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The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology President entered our 119th year continuing our commitment Dr. Richard J. Gowen of excellence established more than a century ago. Assistant to the President Those traditions continue both in and out of the Gail Boddicker classroom. Included within our traditions is a Academic Affairs commitment to providing our students with an Dr. Karen L. Whitehead, Vice President excellent education at an affordable price. This fall Business & Administration the University was recognized by Barrons, a leading Timothy G. Henderson, Director resource for higher education information, as one of 300 'Best Buys' in higher education from across the Student Affairs nation. This coveted recognition is also reinforced Dr. Douglas K. Lange, Dean by an increase in the number of new students University & Public Relations choosing to join the Tech family this fall. Julie A. Smoragiewicz, Director SDSM&T Foundation Tech is committed to enhancing teaching and learning through the integration of L. Rod Pappel, President advanced technologies. Our traditions of excellence in teaching were recently College of Earth Systems given a boost through a project funded by Governor Janklow. The South Dakota Dr. Sangchul Bang, Dean School of Mines and Technology was honored to be selected to participate in the Governor's Faculty Awards for Teaching with Technology program. College of Interdisciplinary Studies Dr. Dean A. Bryson, Dean During the past summer eight of our faculty and forty-nine other faculty from College of Materials Science & Engineering across the state were selected to participate in the program. The Tech projects Dr. Kenneth Han, Dean resulted in a wide range of resources for our current students as well as students College of Systems Engineering and teachers in the K-12 systems across our state. The High Priority Connection Dr. Wayne B. Krause, Interim Dean Network has made it possible for these resources to be accessed through the Graduate Education & Research South Dakota Education Network via the Internet. Dr. Sherry O. Farwell, Dean Although the projects officially involved only eight of our faculty, support was Faculty Advisory Council provided for the projects from across the campus. Today these faculty are not Dr. M. Steven McDowell, Chairperson only providing new learning experiences for their students, they are also serving to teach and inspire their fellow faculty to utilize new technologies. SDSM&T Quarterly is published by the Office of University & Public Relations. These are just a few examples of the many projects being implemented on campus to apply current technologies to provide our students with the Editor competitive educational edge Tech students have expected and experienced for Julie A. Smoragiewicz nearly 12 decades. Assistant Editor & Writer Darrell R. Sawyer Sincerely, Advertising & Design Rachel A. Schofield Administrative Support Tracy O’Sullivan Richard J. Gowen Kristi Wishard President For additional information contact: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Office of University & Public Relations 501 E. St. Joseph Street Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 (605) 394-2554 • (800) 544-8162 e-mail: [email protected]

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, military status, sex, religion, age, sexual preference, political preference or disability in employment or the provision of service. Features CAMPUS Profile 2 Jurassic Bone Bed The South Dakota School of Mines and Dinosaurs reign over primitive mammals Technology, founded in 1885, has been a national leader in preparing world-class engineers and scientists. Our graduates design, construct, and operate modern technology to meet complex challenges such as global 4 warming, health care delivery, energy resource Wired, Wrapped, & Ready development, mineral extraction and processing, environment quality, futuristic transportation, and Faculty deliver cutting-edge technological instruction national defense. Our alumni are held in the highest regard by their fellow leaders in industry, consulting, government, health and education. Tech has diversified to meet the needs of 6 From Mines to Mongolia and engineering and science throughout the world. South Down Under Dakota Tech’s intellectual environment was shaped a century ago by the ingenuity and rugged individualism Civil engineering professor’s expertise spans the globe of pioneers in science and technology. Tech’s present day pioneers provide inspiration and remain on the cutting edge in the fields of engineering and the 8 Speeding up the Information sciences. Super Highway ACADEMIC PROGRAM: SDSM&T is a state-assisted SDSM&T is one of 150 universities to be connected university providing graduate and undergraduate degrees to Internet 2 in science, engineering, and interdisciplinary studies. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES 10 Oyate Consortium Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering Chemistry Interdisciplinary Science Civil Engineering Mathematics Collaboration with tribal colleges continues Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Metallurgical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mining Engineering Geological Engineering Physics 11 CAT-apaulting to a New Level Geology of Excellence MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREES Corporate gift will benefit students and faculty Atmospheric Sciences Materials Engineering and Chemical Engineering Sciences Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Paleontology 14 Making a Difference With LRC Electrical Engineering Technology Management Geology and Geological Engineering Faculty and staff give back to the Rapid City community DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES Atmospheric, Environmental and Water Resources 16 Geology and Geological Engineering Carrying on the M-Hill Traditions Materials Engineering and Sciences

Campus culture spans eight decades ENROLLMENT: The University has a diverse enrollment of approximately 2,200 students from nearly 30 states and 20 countries. Our 13 departments offer 30 degree programs in engineering and science 18 Separating Oil From Water disciplines at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. Students enter the university with the highest ACT composite in the state and more than half SDSM&T conducts cutting-edge research for South graduating within the top 25 % of their high school. Dakota business COSTS AND FEES: Annual undergraduate costs for tuition, fees, room and board total less than $8,000 per 20 Engineers in the End Zone year for residents of South Dakota, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. The Hardrockers - not your ordinary football team Annual total costs for all other undergraduates is less than $11,000 per year.

12 SDSM&T Reaching Out RESEARCH: High quality research is conducted in departments and in our research institutes. 19 Personnel Changes FACULTY: There are approximately 100 faculty with 22 Campus Briefings and Research Notes degrees from more than 150 institutions, eighty five percent of which have earned doctoral degrees. You Are Invited...Calendar of Events and Tech Trivia Quarterly SDSM&T Jurassic B Dinosaurs reign over

bout 150 million years ago–70 million years before the states there are few other sites of this magnitude in North Black Hills were even formed–huge Jurassic-era creatures America. A roamed the area now known as the northern Black Hills Camarasaurus was a gigantic beast that stood 50 feet high and and ruled over the region's first mammals. SDSM&T measured 50 feet long. However, compared to the rest of the body, paleontologists are unearthing fossils of Jurassic dinosaurs and this dinosaur had an extremely tiny head that was only 1-1½ feet in primitive mammals at an important scientific site near Sundance, diameter. The weight of the unearthed pelvic portion illustrates the Wyoming. Unlike the mechanical versions found on movie screens, size of this Jurassic creature. The fossilized pelvic portion of these Jurassic dinosaur skeletons are the real things! Camarasaurus, which SDSM&T paleontologists carefully removed For the past and transported to their curation several summers, "This site represents a unique and significant paleontological find lab on campus, weighed over six officials of the for several reasons," says Dr. James Martin, SDSM&T Curator of tons! SDSM&T Museum Vertebrate Paleontology and Professor of Geology. "The area has Darrin Pagnac, a graduate of Geology have produced an amazing abundance of specimens in a small area–a student in paleontology at been excavating diversity of relatively little–known dinosaurs from the Black Hills SDSM&T, has concentrated his the Jurassic bone research on this Camarasaurus bed that was and rare Jurassic mammals. It's the most significant dinosaur site in specimen. "Darrin’s research is a unearthed as a the Black Hills. The diversity is unparalleled." review of species of Camarasaurus result of the based upon the structure of the Interstate highway being built. SDSM&T graduate student John forelimb. From the research a better understanding of these Foster (MS Paleo '93) discovered the site in 1991 after parking dinosaur species will result," says Dr. Martin. along I-90 to check out a rock outcrop of the Morrison This past summer SDSM&T's field digs focused on excavating Formation. It took him only a few minutes to realize that the adult and juvenile Allosaurus fossils located at this site. Allosaurus, highway had cut through a site that contained many fossils. which means strange lizard, was a flesh-eating dinosaur from the Under a cooperative partnership agreement with the State of Jurassic Age. Allosaurs were approximately 36 feet long and walked Wyoming, SDSM&T paleontologists are conducting the field semi-upright on their hind legs. The teeth of Allosaurus are excavation along Interstate I-90 west of Sundance. Dr. James somewhat knife-like in contrast to the rounder teeth in the younger Martin, SDSM&T Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and carnivore, Tyrannosaurus rex. Professor of Geology, has directed the field excavations. Over the In conjunction with years hundreds of students and volunteers from across the nation excavating the adult Allosaurus, have participated in these field digs. SDSM&T paleontologists also "This site represents a unique and significant paleontological focused on recovering the find for several reasons," says Dr. Martin. "The area has produced bones of a baby allosaur. an amazing abundance of specimens in a small area–a diversity of Because the bones of smaller relatively little-known dinosaurs from the Black Hills and rare animals tend to be more easily Jurassic mammals. It's the most significant dinosaur site in the broken and scattered, Dr. Black Hills," states Dr. Martin. "The diversity is unparalleled." Martin states that finding a The site represents a prehistoric streambed where flooding juvenile Allosaurus specimen is events deposited dinosaurs and mammals approximately 150 especially rare. million years ago. Through their excavations at this site, SDSM&T In addition to the paleontologists have recovered some very well articulated skeletons Camarasaurus and Allosaurus of Allosaurus and Camarasaurus. In the world of zoology, articulated specimens, other fossils found means having joints or movable segments between bones still in at this site include Apatosaurus life position. (or Brontosaurus), Barosaurus, Excavation during the summer of 1997 focused on recovering Diplodocus, Stegosaurus,two the skeleton of Camarasaurus, a huge herbivorous dinosaur from types of turtles, two types of the Late Jurassic period known for its "fishing pole" neck. These fish, freshwater clams, and dinosaurs foraged for plants in the same region where buffalo vegetation. However, the Jim and Kathy Heaslip of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, would eventually roam many millions of years later. Describing the fossils of three types of the Jurassic-era paleontology field dig site under the di Camarasaurus site as "extremely significant and rare," Dr. Martin primitive mammals–some very Quarterly 2 SDSM&T Bone Bed r primitive mammals

tiny, shrew-like creatures–that have been discovered here are especially significant. SDSM&T paleontologists have unearthed the jaw of a very primitive mammal unlike any that has been previously found. "Mammals are one of the most important creatures from the site," says Dr. Martin. "They are exceedingly rare at this time." He adds that the shrew-like insectivores and other mammals found at the site became extinct and are not the ancestors of any creature that lives currently. "The fossil site is fascinating because it is from an era in which mammals were just developing the toolbox of traits that enabled them to coexist with dinosaurs and eventually replace dinosaurs," explains Dr. Martin. "While dinosaurs dominated the landscape, these little mammals were underfoot but preparing to one day dominate." This site provides an important window into what the prehistoric ecosystem was like during the Jurassic era. What caused this paleontological piece of Jurassic life to be preserved? Dr. Martin believes a catastrophic flood created this Jurassic bone bed Paleontology graduate student Darrin Pagnac (Stephen, MN) by depositing the animal remains into a pool that was quickly carefully removes rock and soil from fossils found at the Jurassic covered. With the right set of conditions occurring after the site. catastrophe, the bones were preserved in the ancient riverbed until being exposed by highway crews building Interstate 90. part in SDSM&T's field digs. Scraping away dirt with a dental pick, Field excavation is slow, tedious work that combines the they worked on recovering the foot bones of a baby Allosaurus. patience of Job with the joy of unearthing fossils that are millions "You know how it feels when a fish hits?" asks Jim Heaslip while of years old. The field dig crews carefully chip away at the describing his field dig experience. "You know it's a bone." sandstone with dental picks, trowels and paintbrushes to recover After the summer field dig sessions are completed, SDSM&T the embedded bones. The officials cover the entire site with dirt to protect it during the Story Photos by Julie Smoragiewicz location and identification of winter months. The following summer, the excavation crew digs the fossils are recorded in out the site by hand because using any large earth-moving the well-documented field equipment on the site would crush the ancient bones underneath. notes that accompany every SDSM&T Museum of Geology officials hope that excavation scientific excavation. at this important paleontological site will continue in the years Once exposed, the bones ahead. During the month of July, SDSM&T offers two field dig are encased in a plaster jacket sessions at this Jurassic site, each two weeks in length. The public for protection while being can participate on a limited, space available basis in these or any of transported back to the numerous other field digs offered each summer. The option of SDSM&T's curation lab for taking the field digs for academic credit also is available. further research and Information about participating in a future field dig can be preservation. Some fossils obtained by contacting Dr. Philip Bjork, Director, SDSM&T from this site will eventually Museum of Geology, at 1-800-544-8162, ext. 2467 or via email: be placed on display at the [email protected]. Crook County Museum in As they carry on their scientific work at this site, SDSM&T Sundance. paleontologists continue to piece together prehistoric clues that Jim and Kathy Heaslip of shed light on what Jurassic life was like. They are not only Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recovering fossils that predate the Black Hills, but are also making work on excavating the allosaur fossils discovered at were among the volunteers important contributions to a better understanding of prehistoric irection of SDSM&T. who traveled to South life, extinction and the future of our own species. Dakota this summer to take Quarterly 3 SDSM&T rom high-tech 3-D glasses to an interactive CD-Rom about Black Hills geology, SDSM&T faculty members are integrating computer-based technologies into their teaching. These techno-charged professors at SDSM&T are at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge instruction in their Wired, disciplines. Eight SDSM&T faculty members spent a productive summer utilizing funds from Governor Janklow's Faculty Awards for Teaching with Technology Program to prepare excellent course resources that will be available to all students. The South Dakota Education Network (www.hpcnet.org/SDEdNet) links these resources Wrapped, to allow teaching and learning to be available in the classrooms of elementary and secondary schools, technical institutes and higher education. Governor Janklow established the special competitive grant program earlier this year to provide innovative faculty members from South Dakota's six public universities with the resources to & Ready redesign courses integrating applications of computed-based technology into their disciplines. Of the fifty-seven award recipients, eight were SDSM&T faculty members whose project grants totaled nearly $180,000 and whose academic subjects ranged Faculty deliver from science and engineering disciplines to sociology and English. In his project entitled Blending Technologies for a Data-Driven Introductory Statistics Course, Dr. Roger Johnson, Associate Professor cutting-edge technological instruction of Mathematics, redesigned "As a former teacher, I can appreciate the tr SDSM&T's commitment from the faculty members who di introductory statistics said Lt. Governor Carole Hillard. "I am ple course. He supplemented PC- being applied in a wide range of disciplines in based technologies history, English, and sociology, as well as geo with the use of the TI-83 statistical and chemistry." graphing calculator and two associated data-collection devices, the Calculator-Based Ranger (CBR), and the Calculator-Based Laboratory (CBL). The CBR records time, distance, velocity, and acceleration on a

Story Photos by Darrell Sawyer moving object. The CBL probes can measure temperature, light Dr. Robert Corey intensity, current, voltage, force, magnetic field, EKG, pressure, pH, Assistant Professor of Physics heart rate, respiration, and other kinds of data. By gathering and analyzing real data in class through CBR and CRL lab activities, students can better appreciate the data collection process and how to deal with measurement variability. "I can envision several uses of these materials by students in

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Dr. Zbigniew Hladysz Dr. Stanley Howard Dr. Roger Jo Chair and Professor of Mining Engineering Chair and Professor of Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering Quarterly 4 SDSM&T my high school statistics and math classes," said Marie Ritten, statistics and calculus teacher at Rapid City Stevens High School. Dr. Brad Morgan, Professor of English, utilized the award for his English 101 project to redesign the freshman English course to adapt to the World Wide Web. With distance education students accessing from home, the restructured course helps to deliver class materials and promote student writing. In addition to developing their own Web pages on the HPCNet and posting writing assignments for peer critiques, students will build an electronic portfolio to which they can continually add materials. "Students in my advanced technical course are developing a multi-assignment HPCNet-based business package to gain experience in writing in a Web environment," said Dr. Morgan. Dr. Larry Stetler, Assistant Professor of Dr. Richard J. Gowen, SDSM&T President, demonstrates the South Dakota Education Geological Engineering, utilized his award to develop Network (SDEdNet) to Lt. Governor Carole Hillard during the Governor Janklow’s Faculty an interactive, multimedia CD-Rom entitled The Awards for Teaching With Technology demonstration program. Geology and Natural Science of the Black Hills. This product was designed for junior and senior high school earth Through his project entitled Sociology: Live and Connected, Dr. science courses as a supplement to the regular science curriculum. Sidney Goss, Professor of Sociology, restructured the Arranged in five modules with several subjects, the material Introduction to Sociology course. As a result, the course is now includes text, video clips, photos and audio. more accessible to distant learners, allowing them and on-campus remendous effort and "For students of all levels, this project students access to a wide range of course-related material directly isplayed their projects," can be adapted for use as a method of from the Web. With the click of a mouse, South Dakota's students leased to see technology teaching geology and science related to the are instantly linked to students around the world currently enrolled Black Hills," explained Dr. Stetler. in the same course. Providing South Dakota's high school seniors ncluding music, art, As a result of his award, Dr. William with the opportunity to receive dual credit, the course also is logy, mathematics, physics Roggenthen, Professor of Geological directly accessible through SDSM&T's Educational and Distance Engineering, developed the Modular Delivery Technology Services (EDTS). of Geophysical Techniques. Building the main Dr. Stanley Howard, Chair and Professor of Metallurgical module around ground-penetrating radar Engineering, designed Thermodynamics On-Line, an interactive (GPR) and a subsidiary module on seismic techniques, he software package to help engineering students learn the constructed training and teaching units to complement his fundamental principles of thermodynamics. This resource could be geophysics instruction. used by both high school students and teachers in Advanced Dr. Robert Corey, Assistant Professor of Physics, utilized his Placement physics and chemistry courses. award to develop Prep-Physics I, a multi-use instructional software Dr. Zbigniew Hladysz, Chair and Professor of Mining package that can be used for remedial or introductory physics. The Engineering, used his award to develop and implement cutting- project is HPCNet (High Priority Connection Network) based, edge, three-dimensional computerized visualization. His project which will allow students across South Dakota access and will was named Virtual Earth. Dr. Hladysz developed a sequence of prepare them for placement exams as they move through the self- visual case studies that can be used to teach science and paced program. continued on page 24

Johnson Dr. Bradford Morgan Dr. William Roggenthen Dr. Larry Stetler of Mathematics Professor of English Professor of Geological Engineering Assistant Professor of Geological Engineering Quarterly 5 SDSM&T From MINES TO MONGOLIA and Civil engineering professor’s expertise spans Down Under the globe

