Faculty and Staff
Michael A Langerman
Department Head/Professor
B.S., M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D., University of
Idaho
Duane L Abata
Professor
B.S., University of
Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD.,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jason T Ash
Instructor
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Mark D Bedillion
Associate Professor
B.S., Carnegie Mellon
University
M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
University
Gregory A Buck
Professor
B.S., Carnegie Mellon
University
M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Marius D Ellingsen
Assistant Professor
B.S., South Dakota School
of Mines and Technology
M.S., Ph.D., University of
Missouri-Columbia
Cassandra M Kingsbury
Assistant Professor
B.S., South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
Umesh A Korde
Pearson Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Energy/Professor
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology
M.Eng., University of Tokyo
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Wayne B Krause
Professor
B.S., M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D., University of
Nebraska
Registered Professional Engineer (South Dakota)
Aaron J Lalley
Instructor
B.S., South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology
Karim H Muci
Professor
B.Sc., Monterrey Campus
M.E., Monterrey Campus
Ph.D., Iowa State
University - Ames
Khosro Shahbazi
Assistant Professor
B.S., Sharif University
M.A.S., University of Toronto
Ph.D., Univeristy
of Toronto
Benjamin M Simmons
Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Alabama
M.S., University of Alabama
Ph.D.,
University of Alabama
Christian A Widener
Associate Professor
B.S., Wichita State
University
M.S., Wichita State University
Ph.D., Wichita State
University
Jay M. Bestgen
Laboratory Specialist
B.S., South Dakota School of
Mines and Technology
Lisa R Carlson
Director of Recruitment and Graduate Programs-Mechanical Engineering/WiSE
B.S., Black Hills State
University
M.B.A., Chadron State College
Brandon J Hinz
Research Engineer II
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
M.S., South Dakota School
of Mines and Technology
Leslee A Moore
Senior Secretary
A.A., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
B.A., Black Hills State
University
ME Professors Emeritus
C.W.Chaing
Professor
Emeritus
Wayne B Krause (1970-1978, 1983)
Professor
Richard Pendleton
Professor Emeritus
Lester Snyder
Emeritus Professor