Faculty and Staff

William J Capehart
Email: William.Capehart@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1994
Office: MI 201
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Darren R Clabo
Email: Darren.Clabo@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1996
Office: MI 202
B.S., University of Oklahoma
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Adam J French
Email: Adam.French@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1649
Office: MI 208
B.S., Valparaiso University
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Donna V Kliche
Email: donna.kliche@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1957
Office: MI 201A
B.S., Faculty of Physics, Bucharest Romania
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Lisa A Kunza
Email: lisa.kunza@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2449
Office: MI 206
B.S., University of Central Missouri
M.S., University of Central Missouri
Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Emeritus Faculty

  • Dr. Briant Davis, PhD, Geology, University of California, Los Angeles. X-ray diffraction analysis, nucleation, and air pollution
  • Dr. Andrew G. Detwiler, PhD, Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York, Albany. Airborne atmospheric measurements, atmospheric physics
  • Dr. John H. Helsdon, Jr., PhD, Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York at Albany. Cloud electrification, lightning, numerical modeling, and cloud physics and dynamics
  • Dr. Mark R. Hjelmfelt, PhD, Meteorology, University of Chicago. Mesoscale meteorology, modeling, radar meteorology, and cloud physics
  • Dr. Paul Smith, PhD, Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Radar meteorology, cloud physics, and weather modification

Adjunct Faculty

  • Dr. Matthew Bunkers, National Weather Service
  • Dr. Gary Johnson
  • Dr. John Stamm, USGS
  • Dr. Pallaoor Sundareshwar, USAID