he reputation of Dr. Venkataswamy Ramakrishnan, Following a lengthy period of Soviet domination, Mongolia is SDSM&T Distinguished Professor of Civil & making a transition to a western-style economy. Although such Environmental Engineering, extends far beyond the economic changes are often difficult, Mongolia has certain T campus and the borders of South Dakota. Universities advantages such as a well-educated population, substantial natural around the world–from Mongolia to China to Australia–invited resources and proximity to the large Asian market. him to present technical workshops in their countries this past After following Russian bridge-building standards for many summer and share his knowledge about high performance years, Mongolia adopted the use of U.S. bridge specifications two concrete. Dr. Rama, as he is affectionately known, conducted years ago. Recognizing the poor condition of their current road pioneering research work at SDSM&T in high performance and bridge system, Mongolian officials are very interested in concrete and is one of the top international experts in that field. developing a good transportation infrastructure. Currently, no Under Dr. Rama's leadership, the first international workshop highway connects Ulaanbaatar, the largest city and capital of a on concrete was presented in Mongolia–the ancient realm of nation. The landlocked country on the northern plain of central Genghis Khan, whose empire was the largest in world history. At Asia has a population of 2.3 million people, half of whom are the height of his rule, Genghis Khan occupied more land than under twenty years of age. As many people live in Ulaanbaatar as either Alexander the Great or the British Empire! the entire state of South Dakota! With funding support from the National Science Foundation Dr. Rama was very impressed with the Mongolian participants' (NSF), Dr. Rama organized and conducted the "U.S.-Mongolia knowledge and their desire to learn how to improve Mongolian Joint Workshop on High Performance Concrete for Construction roads and bridges using pre-stressed concrete. "Of the five and/or Rehabilitation of Transportation Structures." The three-day international workshops I have presented, none had as many workshop was held at Mongolian Technical University in questions and as good discussion as this one," stated Dr. Rama. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, during the first week of July, 1998. "This was the way a workshop should be." As principal investigator for the NSF grant, Dr. Rama selected Although they are located on opposite sides of the globe and the leading U.S. experts in concrete to comprise the ten-member have strikingly different transportation systems, Mongolia and U.S. team visiting Mongolia. Participants included George Hoff, South Dakota share many similar topographical features. former president of the American Concrete Institute, and Dave Ulaanbaatar is located in a mountainous region of Mongolia, Huft, Research Engineer, South Dakota Department of which also has large areas of grassland with few trees, similar to Transportation, as well as officials from the Federal Highway the western South Dakota plains. This area of Mongolia also has Administration, Rutgers University, University of Maryland, hills that reminded Dr. Rama of the Black Hills of South Dakota. University of Illinois, and the Mongolian officials University of New Hampshire. extended gracious hospitality Story Photos Courtesy of Dr. Rama Workshop participation by to the U.S. delegation. In Mongolians was restricted to addition to touring high-level officials, including a laboratories and construction Member of Parliament, the sites, Dr. Rama and his Ministry of Infrastructure, colleagues visited the highway department chiefs, Mongolian National Games, and a few selected civil attended a concert in the engineering department faculty. National Theater, and were The workshop focused on guests of honor at a cooperative research projects traditional Mongolian that could be undertaken to reception. Touring the region, assist Mongolia in the repair, they received a firsthand look renovation and rehabilitation at a ger, a traditional felt tent of its deteriorating in which the nomadic people transportation infrastructure. live, moving from place to The very best roads in the nation are asphalt and have The scenery in Mongolia reminded little or no drainage. Dr. Rama of the Black Hills. Quarterly 6 SDSM&T place on the Mongolian grasslands as the grass is depleted. The Dr. Rama stands in front of a circular structure, which can be warm in the arctic cold and cool in ger in Mongolia. the summer heat, can collapse small enough to be transported by one animal and can be set up again in only a few hours. visit twelve years ago, The workshop in Mongolia is an extension of the ties during a period when few previously established between SDSM&T and Mongolian Technical Americans were allowed to University (MTU). Although MTU's student population of 6,500 is visit China. He spent a nearly three times the size of SDSM&T's enrollment, the two month giving a total of institutions have a similar focus that emphasizes technology, thirteen lectures on his science, engineering and mathematics. During a visit to Rapid City concrete research at in February of 1997, Dr. D. Badarch, Rector at MTU, jointly Kummimg Institute of signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr. Richard Technology, Shanghai Gowen, President of SDSM&T, that set forth plans to develop Research Institute, and the collaborative technical research projects. Research Institute of The goal of fostering an exchange of students and scholars Building Materials in Beijing. between the two institutions is already bearing fruit. For the first Two years later in 1989, the summer of Tiannamen Square, the time, two students from Mongolia are currently studying at Chinese Ministry of Construction invited Dr. Rama back to SDSM&T. Burmaa Ayurzana is majoring in computer science, and discuss his research activities. He helped the faculty at the Harbin Davabat Mangal is studying mining engineering. University Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute with "We are planning to organize cooperative research as a follow starting new research that would be useful in developing new up to the workshop," says Dr. Rama. "The National Science materials and structures designed to be more resistant to Foundation is very supportive of cooperative research." NSF earthquakes. He also gave two seminars at the China Building officials who were instrumental in supporting the project include Materials Academy. At that time, with the help of a $10 million Dr. William Y.B. Chang, Program Manager, Division of loan from the World Bank, China was building the world's second International Programs, National Science Foundation, and Dr. Ken largest shake table to be used for earthquake research. P. Chong, Program Manager, Structural Systems and Construction In addition to Dr. Rama's reputation extending from North Processes, who reviewed the proposal for the workshop. America to Asia, officials "down under" also recognize him as one Mongolia's neighbor to the south and east, the of the People's Republic of China, also hosted Dr. Rama this world's summer at a seminar he conducted at Tsinghua University foremost in Beijing, the top engineering university in China. experts on Recognizing Dr. Rama's prominence in the civil high engineering profession, Chinese officials provided some of performance their faculty and top students with the opportunity to hear concrete. firsthand from Dr. Rama about his research in high Curtin performance concrete. University Following the workshop in Beijing, Dr. Rama was of invited to present a seminar on fiber-reinforced concrete Technology to China's largest engineering consulting firm. Chinese in Perth, officials chartered an airplane and flew Dr. Rama to the Western site of where the world's largest concrete dam is being Australia, constructed. selected Dr. China is very Dr. Rama (right) and the School of Civil Engineering’s Rama as its interested in Professor B Vijay Rangan meet with Vice-Chancellor 1998 C.Y. utilizing fiber- Professor Lance Twomey from Curtin O'Connor reinforced University of Technology (seated). Fellow. He is concrete only the wherever fourth person in the world to be awarded this prestigious honor. possible. The $10,000 fellowship funds visits to Curtin University by This past eminent engineers and scientists who can contribute to the summer was development of science and engineering in Western Australia. the third time Previous recipients include individuals from Denmark, Great that Dr. Rama Britain, and the former president of the American Concrete made Institute. The fellowship was established in honor of the first Engineer- technical Dr. Rama and Dr. Badarch, President of the Mongolian in-Chief of the Colony of Western Australia and one of the most presentations Technical University, discuss issues related to the conference. in China. The eminent civil engineers in Australian history. O'Connor not only president of built the Perth Harbor in the late 19th century, but also the Kummimg Institute of Technology and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China first invited him to continued on page 24 Quarterly 7 SDSM&T DSM&T is joining the next "Internet 2 is at the forefront of Cabletron, Cisco, FORE Systems, IBM, generation Internet that will leave developing applications that will push the Lucent, MCI, Newbridge Networks, Qwest, non-participants in the cyberspace technology network forward to support Nortel and Starburst Communications. dust! The new, high speed them." Just as today's existing Internet connection will move SDSM&T into The current Internet, which began as a stemmed from investments in federal and the fast lane of the information research tool, does not have the academic research networks of the 1980s, superhighway. The change in network "bandwidth" or capacity to transmit the the development of Internet 2 by speed is akin to switching from a moped to huge amounts of data and graphics that universities, in collaboration with industry a turbo-charged race car on the Interstate many faculty and research scientists need. and government, will result in a new highway! Much like a traffic jam on the freeway, generation of Internet applications and The National Science Foundation today's Internet often gets bogged down in commercial uses that will benefit all society. (NSF) recently selected SDSM&T as one of handling millions of daily electronic Internet 2 will not replace the current the approximately 150 research universities transmissions. Internet but rather is a parallel network. around the nation to be connected to This congestion stems from the In addition to a dramatic increase in Internet 2. South Dakota Tech joins a very explosive growth in using the Internet for speed from the current Internet, another prestigious group. These 150 universities everything from e-mail and electronic important advantage of Internet 2 to with Internet 2 connections represent only commerce to surfing the World Wide Web researchers and higher education is that 4% of the approximately 3,600 higher and playing video games. According to a Internet 2 allows for data transmissions to education institutions in the United States. recent survey by Nielsen Media Research be sorted and prioritized. Bandwidth can SDSM&T will soon be connected to and Communications, more than 1/3 of be reserved on the Internet 2 network, this new high speed, high-capacity fiber- U.S. adults (70.5 million) now use the which can then make possible "real-time"

optic network. This high speed connection Internet–an increase of 340% in the past applications, including video presentations means that scientists at SDSM&T will have three years! and medical imaging. the capacity to transmit large amounts of Internet 2 is a partnership among Access to this high speed high-capacity research data and also have "real-time" higher education, industry and government network, will enable researchers to video interactions with their colleagues that is developing advanced technology and collaborate with their scientific colleagues located elsewhere in the nation. The Internet applications to meet the research in other geographic locations and share connection to Internet 2 provides needs and education missions of higher large amounts of data, including three- SDSM&T with a capacity approximately 30 education. Participants in Internet 2 are dimensional graphics. Applications are times greater than the current network for members of the University Corporation for currently being developed to provide the sending information electronically. Advanced Internet Development, which capability to operate complex equipment, "This enhanced connectivity will allow provides leadership and direction for including high-tech imaging devices, from us to communicate and share equipment advanced networking development within remote sites. This advanced research and and resources in new ways," says Katherine the U.S. university community. Corporate education network offers tremendous "Kata" McCarville, SDSM&T Director of partners include 3Com, Advanced Network potential to be applied in a myriad of Instructional Technology Services. & Services, AT&T, Bay Networks, ways–virtual laboratories, digital libraries (with real-time sound and video), telemedicine in rural medically underserved areas, and distance education. Connectivity to this heavy duty computer networking infrastructure has very important economic development ramifications for attracting more high-tech INTERNET businesses to South Dakota. Future SDSM&T graduates will have experience in utilizing the applications of the new technologies. Faculty members will be accessible for consulting work that involves 2 these advanced data transmissions, which can in turn drive the demand for networking infrastructure into the commercialization phase. Quarterly 8 SDSM&T As new applications for scientific research, telemedicine, and education are developed, a ripple effect will occur, leading to increased private sector demand for high speed connections. Regular Internet service providers experienced a similar ripple effect the past few years. This can drive the private sector need for advanced networking services to a point where the high speed, broader bandwidth will eventually become the common denominator for commercial connectivity. SDSM&T's connection to this next generation Internet network offers INTERNET tremendous potential for expanding and enhancing distance education programs in South Dakota. The higher education developing applications that require or take In addition to NSF funds underwriting institutions in South Dakota will have advantage of high speed high-capacity the cost of the intercampus connections to greater opportunities to share faculty network connectivity. The new national the new high speed2 electronic network, expertise and also offer students access to network for education and research that is SDSM&T is providing an equivalent match courses otherwise not available to them. being put in place to support these to its share of the NSF grant. SDSM&T's

This can result in enhanced academic applications is being deployed in two matching funds are being used to improve opportunities and greater collaboration modes-the very high performance the access of researchers, professors and within the South Dakota higher education Backbone Network Service (vBNS) and students to the network. These efforts system. Abilene networks. include acquiring faster routers, as well as Funding from the National Science The DakotaLink project, which NSF installing fiber-optic cable within and Foundation (NSF) has been instrumental in also approved for funding, will connect the between campus buildings. the effort to connect SDSM&T to high EPSCoR universities in North and South The connection to Internet 2 will bandwidth networks. An NSF EPSCoR Dakota (SDSM&T, SDSU, USD, UND and transform higher education in South (Experimental Program to Stimulate NDSU) through the EROS Data Center Dakota by reaching new markets and Competitive Research) grant provided $1.4 and eventually have access to both the fostering collaboration between research million for the Great Plains Networking vBNS and Abilene. This high capacity institutions that are geographically Consortium to build a high bandwidth network allows scientists and engineers to scattered. A few examples of current pipeline connecting universities in the six collect and share vast amounts of data, SDSM&T research activities that will Great Plains states from North Dakota to collaborate better across large distances, immediately benefit from this new Arkansas. SDSM&T, along with South and run complex equipment remotely. capability to quickly transmit large amounts Dakota State University (SDSU) and the The NSF grant will provide SDSM&T, of data include the Upper Missouri River University of South Dakota (USD), are SDSU and USD with DS-3 fiber optic Basin project, three-dimensional depictions members of the Great Plains Networking connections to the high speed computer- of virtual mines, and weather models used Consortium. Through the grant, a "drop networking infrastructure. A DS-3 pipe by the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences. point" was provided in each of the six connection can handle 328 mbps, which is SDSM&T's connection to Internet 2 states to connect to the network pipeline. equivalent to 328,000,000 bits per second. will open the electronic floodgates for the The EROS Data Center serves as the drop This means SDSM&T researchers and university. The high performance networks point in South Dakota. students now will be able to send and linking powerful computers and vast "The Great Plains Network will play a receive data more than 200 times faster databases will usher in a new age of key role in leveling the playing field for the than the 1,540,000 bits per second scientific exploration as students and scientists in this region," stated Royce capability of the current T-1 connection! faculty enter the fast lane on the Engstrom, EPSCoR project director. "Our In comparison to the average modem of a information superhighway. Overcoming researchers will have access to the same home computer operating from 28,800 to geographic barriers, the new high speed computing resources as scientists in the rest 56,600 bits per second, the speed of the network will zap SDSM&T to the forefront of the country." new DS-3 connection will be 6,000 to of leading-edge research on the next The Internet 2 program is focused on 11,000 times greater! generation Internet. Quarterly 9 SDSM&T yate Consortium Mark Peacock of Photos Courtesy Story Collaboration with tribal colleges continues

