering problems.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Computer Science
 

Research Areas:
Digital communications and networking; digital signal processing; computer architecture; operating systems software; distributed systems; neural networks; the mathematical foundations of computer science; pattern recognition; satellite imagery; software engineering; multimedia development; computer graphics; assembly language programming; mathematical foundations of computer science; database machines; database management systems; distributed systems; parallel processing; fuzzy expert sytems; numerical analysis as applied to partial differential equations; special functions; wavelets; applied mathematics;image processing; computer vision; graphics;artificial intelligence.

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Description:
The department has several well-equipped laboratories designed to give students easy access to experimental support for their theoretical studies. Coursework in Electrical Engineering is supplemented by related offerings in other departments.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Electrical Engineering
 

Research Areas:
Real time and embedded computer systems; computer interfacing;robotics;instrumentation; communication systems;radar signal processing; image processing; ground-penetrating radar; pattern recognition; electromagnetics; electric power systems; linear and nonlinear control systems; power system analysis; simulation and operation; artificial intelligence applications; circuits and circuit analysis; machine control; fuzzy logic control; energy and power systems; alternate energy systems; digital control systems; semiconductor fabrication; quantum electrodynamics; microprocessors and microcontrollers; computer interfacing; digital systems; semiconductor devices, processing, and modeling; materials characterization; semiconductor fabrication; computer architecture; fault tolerant computing; VLSI CAD/testing; performance evaluation; parallel and distributed computing; microprocessor and microcontroller system design; engineering education;analaog and digital systems.

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Description:
The Mechanical Engineering Department is among the largest departments on campus and has several well-equipped laboratories. The Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP) has Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Composites, and Electrical and Computer Engineering as its components.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Areas:
Natural convection; heat and mass transfer; experimental and computational fluid mechanics; hydrodynamic stability; boundary layer stability; vehicle dynamics; combustion engine control; continuum and solid mechanics; structural dynamics; experimental mechanics; mechanics of highly flexible structures; composite materials; intelligent control of dynamic systems;robotics; optical mechanics; dynamic fracture of engineered materials; residual stress measurement; application of mechanics to design and manufacturing; micro mechanics; probalistic design methods; stochastic fatigue methods; computational heat transfer; heat exchanger enhancement; geothermal engergy systems; thermal control system design and application;multi-media instruction; advanced computational methods for fluid and heat transfer; modern measurement techniques for multi-phase thermal hydraulic systems; temperature/electric field interactions;plasma flow.

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Phone: 1-605-394-2400

Degree(s):
Ph.D.
 

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Description:
The Master of Science in Technology Management is designed to provide a program of advanced study in technically oriented disciplines for candidates anticipating a managerial career. The intent of the program is to provide an interface between training received in scientific disciplines and the management of human and other resources in an applied environment.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Technology Management
 

Research Areas:
Quality management; optimization; stochastic models; operations research;statistical processes; ergonomics;safety engineering.