Faculty and Staff

Kenneth M Benjamin
Interim Department Head/Associate Professor
Email: Kenneth.Benjamin@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2636
Office: CBC 2202E
B.S., University of Michigan
M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder
PhD., University of Michigan
Timothy M Brenza
Assistant Professor
Email: Timothy.Brenza@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1766
Office: CBEC 2202B
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
David J Dixon
Professor/Robert L Sandvig Professor

Email: david.dixon@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1235
Office: CBEC 2209
B.S., M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D., University of Texas
Ivan V Filipov
Chemical Equipment and Instrumentation Specialist
Email: Ivan.Filipov@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1280
Office: CBC 224
M.S., Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov Higher Institute of Chemistry and Technology-Bourgas
Patrick C Gilcrease
Professor
Email: Patrick.Gilcrease@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1239
Office: CBEC 2208
B.S., Colorado School of Mines
M.S., Colorado State University
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Vinoj Gopalakrishnan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: Vinoj.Gopalakrishnan@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1730
Office: CBEC 3309

Ph.D., Alagappa University

Lori J. Groven
Associate Professor
Email: Lori.Groven@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-5117
Office: CBEC 2212
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
M.S. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ph.D. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Jennifer M Leberknight
Lecturer
Email: Jennifer.Leberknight@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2421
Office: CBEC 2202

B.S., University of Wyoming
Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Alexey Lipatov
Assistant Professor
Email: Alexey.Lipatov@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-5146
Office: CBEC 3308

Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Gregory W Opdahl
Instructor
Email: Gregory.Opdahl@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2421
Office: CBEC 2202

M.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

David R Salem
Professor
Email: David.Salem@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5271
Office: CAPE/TDL CBE/CBEC 2202D
B.S., University of Bradford, U.K.
Ph.D., University of Manchester, U.K.
Rajesh K Sani
Professor
Email: Rajesh.Sani@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1240
Office: CBEC 2211
B.S.C., Meerut University
M.S.C., Indore University
Ph.D., Institute of Microbial Technology/Panjab University
Anuradha R Shende
Associate Research Professor
Email: Anuradha.Shende@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2421
Office: CBEC 2208

 

Ph.D., University of Mumbai

 

Rajesh V Shende
Professor
Email: Rajesh.Shende@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1231
Office: CBEC 2207
B.S., Nagpur University
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai
Ram N Singh
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Email: Ram.Singh@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1730
Office: CBEC 3309

B.S., University of Lucknow
M.S., CSJM University
Ph.D., RD University

Jeffrey M Switzer
Lecturer
Email: Jeffrey.Switzer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2828
Office: CBEC 2208

B.S., University of California
Ph.D., Purdue University

Travis W Walker
Associate Professor
Email: Travis.Walker@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2543
Office: CBEC 3310
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
M.S., Stanford University
Ph.D., Stanford University
Kristine N Starmer
Research Project & Office Coordinator
Email: Kristine.Starmer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-5279
Office: CBE 2202D / CAPE

B.S., National American University
M.S., Bellevue University

Alana M Wells
Senior Secretary
Email: Alana.Wells@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2421
Office: CBEC 2202

B.A., Ashford University

Emeritus Faculty

Sookie Bang – Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering 
Larry Bauer – Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
James Munro - Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 
Dr. Robb Winter - Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering 
Jan Puszynski – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering 

Courtesy Adjunct Appointments (Faculty or Research Scientist)

Dr. Mark Brown - Faculty
Dr. Mingyang Tan - Faculty