DSM&T's collaboration with tribal provided tutorial services. Dr. Bruce Berdanier, Assistant Professor of Civil and Ocolleges reached a new level of Classroom teaching and hands- Environmental Engineering, demonstrates stream gauging tests S partnership this past summer. on laboratory experiences were on the Moreau River to Oyate Summer Institute students. Through an innovative cooperative provided on the SDSM&T engineering curriculum, Haas is moving agreement with the Oyate Consortium, campus. Some of the workshops also into the civil engineering program at faculty members from SDSM&T, Oglala included in-the-field instruction off SDSM&T. He also has been hired part-time Lakota College and Cheyenne River campus. Students in Dr. Bruce Berdanier's by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Community College co-taught Environmental Engineering-Water Quality will be working on a monitoring program environmental science courses this summer. course studied stream gauging on the for ground water wells on the Pine Ridge This joint effort is a continuation of Moreau River and toured water treatment Reservation. SDSM&T's commitment to serving as a plants on the Cheyenne River Reservation. The National Science Foundation and partner and resource to tribal colleges in Under the guidance of Dr. Berdanier, the the All Nations Alliance for Minority developing pre-engineering curricula and students learned how to develop a cross- Participation (ANAMP) funded the environmental science courses of study. section for conducting stream gauging tests. Summer Institute collaborative course The Oyate Consortium, in which Oglala Faculty involved with the Summer offerings. Dr. Mitch Stone and SDSM&T Lakota College (OLC) is the lead Institute courses stated that the students alumnus Stacy Phelps (ME '96), OLC institution, is a partnership among the tribal did extremely well, worked hard and were Special Projects Coordinator, worked with colleges in South Dakota designed to share highly motivated during the intense, total SDSM&T officials in organizing the resources and enhance the educational immersion workshop experiences. Each workshops. NSF, ANAMP, and the opportunities for tribal college students. two-week course involved a total of forty- American Indian Science & Technology Other members of the Oyate Consortium five classroom hours, earning students who Education Consortium (AISTEC) are include Cheyenne River Community completed the workshop three credit hours. helping to create a network of activities and College, Sinte Gleska University, Sisseton- Some of the students continue to funding sources that support the learning Wahpeton College and Sitting Bull College. participate in undergraduate research with of minority students in math, science and Thirty-six students from tribal colleges SDSM&T faculty members. For example, engineering. and SDSM&T enrolled in the Oyate Bob Whipple, an SDSM&T civil "From both a student performance and Consortium Summer Institute courses. engineering major from Porcupine with a tribal collaboration perspective, the These courses were intense, two-week Lakota and Navaho ancestry, spent the courses were a successful experience," immersion experiences that focused on summer assisting Dr. Berdanier on a water stated Dr. Francine Campone, SDSM&T various environmental topics. The courses quality survey of the Rapid Creek Associate Dean of Students. "We hope that offered were Environmental Engineering- Watershed through Rapid City. They are additional Summer Institutes will be offered Water Quality, Environmental Hydrology, currently working together to develop a in the future on a regular basis." Lakota Culture and Environment, research program for a nitrogen mass In addition to the Summer Institutes, Principles of Ecology, and Principles of balance through the Rapid City Wastewater the Oyate Consortium has done several Forestry. Treatment Plant. other projects to enhance math, science and Faculty members who participated in Hayes Haas, who is completing the engineering curricula at tribal colleges in the Summer Institutes included Dr. Bruce requirements for an Associate of Arts South Dakota. These include the Berdanier, SDSM&T Assistant Professor of degree in math and science from Oglala development of distance learning Civil & Environmental Engineering; Kail Lakota College, participated in the Summer infrastructure, as well as articulation Bowman, OLC Biological Sciences Institutes. Having finished OLC's pre- agreements that foster interaction and Instructor; Dr. Scott Kenner, SDSM&T transfer of credits between tribal colleges Associate Professor of Civil & and SDSM&T. Environmental Engineering; Mark Peacock, "The cooperation given by SDSM&T to Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) members of the Oyate Consortium has Project Director, Cheyenne River been outstanding," noted Dr. Stone. "This Community College; Dr. Andrew Rogerson, collaboration has broadened the benefits former SDSM&T Associate Professor of continued on page 21 Biology; and Dr. Mitch Stone, OLC Oyate participants who received hands-on Academic Coordinator and SDSM&T laboratory experience include (l to r) Luke Assistant Professor of History. Kail Peterson, Angel Lee, Delaine Peterson, and Mark Bowman, who was site coordinator for the Peacock, Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Institutes, lived in the SDSM&T (AMP) Project Director, Cheyenne River dormitories with the students and also Community College. Quarterly 10 SDSM&T CAT -apaulting to a New Level of Excellence Corporate Gift will Benefit Students and Faculty aterpillar Inc.'s recent announcement of a major gift to outstanding students. These scholarship recipients also serve as a SDSM&T provides positive proof that South Dakota nucleus of talented hiring prospects from which Caterpillar can benefits from the SDSM&T alumni who work for Fortune recruit. One of last year's recipients, Joshua Goddard (ME '97) was 500 corporations and other companies across the nation. hired as a test engineer in Caterpillar's Technical Center. Maintaining close ties to SDSM&T and the state after they Caterpillar's support for curriculum development will continue graduate, many alumni often utilize their corporate positions to to be used primarily for laboratory upgrades. Caterpillar's past leverage resources to support higher education in South Dakota. support was utilized by the Mechanical and Metallurgical Caterpillar officials recently visited the SDSM&T campus to Engineering Departments as matching funds to leverage resources announce a gift of $225,000 to the university. SDSM&T alumnus to purchase new high-tech equipment. One example was the Jim Green (ME '74), Caterpillar's Director of Power Sources - collaborative purchase of a video data-projection microscope that R&D, and Maryann Morrison, Caterpillar's Manager of Corporate allows groups of students to view materials in class and save the Support Programs, presented a check to Dr. Richard Gowen, images for analysis and technical presentations. President of SDSM&T. The annual $5,000 faculty support will help SDSM&T faculty The nearly quarter-million dollar gift, payable over three years, members stay current with industry trends and applications of new will be directed toward two areas of significant need. Two-thirds of technologies. Participation in industry conferences and technical the contribution ($150,000) will be utilized for a new student forums assists faculty members in keeping abreast of new laboratory that will bring SDSM&T's multi-disciplinary team developments outside academia and then transferring that projects to a new level of excellence. The laboratory, to be called knowledge to their students. the Caterpillar Student Excellence Center, will greatly enhance the Caterpillar and SDSM&T have enjoyed a mutually beneficial availability and quality of work space for student projects such as relationship for more than fifty years. Excluding retirees, 58 SDSM&T's solar car, concrete canoe, Mini-Baja, Mini-Indy and the SDSM&T alumni are presently employed by Caterpillar. These many senior design projects. employees are graduates of SDSM&T's mechanical, electrical, The remaining $75,000 will fund a three-year continuation of metallurgical, civil and chemical engineering departments, as well as the Caterpillar Excellence Award that will provide $10,000 annually mathematics and computer science. for student scholarships, $10,000 for curriculum development and "SDSM&T's graduates are second to none," stated Jim Green. $5,000 for faculty support. For many years Caterpillar has provided "Caterpillar has long recognized the quality of engineers educated five scholarships of $2,000 each to two ME, one Met and two EE at SDSM&T. This gift is viewed as an investment by Caterpillar to majors. Current assist the institution in Caterpillar Scholars Story Photo by Darrell Sawyer continuing its tradition include Tom of producing Fennell (ME, Rapid prominent engineers." City); Ardell This gift's timely Ochsner (Met, arrival will allow for Kaylor); Julie construction of the Richter (EE, center to coincide with Colman); Taunya the $3.75 million Riley (EE, Rapid renovation of the City); and Tracey Civil/Mechanical Schmidtz (ME, Engineering Building, Rapid City). approved by the State Caterpillar's Legislature in March, most recent gift 1998. "The Caterpillar represents a total Student Excellence scholarship Center space will be commitment of incorporated into the $30,000 over the overall renovation next three years. project," said Dr. Caterpillar officials Richard Gowen. "The recognize the value laboratory will of providing Caterpillar, Inc. displayed some of its heavy-duty equipment during the recent check presentation on the maximize our abilities scholarship support SDSM&T campus. Pictured l to r: Brad Johnson, SDSM&T Foundation; Jim Green, Caterpillar's to provide to some of Director of Power Sources - R&D; Dr. Richard J. Gowen, SDSM&T President; Maryann Morrison, continued on SDSM&T's Manager of Corporate Support Programs for Caterpillar Inc.; and Rod Pappel, SDSM&T Foundation. page 21 Quarterly 11 SDSM&T Photo by Darrell Sawyer Photo by Darrell Sawyer

Precious Raddsp Dr. Jan Puszynski (right), Professor of Chemical SDSM&T Engineering, describes the equipment in the chemical imaginary spin engineering laboratory to Francis Running Bear (front) of 1998 E Pine Ridge and Misty Mousseaux (back) of Porcupine. Twelve Native American students completed the week-long Engineering Bridge program designed to encourage Native American students to pursue engineering careers.

SDSM&T REACHING OUT Extending far beyond the campus boundaries with their outreach efforts, SDSM&T faculty, staff and students participate in a wide variety of programs. These activities provide important educational and cultural links to not only K-12 education, but also the community as a whole. Photo by Julie Smoragiewicz Photo by Julie A group of Oregon teachers traveled to South Dakota to take part in SDSM&T Museum of Geology Field Digs. Pictured above at the Flint Hill site are: Photo by Darrell Sawyer (kneeling l to r) Jamie Hawkins, Pat Ward, Mike Hodge, Linda Kehr and Thomas P-U-L-L-L-L-L-L! SDSM&T’s tug-of-war team Dyer. (standing l to r) are Jim Kochenderfer, Doug Matheson, David Myers, and YMCA Corporate Cup. The team included Char Dr. James Martin, SDSM&T Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. Kramer, Mike Mueller, Scott Redd, R Quarterly 12 SDSM&T Photo by Julie Smoragiewicz Photo by Julie piner of Rapid City takes the SDSM&T hosted a Citizens Social Security Forum sponsored by Americans Discuss Social Security T Mini-Baja vehicle for an with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Approximately 150 area participants attended. n around the racetrack at the Ellsworth Air Show. Photo by Darrell Sawyer SDSM&T presented Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, a reproduction of a mosasaur jaw during his recent visit to Rapid City. Pictured l to r: Dr. James Martin, SDSM&T Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology; Walt Dennison, Museum of Geology volunteer; Congressmen John Thune; and Julie Smoragiewicz, Director of SDSM&T University & Public Relations. Photo by Darrell Sawyer Photo by Darrell Sawyer m members pulled their way to victory in the 1998 Lucas Hall, left, and Nicole and Wade Outka, all of New Underwood, look for rles Colombe, Rebecca Cronin, Holly Hall, Randy fossil casts in the simulated fossil dig at the Ice Age exhibits. SDSM&T Rachel Schofield, and Therese Zadnik. co-sponsored the month-long event that was held at the Rushmore Mall. Quarterly 13 SDSM&T A sample of the civic involvement activities by LRC alumni from SDSM&T: Allied Arts Fund Drive • American Red Cross • Baseball Coach • Black City Area Chamber of Commerce • Rapid City Arts Council • Rapid City Children's Chorus • Rapid City Convention and Visitors Bureau • Rapid Making a Difference With LRC Photo by Darrell Sawyer he SDSM&T family and the activities that it is difficult to Rapid City community are compute the total amount of time more than a collection of they spend in volunteer community ps • Leadership Rapid City! Odyssey of the Mind • Rapid T individuals, but rather the service. However, a survey of the sum of the interactions among twenty current LRC alumni at them. The active participation by SDSM&T indicated that on average SDSM&T faculty and staff in the they each spent approximately 138 Leadership Rapid City (LRC) hours in volunteer community service program provides compelling proof activities during the last year. That of the university's active represents a combined total of 2,760 involvement in community service hours or 115 days–nearly 1/3 of an and civic organizations. entire year! Sponsored by the Rapid City SDSM&T's involvement in the Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Rapid City program is Leadership Rapid City is a ten-week mutually beneficial. "LRC is a great program designed to develop the way to get our talented people off leadership potential of local the campus and into the community," residents in order to provide Rapid says Dr. Sid Goss, Professor of City with quality civic and Susan Watton (LRC ‘97) takes driving lessons from Dr. Sociology and a graduate of the first community leaders. The program is Dan Dolan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and LRC class in 1982. completely staffed by volunteers Director of Academic Programs of CAMP, before SDSM&T participants during the including the organizers and special taking the SDSM&T Mini-Indy car for a spin. next five years of the LRC program speakers involved in developing the included Dr. James Munro ('83), curriculum and conducting the class students and members of the Professor of Chemical Engineering; Dr. sessions. community. SDSM&T has provided Philip R. Bjork ('85), Professor of Each year approximately thirty LRC classes with special tours of the Geology and Anthropology, Director individuals from the community are Museum of Geology, paleontology and Paleontologist, Museum of accepted on a competitive basis to curation lab, fossil repository, Center Geology; Linda B. Allen ('87), South participate in the LRC program. Since for Advanced Manufacturing and Dakota Space Grant Consortium the program's inception in 1982, Production (CAMP), the Devereaux Outreach Coordinator; Dr. Alfred SDSM&T faculty or staff members Library, high-tech equipment in the Boysen ('86), Professor of English; Dr. have been a part of every LRC class mechanical and civil engineering Karen Whitehead ('86), Vice President except two. laboratories, and various other facilities for Academic Affairs; and Dr. James The institution not only encourages on campus. SDSM&T's student Feiszli ('87), Professor and Director of involvement by faculty and staff in the teams–concrete canoe, Mini-Baja, Mini- Music. program, but also has hosted several Indy and solar car–also have displayed The 1989 Leadership Rapid City LRC classes. In addition, several of their vehicles and made presentations class included three SDSM&T faculty SDSM&T's LRC alumni participated during these LRC sessions on campus. members whose academic disciplines this fall as presenters or facilitators for The Leadership Rapid City alumni ranged from civil and electrical the 1998 LRC "Environment and from SDSM&T remain very active in engineering to English–Dr. Wendell Education" session held on the the Rapid City community. From the Hovey, Chair and Professor of Civil & SDSM&T campus. Allied Arts Fund Drive to the Zonta Environmental Engineering; Dr. These on-campus sessions enhance Club, the civic involvement by the Josephine Lee, Associate Professor of the LRC class participants' awareness of university's LRC graduates runs the English; and Dr. Larry Simonson, Chair the wide range of academic, economic gamut of hundreds of organizations, of Electrical & Computer Engineering development, cultural and athletic service clubs and community activities. and Professor of Electrical Engineering. activities that SDSM&T offers to Many are involved with so many "LRC provided an excellent

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opportunity to network with people specialized expertise available to benefit class to help with entrepreneurship who are active in the community," the community in a broad spectrum of lectures for our computer science states Dr. Simonson ('89). "This activities." seniors. In return, I have been asked to allowed me to more effectively associate The 1996 LRC class contained four help small business officials evaluate with people to organize such events as SDSM&T officials–Brad Johnson, high-tech proposals they receive. I've the Mount Rushmore Trail 100-Mile Foundation Development Officer; Dr. also expressed an interest in helping Endurance Run." Scott Kenner, Associate Professor of with more high-tech economic From 1990 through 1995 every Civil & Environmental Engineering; recruiting." LRC class included at least one Del McDonald, former director of Applications for LRC are available SDSM&T faculty or staff member, with SDSM&T's High Plains Center for through the Rapid City Area Chamber two in the 1994 class. SDSM&T Technology; and Tim Vottero, Alumni of Commerce. Traditionally, June 30th representatives during this period were Association Director and Foundation has been the deadline to submit Dr. Kathy Antonen ('90), Associate Development Officer. applications and letters of Professor of English; Sara McCulloh "SDSM&T has grown up with the recommendation to the Chamber. ('91), former director of SKILL city," states Brad Johnson ('96) in "Each year the selection committee program who is now studying at describing the mutually beneficial makes every effort to select a quality Princeton Theological Seminary; L. Rod relationship between the university and class with members representing the Pappel ('92), SDSM&T Foundation LRC. "Current and future leaders need many diverse facets of our community," President; Dr. Judy Sneller ('93), to understand and appreciate states Linda Rabe (LRC '93), Vice Associate Professor of English; Dr. SDSM&T's impact as a major President of the Rapid City Area Francine Campone ('94), Associate economic, cultural and social Chamber of Commerce, who also is Dean of Students; Dr. David Dixon component of Rapid City." Chamber Contact for the LRC Board. ('94), Associate Professor of Chemical "SDSM&T's participation "Participating in LRC is a great way to Engineering; and Julie Smoragiewicz complements our mission of education, better understand our community and ('95), Director of University & Public development and outreach both within develop skills that can then be utilized Relations, who serves as chair of the the campus and to the broader through civic involvement. I would LRC Selection Committee. community," adds fellow LRC alumnus encourage any Rapid City area resident Citing LRC's personal and Tim Vottero ('96). "Hopefully, LRC to consider applying for a future LRC professional connections, Dr. Kathy participants will gain an appreciation of class." Antonen ('90), considers Leadership our institution and its available Although certainly not all faculty Rapid City to be a worthwhile resources and feel welcome to interact and staff who volunteer in Rapid City investment of time and resources. "It is and use them when needed." area organizations have participated in good for the community to get to know Lori Litzen ('97), former Industrial LRC, it still serves as an excellent the Tech faculty, to be aware of the Assistance Coordinator who now works launching vehicle for community expertise and personalities available, for the South Dakota Department of involvement. and maybe erase some of the Transportation, and Darrell Sawyer By getting off the campus and into stereotypes of a technical campus," she ('97), Public Information Manager, the community, SDSM&T faculty and says. graduated from last year's LRC class. staff volunteer thousands of Her LRC colleagues in the The current 1998 LRC class includes community service hours each year to Department of Humanities agree. "I two SDSM&T representatives–Dr. hundreds of civic organizations. The found LRC most helpful and would Antonette (Toni) Logar, Associate university's active involvement in a Choral Union • Economic Development participate again in a heartbeat," says Professor of Mathematics & Computer Leadership Rapid City definitely Dr. Judy Sneller ('93). Science, and Rachel Schofield, dispels the notion of SDSM&T being Dr. Francine Campone ('94) echoes Publications Manager. They already see "the monastery on the hill" as some in similar views. "I think it's vital that the the benefits of LRC participation. the community once believed. The Island • Series • Storybook university be solidly rooted in the "It is always good to get people in synergy between LRC and SDSM&T community and serve as a resource the community working with people produces win-win partnerships for all beyond its academic mission. from SDSM&T," states Dr. Logar. "We involved. 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Quarterly 15 SDSM&T Pictured right: Lana Thom, SDSM&T Foundation; Dr. Paul Gries, Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geological Engineering; and Story Photos by Darrell Sawyer Chad Gortmaker (ME ‘97) enjoy the camaraderie of climbing and whitewashing M-Hill.

Pictured far right: Jed Brich (CE, Ogallala, NE) sports the grubby look for M-Day.

SDSM&T is steeped in traditions that transmit the campus culture from one generation of students to the next. One such tradition, and one of the oldest, involves the institution's ties to M-Hill. When SDSM&T students recently climbed M-Hill and whitewashed the "M" as part of their 1998 M-Week homecoming celebration, they carried on a tradition that spans more than eight decades. As countless freshmen have done in years gone by, this year's SDSM&T freshman students continued the time-honored practice of marching from campus to a picnic at the base of M-Hill along Omaha Street in west Rapid City. Following the picnic, the students climbed M-Hill, whitewashed the "M" with a slide down the concrete slabs, and then placed the plaque listing the names of the 1998-99 seniors. The M-Hill tradition dates back to October, 1912, when a large "M" was constructed on Cowboy Hill, located on the west side of Rapid City. According to SDSM&T Centennial: An Illustrated History 1885-1995, the idea of an "M" dated back several years prior to 1912 when several students and faculty proposed placing a large letter in a prominent spot to help advertise the school. Although erecting an electric sign was one of the possibilities considered, the decision was made to have the students construct an "M" because it would lessen the cost and would be a valuable learning experience for the students. School of Mines President Dr. C.C. O'Harra gave the students a holiday on October 8, 1912, to build the huge "M" on land owned by prominent local businessman Tom Sweeney, who had given his consent to the project. Approximately 75 students and teachers brought their picks, shovels, and other tools to Cowboy Hill that day. Two teams of horses with plows and wagons were used to loosen and remove the soil. After using more than 100 wagon loads of rock to fill in the area, the students then whitewashed the newly constructed "M". The citizens of Rapid City showed a great interest in the project. The Black Hills Journal, forerunner to the Rapid City Journal, reported that people used spy glasses, opera glasses and binoculars to watch the students' activities on the hill. Measuring 112 by 67 feet, the "M" was hailed as the largest letter in the state and could be seen from twelve miles away. For the next several years, "M Day" consisted of pulling the weeds between the stones and whitewashing the letter. In 1922, the stones were replaced with concrete. That year a slab of concrete 160 feet square replaced a similar area of stone. In following years additional slabs of concrete were added. "Everybody should climb M-Hill at least once in their life," stated Professor John "Duff" Erickson (MinE '55), who recently retired as director of the SDSM&T Alumni Association. Dr. Paul Gries, Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geological Engineering, may hold the record for M-Hill climbs. He first climbed M-Hill in 1938 and has journeyed to the top a total of 58 times! Climbing M-Hill and whitewashing the "M" again this year resulted in loads of fun and some unique sliding experiences not found on many other campuses. Over the years, the M-Hill tradition has generated special memories that last a lifetime and bond the South Dakota Tech family tighter together. Carrying on the M Campus culture sp Quarterly 16 SDSM&T The traditions of whitewashing the “M” and mud volleyball still continue today.

