Faculty and Staff

James J Stone
Department Head and Professor
Email: James.Stone@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2443
Office: CM 122
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Lois L Arneson-Meyer
Assistant Professor
Email: Lois.Arneson-Meyer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2446
Office: CM 121
B.S., Dakota State University
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
M.S., University of South Dakota
Tejo Vikash Bheemasetti
Assistant Professor
Email: Tejo.Bheemasetti@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2440
Office: CM 238

B.S., GMR Institute of Technology
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Clifford J Bienert
Instructor
Email: Clifford.Bienert@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1694
Office: CM 237A
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
William J Capehart
Associate Professor
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
Ilke Celik
Assistant Professor
Email: Ilke.Celik@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2439
Office: CM 314

B.S., Middle East Technical University
M.S., Middle East Technical University
Ph.D., University of Toledo

Darren R Clabo
Fire Meteorologist/Research Scientist III
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
Venkata R. Gadhamshetty
Associate Professor
Email: Venkata.Gadhamshetty@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1997
Office: CM 237B
B.S., Osmania University
M.S., National University of Singapore
M.S., New Mexico State University
Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Mengistu Geza Nisrani
Assistant Professor
Email: Mengistu.GezaNisrani@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2284
Office: CM 319
B.S., Alemaya University
M.S., University of Karlsruhe
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Bret N Lingwall
Assistant Professor
Email: Bret.Lingwall@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1683
Office: CM 313
B.S., University of Utah
M.S., University of Utah
Ph.D., University of Utah
Marc J Robinson
Associate Department Head / Associate Professor / William V. Coyle Professor
Email: Marc.Robinson@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2563
Office: CM 243
B.S., Utah State University
M.S., Utah State University
Ph.D., University of California-San Diego
Christopher R. Shearer
Associate Professor
Email: Christopher.Shearer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2268
Office: CM 315
B.S., Ohio Northern University
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Heidi E Wagner
Distance Program Coordinator/Lecturer
Email: Heidi.Wagner@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2704
Office: CM 123

B.A., Marlboro College
M.S., North Dakota State University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

David M Waterman
Assistant Professor
Email: David.Waterman@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1970
Office: CM 242
B.S., Purdue University
M.S., University of Illinois
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Forest P Cooper
Fabrication Technician
Email: Forest.Cooper@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-6677
Office: CM 221
Kimberly Ingleston
Senior Secretary
Email: Kimberly.Ingleston@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2439
Office: CM 118

Emeritus Faculty

Sangchul Bang - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thomas Fontaine - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
James Goodman - Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering – Vice president Emeritus 
Marion (M.R.) Hansen - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Srinivasa Iyer - Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Scott Kenner - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Melvin L. Klasi - Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Henry V. Mott - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Thomas Propson - Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering 
Venkataswamy Ramakrishnan – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering