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Release Date Thursday, March 31, 2022

Mines Annual Research Symposium Features Work on Space Travel, Water Quality, Supercells, DUNE, and More

The 12th annual Student Research Symposium at South Dakota Mines, was held on Tuesday, April 5, in the Surbeck Center Ballroom. The event featured an array of cutting-edge research across many fields of scientific study.

The symposium includes poster presentations and talks from both graduate and undergraduate students.

The winners in each category are as follows:

Undergraduate Winners

Oral Presentation:

3rd Oral: Marcus Heintz - $200

2nd Oral: Liam Slavin - $300

1^st Oral: Michael Hickey - $500

Poster:

3^rd Poster: Jennifer Johnson - $200

2^nd Poster: Jordan Baumeister - $300

1^st Poster: Brianna Hoff - $500

Best Overall Undergraduate: Brianna Hoff - $500

Graduate Winners

Poster:

3^rd Poster: Rudolph Hummel - $200

3^rd Poster: Divine Kavunga - $200

2^nd Poster: Laura Brunmaier - $300

1^st Poster: Ding Lou - $500

Oral Presentation:

3^rd Oral: Ramesh Devadig - $200

2^nd Oral: Abbi Elger - $300

1^st Oral: Mikel Zaitzeff - $500

Best Overall Graduate: Mikel Zaitzeff - $500

Photos of symposium participants can be found here.

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About South Dakota Mines

Founded in 1885, South Dakota Mines is one of the nation’s leading engineering, science and technology universities. South Dakota Mines offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees and a best-in-class education at an affordable price. The university enrolls 2,493 students with an average class size of 24. The South Dakota Mines placement rate for graduates is 98 percent, with an average starting salary of more than $70,036. For these reasons South Dakota Mines is ranked among the best engineering schools in the country for return on investment. Find us online at www.sdsmt.edu and on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat.

Contact: Mike Ray, 605-394-6082, mike.ray@sdsmt.edu