Students carry whitewash up M-Hill in 1919. Photo courtesy of SDSM&T archives M-Hill Traditions pans eight decades Quarterly 17 SDSM&T Separating Oil Story Photo by Darrell Sawyer From Water

Chenoa Jensen (ME Sr., Newell), Dr. Mike Langerman, Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Casey Allen (ME '94), Integrated Manufacturing Specialist, test the efficiency of an oil-water separator.

any South Dakota companies are increasingly before entering the drain. In addition to the food service industry, recognizing the opportunities for economic other uses for oil-water separators include drains at car washes, M development partnerships with SDSM&T. McTighe runways at airports, and the run-off from parking lots before Industries, Inc. is one such South Dakota company. McTighe being discharged into storm sewers. The systems can be sized to officials are tapping the university's technical expertise to conduct accommodate virtually all types of pollutant discharges from tests of certain environmental protection equipment. petroleum and non-petroleum industries. Based in Mitchell, McTighe Industries fabricates and markets "Optimizing the design of oil water separators will require in- oil-water separator systems to businesses all over the United States. depth modeling capability, heretofore not possible with the In addition, the company is actively engaged in several simplified design theories currently in use," states Dr. Langerman. international markets, including Chile, Guam, Israel, Mexico and "Our students have taken on a project that requires application of Venezuela. state-of-the-art analysis tools and have done so in an atmosphere When McTighe officials wanted to test the efficiency of an of teamwork and interdisciplinary cooperation among departments experimental oil-water separation system, they turned to on campus. We feel their education is enhanced and, at the same SDSM&T's Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production time, we are aiding economic development in the state of South (CAMP) for assistance. An exciting new program at SDSM&T, Dakota." CAMP focuses on interdisciplinary research and enterprise teams The research being conducted on campus through CAMP for that can provide manufacturing technology assistance to private McTighe Industries benefits both the company and SDSM&T industry and help companies solve design problems. students. CAMP provides an opportunity for students to get Under the direction of Dr. Michael Langerman, SDSM&T involved with projects that provide real-world work experience, as Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the research for well as a focus on building teamwork and leadership abilities. In the McTighe-CAMP project is being conducted by Casey Allen addition, students develop verbal and written communication skills (ME '94), SDSM&T Integrated Manufacturing Specialist, and through their interaction with the company for whom they are Chenoa Jensen, senior mechanical major from Newell. Dr. Srinvasa conducting the research. Iyer, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and "This project has personally provided me with an opportunity Director of Industry Programs for CAMP, serves as administrator to work with flow visualization and get some hands-on experience of this project and provided the support for ensuring that the right in fluid dynamics," said Chenoa Jensen, who is one of the select connections for the company were made between the faculty and group of 21 SDSM&T students to be accepted into the CAMP the students. curriculum. Analyzing the efficiency of various oil-water separators has As an undergraduate student a few years ago, Casey Allen, who very important environmental ramifications. These systems extract is pursuing a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering, solids and oil from wastewater before entering the drain, thus gained experience in testing oil-water separators for McTighe playing a vital role in controlling water pollution. Many applications Industries. For his senior design project, Allen was a member of a exist for oil-water separators. For example, the food service student team that tested the efficiency of larger separators for industry can obtain a more efficient means of reducing the amount McTighe that had capacities of 5,000 and 10,000 gallons. of solids, fats, and oils that go down the drain. These separator In addition to utilizing SDSM&T's research capabilities and systems not only help curtail the pollutant level of wastewater, but high-tech laboratory equipment, McTighe also recruits SDSM&T also can result in lower maintenance costs and a reduced need for students for internships and full-time positions after graduation. grease traps. Senior Lance Roberts (civil engineering, Sidney, NE) worked as an As public awareness increases about the importance of intern this past summer for McTighe. Handling customer service protecting water quality, so does the need for an increasingly responsibilities, Roberts answered technical and engineering efficient means of removing the fats and oils from wastewater continued on page 23 Quarterly 18 SDSM&T PERSONNEL Changes

WELCOME: Douglas J. Bandy, Library Clerk, Devereaux Library (9/15/98) Brenda L. Brown, Secretary, Graduate Education/Sponsored Programs (10/5/98) Sandra Carlson, Communications Coordinator, SDSM&T Foundation (8/25/98) Dr. Roger Dendinger, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences (8/16/98) Heather Finlayson, Instructor, Chem/ChemE (9/1/98) Dr. Lonnie Ludeman, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering (8/16/98) Jenny Mathison, EMS Admissions Counselor (8/25/98) Ty McGuire, Assistant FB Coach/Ath. Equip. Mgr, Intercoll. Ath. (9/1/98) MaryAngela Milne, Child Care Coordinator, Little Miner's Clubhouse (8/3/98) Dr. Jeffery McGough, Assistant Professor, Math & Computer Science (8/16/98) Dr. Timour Paltashev, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering (8/16/98) Debra Richards, Secretary, Math & Computer Science ( 8/13/98) Floyd Sperlich, Custodial Worker, Physical Plant (8/18/98) Dr. Kerri Vierling, Assistant Professor, Chem/Chem E (9/1/98) Michelle Youngblood, Child Care Worker, Little Miner's Clubhouse (9/1/98) Robin White, Admin. Asst. II, Grad. Ed. & Sponsored Prog. (9/28/98) Therese Zadnik, Admin. Asst. I, Enrollment Mgt. Services (7/27/98)

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Quarterly 19 SDSM&T "It is easier to coach engineering students," says Head Coach Ron Richards in describing his interest in coaching teams at technical universities such as SDSM&T. "They have no problem learning the technical aspects of the game of football. There is not a lot of conflict between strong academics and football." Ron Richards assumed the helm as head coach of SDSM&T's football team last spring. For the past thirteen years he was offensive coordinator for Montana Tech in Butte, MT. Shane Stephen serves as defensive coordinator for the Hardrockers. Other assistant coaches include Dick James, linebackers; "Bear" Jones, offensive backs and video coordinator; Ty McGuire, offensive assistant; Richard Murrell, receivers; and Luke Steinmetz, defensive line. With only nine returning upperclassmen, the 1998 Hardrockers are a young football team. The thirty-one freshmen comprise more than half the team roster. Approximately 83% of the players are freshmen or sophomores. Because the team is so young, Coach Richards describes the Hardrockers as being in a rebuilding mode he Hardrockers are not a run-of-the-mill football team. The as they strive for excellence in building a solid football team. quarterbacks can solve quadratic equations. The tight ends are SDSM&T recruits from a somewhat narrower pool of football T engineers. The front line can focus on both first downs and talent than many other universities. Some high school football physics. players are not a good match for SDSM&T's science and More than 87% of the students on this year's SDSM&T engineering focus and its challenging academic standards. Despite Hardrocker football roster are science or engineering majors! On this challenge, SDSM&T officials are still able to recruit quality the field, they tackle their football opponents in the South Dakota athletes who reflect the ideal of the college athlete whose primary Iowa Conference (SDIC). Off the field, they tackle calculus, goal is to obtain a good education. chemistry, computer science and other tough One of Richards' most difficult recruiting jobs is finding subjects. players who can both handle the university's Of the forty-eight players who have declared academic challenges and also can fit into a major, approximately one-half are either civil or positions that the team needs. "We first look at mechanical engineering majors. SDSM&T's other their academic record, their grades and their gridiron athletes are pursuing majors that include ACT scores," he said. "Then we start to look at chemical, electrical, geological, industrial, and whether they fit into a position that the team metallurgical engineering, as well as chemistry, needs." computer science, and a pre-med course of study. Since the school first began fielding a football Three players are pursuing a Bachelor of Science team in the late 1890's, the South Dakota Tech degree in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IS). Strongly Hardrockers have sent hundreds of engineers into science-based with a requirement that at least the end zone to score touchdowns over the years. one-third of the courses be in math and science, When their gridiron games are finished and they are the IS degree provides students with the ready to graduate, many of these SDSM&T football opportunity to enroll in a wide variety of courses that include players will trade their helmets for hard hats and laptop computers the humanities, fine arts and social sciences. Seven players on and help build the highways and high tech industries of our the roster have not yet declared a major. nation. TECH

Engineers in the Endzone

Quarterly 20 SDSM&T CAT continued from page 11 outstanding hands-on educational opportunities. The Caterpillar Center will permit the institution to focus efforts on multi-disciplined student team projects that will better prepare our graduates to compete in the job market." The Caterpillar Student Excellence Center will provide an area with adequate space to fully realize the learning benefits of team-oriented projects like the Solar Car, Mini-Indy Car, Concrete Canoe, Mini-Baja vehicle and other senior design projects. These projects are learning opportunities that simulate situations in the workplace. The new laboratory will offer a setting that will enable integrated student groups to work together to address and solve real- world problems. In addition to enhancing students' engineering expertise, this environment will stimulate the development of teamwork, leadership, and communication skills that are in high demand by industry. "It is wonderful to coordinate win- win situations for the institution and our corporate sponsors," said Brad Johnson, SDSM&T Foundation Development Officer. “Caterpillar’s support helps us to provide outstanding educational opportunities, which in turn make our graduates better prepared to work for companies like Caterpillar." Caterpillar is one of the numerous corporations that have partnered with SDSM&T in recent years to provide scholarships and resources to enhance grant from the David and Lucille Packard academic experiences. Companies and Oyate Consortium Foundation to fund additional field sampling individuals interested in learning more continued from page 10 and analysis equipment, as well as several about establishing similar partnerships multi-day workshops involving should contact the SDSM&T undergraduates, high school students and available to our Native American students, Foundation at (605)-394-2436 or toll- high school educators. I really think that we which will in turn benefit the entire tribe. free, 800-211-7591. are just beginning to see the impact that The ability to protect the land-base is one of With the support of corporate these programs can have." the most pressing issues across the partners like Caterpillar, SDSM&T can Serving as a resource to the Oyate reservations." continue to provide students with a top- Consortium in its self-development process, "One of the exciting impacts that I see quality education that utilizes leading- SDSM&T's collaboration with the Summer coming out of the Summer Institutes is the edge technology. Upon graduation, Institutes takes tremendous strides forward growth of the Environmental Science and SDSM&T students stand ready to make in helping to incorporate Lakota culture into Technology programs at the tribal colleges," a smooth and productive transition from a pre-engineering and environmental science commented Dr. Berdanier. "What began as the campus to the business world. curriculum. SDSM&T continues to simple concepts two years ago for strengthen its circle of partnerships with SDSM&T to help in developing curriculum tribal colleges as they all work together has already taken on its own life and toward realizing the vision of increasing the direction. For instance, Mark Peacock at number of Native American engineers and CRCC has successfully acquired a $100,000 scientists. Quarterly 21 SDSM&T CAMPUS BRIEFINGS AND RESEARCH NOTES

Dr. Alfred Boysen, Prof. of English, has been named Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Composites for Engineering, attended the Annual Meeting of American the 1998 South Dakota Professor of the Year by The Infrastructure Applications" at the University of New Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Both Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching South Wales in Sydney, Australia, this summer. professors co-chaired two different conference sessions. and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The award recognizes Dr. Christopher Jenkins, Prof. of Mech. Engineering, The ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission extraordinary dedication to teaching, commitment to was invited to participate in the Symposium on recently presented Dr. E. Ashworth, Prof. of Mining students and innovative teaching methods. Deployable Structures held Sept. 7-9 at Cambridge Engineering, with a certificate of appreciation for her University, England. He delivered a lecture entitled five years of service on the commission representing the SDSM&T physics major Robert "Computational Issues in Modeling Wrinkling during Society for Mining, Metallurgical and Exploration B. Anderson III of Pierpont has Parachute Deployment," co-authored with Xinxiang (SME). been named a 1998 Barry M. Liu, Ph.D. student in Materials Science & Goldwater Scholar. He is one of Engineering, and Dr. Willi Schur of NASA. Charles L. Colombe, Telecommunications Technology three 1998 Goldwater Scholars Specialist, Instructional Technology Services, received the attending South Dakota Dr. M. R. Hansen, Assoc. Prof. of Civil Engineering, "Most Improved Award" from Skyline Toastmasters for universities to receive the $7,500 recently presented two papers at the International 1997-1998. scholarship. Conference on High Performance High Strength Concrete (HPHSC) held at Curtin University of Dr. Robb Winter, R.L. Sandvig Prof. of Chemical "'Old Maids' and Wily 'Widders': The Humor of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. The papers were Engineering, chaired the Mechanics/Materials Science Ruth McEnery Stuart" by Dr. Judy Sneller, Assoc. based on research work sponsored by the South Dakota Linkage Through Experimentation I session at the Prof. of English, was recently published in New Department of Transportation and the Material Society for Experimental Mechanics Spring Conference Directions in American Humor. Recovery Facility (MRF) in Rapid City. Co-authors for in Houston, TX. He also presented the paper entitled the papers were Brenda Flottmeyer (MS CE '98) and "Interphase Mechanical Properties in an Epoxy-Glass Four papers of a research group in the Electrical and Michelle Nielsen (MS CE '98). Fiber Composites as Measured by Interfacial Force Computer Engineering Department were selected to be Microscopy", co-authored by J.E. Houston of Sandia published and presented in the 7th NASA Symposium The article "Exploring Zipf's Law", by Linda National Laboratories. Dr. Winter also chaired the on VLSI Design at Albuquerque, NM. The authors Alexander (BS Math 98), Dr. Roger Johnson, Assoc. Engineering Division at the Council on Undergraduate include: 1) Nasar Ameen, Graduate Teaching Prof. of Mathematics, and Dr. John Weiss, Assoc. Research's (CUR) annual Councilors Meeting. Assistant, Mahbubur Choudry, Research Graduate Prof. of Computer Science, has been accepted for Assistant (CAMP), and Dr. Nohill Park, Asst. Prof. publication in Teaching Mathematics and Its Dr. James Feiszli, Prof. of Humanities and Dir. of of Elect. & Comp. Engineering; "Configurable and Applications. Music, was the guest of the Swedish Choral Federation Scalable Memory Modules for FPGA Based ATM at the recent concerts in Stockholm honoring Swedish Switches" (Speaker: Mahbubur Choudry); 2) Shiberdra Dr. Robb Winter, R.L. Sandvig Prof. of Chemical choral conductor Eric Ericsson. He also spent two days K. Roy, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Dr. Nohill Engineering, organized and ran the first year of an in Belgium assisting Jean-Claude Wilkens developing Park; "Testing and Diagnosis of Faults of Switch NSF Research Experience for web pages for the International Center for Choral Music Block Matrices in FPGAs" (Speaker: Shiberdra K. Undergraduates Site and the All (ICCM). Dr. Feiszli also has been contracted to be a Roy); 3) Vinaya K. Bondada, Research Graduate Nations Alliance for Minority clinician for the Fifth World Symposium on Choral Assistant (CAMP), Satyanarayana Parimi, Graduate Participation undergraduate Music in Rotterdam in July, 1999 and for the ACDA Teaching Assistant, and Dr. Nohill Park; "Yield research program on the Southwest Division Convention in 2000. Enhancement by Spare Cutting in Redundant RAMs" SDSM&T campus. With a (Speaker: Vinaya Bondada); and 4) Saisure strong emphasis on attracting SDSM&T's Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Ganesamoorthi, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Dr. women and Native Americans, the program offered ten Student Chapter and the Students Against Drinking Nohill Park; "A Test Algorithm for SRAM" undergraduate students the opportunity to explore science and Driving (SADD) group recently received the South (Speaker: Saisure Ganesamoorthi). and engineering research. This year's mentors were Dr. Dakota Board of Regents Awards for Academic Sookie Bang, Assoc. Prof. of Biology; Dr. Bruce Excellence and Organization Leadership respectively. Dr. Sanjeev Khanna, Asst. Prof. of Mech. Engineering Berdanier, Assist. Prof. of Civil & Env. Engineering; Board of Regents President James O. Hansen presented and ASME Faculty Advisor; Julie Clapero (ME, Dr. William Cross, Research Scientist III; Dr. Steven the awards to Paula Holmes (IE, Hot Springs), past Wabasha MN), ASME Student President; Thomas McDowell, Chair of Chemistry & Chem. Engineering IIE president; Tanya Harrod (IE, Edgemont), current Batho (ME, Sioux Falls), Secy.; Roy Reiss (ME, and Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry; Dr. David Dixon, IIE president; and Dawn Recker (Chem, Gillette), Java), Treas.; and Gregory Stayer (ME, Rapid City), Assoc. Prof. of Chemical Engineering; Dr. Andrew SADD chapter president. Dr. Carter Kerk, Asst. Prof. Student Rep.; attended the recent ASME Student Rogerson, Former Assoc. Prof. of Biology, and Dr. of Industrial Engineering, is IIE chapter advisor and Leadership Conference in Omaha, NE. Thomas Batho Robb Winter. The 5-year National Science Foundation Jolie McCoy, Dir. of University Counseling, serves as was a member of the team that won the impromptu grant awarded to Dr. Winter totals $333,476. SADD advisor. bridge building contest. Dr. Jan Puszynski, Prof. of Chemical Engineering, Jade Kizer (EE, Rapid City) and Robert Hofmeister Dr. Kenneth Han, Dean of the College of Materials presented the paper "Chemically-Assisted Combustion (EE, Rapid City) received the General Emmett Paige Science & Engineering and Distinguished Prof. of Met. Synthesis of Silicon Carbide from Elemental Powders" Scholarship and the General John A. Wickham Engineering, received the Regents Award for Excellence at the 100th Annual Ceramic Meeting. His paper will Scholarship respectively from the Armed Forces in Research by an Established Investigator at the State be published in the proceedings of the Symposium on Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA). EPSCoR meeting. Dr. Han was also recently named Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses SDSM&T, Texas A&M, and the Citadel are the the first recipient of the Douglas W. Fuerstenau and Composites. Dr. Puszynski also presented seminars only universities to have two AFCEA scholarship Professorship at SDSM&T. at Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium and Academy recipients this year. of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow, Poland. In the literature class taught by Dr. Kathy Antonen, Dr. Srinivasa Iyer, Prof. of Civil & Environmental Drs. David J. Dixon, Assoc. Prof. of Chemical Assoc. Prof. of English, the comments made by Carol Engineering, taught a two-day course on "Advanced Engineering, and Jan A. Puszynski, Prof. of Chemical Peterson (IS, Rapid City) comparing Mark McGwire to

Quarterly 22 SDSM&T Oil From Water continued from page 18 Beowulf were included as part of the USA TODAY Drs. Sanjeev Khanna, Asst. Prof. of Mech. front page story (9/28/98) about McGwire hitting 70 Engineering, and Gregory Buck, Asst. Prof. of Mech. questions from U.S. and international clients home runs! "Baseball was getting a bad rap with the Engineering; Daniel Dolan, Prof. of Mech. Engineering about potential uses of the separators for players' strike and McGwire changed that by making and Director of Academic Programs of CAMP, and people happy again. Beowulf did the same by making it Christopher Jenkins, Prof. of Mech. Engineering, specific applications, as well as what size of right when he slayed Grendel, who was ravaging the received $24,593 from the NSF for their research separation system he would recommend for Kingdom, Peterson said." entitled, "Introduction of Optics and Fiber Optics into a certain project. the Undergraduate Engineering Experimentation "I liked working with the people and Grad. Ed. & Sponsored Programs and the SD Space Experience." also the experience I gained from being in Grant Consortium participated in the 25th Anniversary the real world," stated Lance Roberts. "The of the EROS Data Center. Dr. Jon Kellar, Assoc. Prof. of Met. Engineering, and school did a good job in preparing me." Dr. Robb Winter, R.L. Sandvig Prof. of Chemical Carrie Torkelson (Math, Papillion, NE) and Chuck Engineering, were awarded $22,000 by NASA for a Senior mechanical engineering major Cox (Me, Yankton) were elected 1998 M-Week queen research project entitled "In-situ Near Infra-red Cure Paul Oien of Kadoka also worked an intern and king. Monitoring and Surface Analysis of Polymer for McTighe this summer. Both the Composites." Dr. Winter, also was awarded $50,000 company and the students benefit from Traditions of Excellence Award recipients are Sheila from the U.S. Department of Energy for "Investigation these internships. Oien obtained hands-on, Lien, Accountant, Grad. Ed. & Sponsored Programs, of the Interphase Region in Polymer Matrix - Glass real world experience in drawing blueprints (July); Sandra Meier, Secretary, Bus. & Admin./Debit Fiber Reinforced Composites Using the Interfacial Force while providing some needed services for Card & Cashiering, (August) Microscope." and Rosemary Robertson, the company. Custodial Worker, Physical Plant Dr. Gorden Bell, Haslem Post-doctoral Fellow in McTighe officials recognize that their (September). Paleontology, Museum of Geology, received $15,000 company benefits from hiring SDSM&T from the U.S. Dept. of Interior-Bureau of Reclamation students for internships, cooperative Dr. John Helsdon, Prof. of for "Keyhole Reservoir Fossil Resource Inventory" education, and in some cases permanent, Atmos. Sciences, Institute of ($7,500) and "Shadehill Reservoir Fossil Resource full-time employees. "McTighe Industries Atmos. Sciences, has been Inventory" ($7,500). Dr. Bell also received $5,000 has provided me with additional awarded $120,000 from the NSF for his research, from the U.S. Dept. of Interior-Bureau of Reclamation entitled "3D Cloud-Scale Model and Satellite Study of for "MNI-WICONI Water Project: Red Shirt Sector." opportunities to expand my knowledge and the Transport and Evolution of Lightning-Produced technical expertise gained from SDSM&T," Nitrogen Oxides." Dr. Christopher Jenkins, Prof. of Mech. Engineering, says Scott Reisenauer (ME '94) who was awarded an additional $20,000 in funds from the recently accepted a job offer from the Dr. Jon Kellar, Assoc. Prof. of Met. Engineering, Jet Propulsion Laboratory for his project, "Shape company. "Working with the students and received $100,000 from the NSF for the Presidential Control of an Inflatable Thin Circular Disk-continue professors from SDSM&T has been a very Faculty Fellowship. Phase B." beneficial partnership." NASA has awarded Dr. Francine Campone, Assoc. Dr. Mark Hjelmfelt, Chair and Prof. of Atmos. "The students are great!" said Kris Dean of Students, $100,000 in additional funds for the Sciences, Institute of Atmos. Sciences, and L. Ron Graham, President, McTighe Industries. Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Johnson, Assoc. Prof. of Meteorology, received $8,000 "They did a fantastic job, which goes to Leadership (SKILL) NASA Honors Summer additional funds from the University Corporation for show that they have received excellent Program. Atmospheric Research (UCAR) for "Investigation of training. Their technical training easily Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Northern Great transferred to our industrial application." Dr. Sookie Bang, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, and Dr. Plains & Mid-Mississippi Valley." SDSM&T's testing of the experimental Venkataswamy Ramakrishnan, Distinguished Prof. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, were awarded Drs. Christopher Jenkins, Prof. of Mech. Engineering, unit for McTighe offers potential economic $70,000 from the NSF for their research project entitled and Robb M. Winter, R.L. Sandvig Prof. of Chemical development opportunities. The company, "Application of a Microbial Immobilization Technique Engineering, of SDSM&T and Douglas S. Cairns, which manufactures some of its products in Remediation of Concrete Cracks." MSU Dept. of Mech. and Industrial Engineering, are in South Dakota, could decide to enter working on an NSF-funded project entitled another niche of the oil-water separator Dr. James Martin, Prof. of Geology and Museum of "Vibration/Creep Interaction Effects on the Long-Term market and add additional items to its Geology/Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, received Durability of Polymers and Polymer Matrix product line. $60,000 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Composites." "Survey of Missouri River." The experience of McTighe Industries Dr. Patrick Zimmerman, Dir. of Institute of Atmos. The South Dakota Tech family mourned the loss of demonstrates that companies can indeed Sciences, received $37,664 from the University Clinton Johnson (IE, Ipswich), Erin Gruhn (ME '94, succeed in doing international business and Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) for his Watertown) and Marcia Leclair (ChemE, Eagle Butte), be located in South Dakota, thus taking project, "Collaboration with NCAR Scientists." who all died in recent automobile accidents. advantage of the state's friendly business climate of low taxes, low crime rate, and Dr. Sherry Farwell, Dean of Grad. Ed. & Sponsored good schools. With the help of SDSM&T's Programs, received $25,000 from the University of North Dakota for "A Public Access Resource Center technical engineering expertise and its top- (PARC) Empowering the General Public to Use quality students, companies can do business EOSDIS-Implementation Phase." all over the world while providing good- paying jobs at home in South Dakota. Quarterly 23 SDSM&T Wired, Wrapped, & science field, and others as well–even Mines to Mongolia history! My dream is that we will someday continued from page 7 Ready have a virtual reality laboratory on campus continued from page 5 that can break down the barriers between constructed the 450-mile Perth to disciplines and stimulate a whole new way of Kalgoorie water pipeline, which was the engineering principles through application learning." longest of its kind in the world. examples that involve the interactive SDSM&T's eight faculty projects provide In conjunction with his fellowship, participation of students. A common ground access to a range of educational technologies Dr. Rama organized the "International linking all disciplines, the "virtual earth" can to support both classroom and Conference on High Performance High be used to visualize a particular scientific or individualized education. These projects Strength Concrete" sponsored by Curtin engineering problem that will make it easier demonstrate a range of approaches that can University's School of Civil Engineering. for students of all levels to 'learn by doing' be used to strengthen both K-12 and Like the workshop in Mongolia, the and develop better skills in understanding university education. conference Dr. Rama organized in Perth new knowledge. The fifty-seven award recipients from was the first such international concrete South Dakota's six public forum ever held at Curtin University, universities demonstrated which has an enrollment of their technology projects on approximately 25,000 students. Despite the SDSM&T campus the large enrollment, admission to the during the October meeting institution's School of Civil Engineering of the Board of Regents. is extremely competitive. Of the Lieutenant Governor Carole approximately 500 applicants each year, Hillard, who represented only forty students are accepted. Governor Janklow at the Delivering the keynote address for program, described the the forum, Dr. Rama described his projects as practical research on the performance and applications of technology strength characteristics of fiber- in teaching. reinforced, light-weight concrete. In "As a former teacher, I addition, he presented a series of can appreciate the lectures describing his research tremendous effort and sponsored by the National Science Dr. Zbigniew Hladysz, Chair and Professor of Mining Engineering, commitment from the Foundation that focused on the novel provides Dakota State University President Jerry Tunheim with a 3-D faculty members who idea of using bacteria to repair cracks in Virtual Reality experience while Dr. Bradford Morgan, Professor of displayed their projects," concrete. English, shows Dr. Donald Dahlin, University of South Dakota Vice said Lt. Governor Hillard. Dr. Rama's receipt of the C.Y. President for Academic Affairs, how to use the high-tech stereoscopic "I am pleased to see O'Connor Fellowship may lead to glasses. technology being applied in cooperative research projects between a wide range of disciplines SDSM&T and Curtin University. Further Students in Dr. Hladysz's classes at including music, art, history, English, and ties between SDSM&T and universities SDSM&T now have the advantage of sociology, as well as geology, mathematics, in Australia may be established in the interacting with the virtual world by using physics and chemistry." not too distant future. Dr. Rama has crystallized stereoscopic glasses to see 3-D "The members of our faculty and staff already been invited to come back next images. These glasses are not ordinary who have worked together to accomplish year and present workshops in goggles–they are the same type of advanced these projects are available to assist others in Melbourne. technology glasses used by National using the technologies and techniques in Dr. Rama's international prominence Aeronautics and Space Administration their disciplines," said SDSM&T President in the civil engineering profession spans (NASA) officials to control their robot on Dr. Richard Gowen. "SDSM&T has three continents and continues to grow. Mars! developed the High Priority Connection It's a long journey from the campus in This advanced technology is a powerful Network (HPCNet) that combines the Rapid City to universities in Asia and research tool for which the private sector has access of the Internet with the power of an Australia. Through the highly respected already found commercial applications— advanced database to provide a rich network research activities of this professor and Boeing Corporation for designing its 777 for education and business." concrete expert, Dr. Rama is making jumbo jet and Ford Motor Company for As the use of computers and software connections that link South Dakota to designing new automobiles. Major keeps mushrooming, SDSM&T's faculty the exotic lands of Mongolia and China pharmaceutical companies utilize 3-D members continue to adapt new and civil engineers "down under". depictions of complex molecular structures technologies into their instructional to conduct their latest DNA research. methods. By doing so, they help prepare "The applications of this technology are today's students with the skills needed for infinite," says Dr. Hladysz enthusiastically. tomorrow's technology-based world. "They can be used in any engineering or Working with their K-12 colleagues in education, SDSM&T's professors are Quarterly 24 SDSM&T You Are Invited . . . Calendar of Events

NOVEMBER Men’s Basketball Game at TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 29 & 30 SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 1 Chadron State Men’s Basketball Game at Final Day of Tech Family Weekend THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 26 Black Hills State University, TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 3 Thanksgiving Holiday Perkins Classic 12:30pm-4:30pm FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 27 CAAP Testing No classes due to Thanksgiving Holiday JANUARY Election Day FRIDAY & SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 27 & 28 FRIDAY,JANUARY 1 United Campus Ministry Forum - Home Men’s Basketball Game in New Years Day Holiday Internet: Attraction/Distraction Hardrocker Classic 7:30pm Home Men’s Basketball Game against WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 4 Women’s Basketball Game at Colorado Christian 8am-12pm CAAP Testing Black Hills State University Tournament SUNDAY,JANUARY 3 THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 5 3pm Home Men’s Basketball Game against 8am-12pm CAAP Testing DECEMBER University of Regina Jane Elliot Lecture TUESDAY,DECEMBER 1 5pm Home Women’s Basketball Game against FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 6 United Campus Ministry Forum - Colorado School of Mines 7pm Home Volleyball Game against Women & Mysticism in the Medieval MONDAY & TUESDAY,JANUARY 4 & 5 Dakota State University Christian Church New Student Orientation SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 7 WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 2 THURSDAY,JANUARY 7 1pm Home Volleyball Game against 5:30pm & Home Men’s and Women’s Basketball First day of classes for Spring Semester Huron University 7:30pm Games against Dickinson State FRIDAY,JANUARY 8 1pm Football Game at Dakota Wesleyan SATURDAY,DECEMBER 5 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Games at University Men’s Basketball Game at University of Sioux Falls SDIC Cross Country Championship at South State University SATURDAY,JANUARY 9 Sioux Falls Women’s Basketball Game at Men’s & Women’s Basketball Games at MONDAY - MONDAY,NOVEMBER 9 - 16 University of Mary Dordt College Early Registration Week SUNDAY,DECEMBER 6 FRIDAY,JANUARY 15 TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 10, 1998 7pm Christmas Concert in Lead 6 & 8pm Home Men’s & Women’s Basketball United Campus Ministry Forum - TUESDAY,DECEMBER 8 Games against Huron University Global Warming: How Much & When? United Campus Ministry Forum - SATURDAY,JANUARY 16 WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 11 Foreign Students - Expected & Shattered 6 & 8pm Home Men’s & Women’s Basketball Veteran’s Day Holiday Expectations Games against Dakota State University FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 13 Women’s Basketball Game at MONDAY,JANUARY 18 7:30pm Home Men’s Basketball Game against Chadron State Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Chadron State THURSDAY,DECEMBER 10 FRIDAY,JANUARY 22 TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 17 Men’s Basketball Game at Men’s & Women’s Basketball Games at Men’s & Women’s Basketball Games at Jamestown Mount Marty College Dickinson State University FRIDAY,DECEMBER 11 SATURDAY,JANUARY 23 United Campus Ministry Forum - Men’s Basketball Game at Men’s & Women’s Basketball Games at The Millennium Bug - How Bad is the Valley City State Dakota Wesleyan University Byte? SATURDAY & SUNDAY,DECEMBER 12 & 13 WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 27 WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 18 8pm 16th Annual Christmas Concert; 6 & 8pm Home Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tonic Sol Fa - TONITE Cathedral Games against Black Hills State FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 20 WEDNESDAY - TUESDAY,DECEMBER 16 - 22 University 7:30pm Home Men’s Basketball Game against Final Exams Jamestown FRIDAY,DECEMBER 18 For information on these events contact University and Public SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 21 Women’s Basketball Game at Relations at (605) 394-2554. SDIC Cross Country Championship at Point Loma, CA Kenosha, WI SATURDAY,DECEMBER 19 Special thanks to: Dakota Telecommunications Group, Elks Country Estates, Emerald Pines FRIDAY & SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 20 & 21 10am Commencement Refuge Bed and Breakfast, and Norwest Bank. Women’s Basketball Game at Montana Women’s Basketball Game at State Havre Tournament Christian Heritage, CA For more information on providing financial support for future issues of SDSM&T Quarterly, please call (605) 394-2554. TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 24 FRIDAY,DECEMBER 25 United Campus Ministry Forum - Christmas Holiday 3,000 copies of this publication were printed @ a cost of $1.50 Thesis: A Civilized Culture Requires a SUNDAY & MONDAY,DECEMBER 27 & 28 each (printing costs only). Measure of Intolerance 5 & 7pm Home Women’s Basketball Game in 7:00pm Home Women’s Basketball Game against US Bank Classic Chadron State Did you know… dedication ceremony of George Washington's • President Calvin Coolidge toured the Museum face on Mount Rushmore on July 4, 1930. of Geology when he visited the School of • SDSM&T's tennis team won the SDIC Mines in September, 1927. championship in 1973. • "Operation Evergreen" resulted in more than • In 1889, Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy, Dean of 1,500 trees being planted on campus in the the School of Mines, sent four live buffalo to Tech Trivia early 1980's. the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum • The first M-Day queen was selected forty years in Washington, DC. ago in 1958. • School of Mines President Dr. Cleophus (Source: Centennial: An Illustrated History 1885- O'Harra gave the main address at the 1995, by Ruth Anne Stymiest) Rapid City’s New Standard of Living

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