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South Dakota Mines Wins $11.2 Million Grant for DoD Cold Weather Research

South Dakota Mines is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) on a new project called “Materials and Manufacturing for Cold Regions.”

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South Dakota Mines Offers New Avionics and Aerospace Engineering Minors

Mines Faculty Member Joins Inaugural Cohort at Rural Communication Institute

Fire Destroys Part of Mines Outdoor Living Laboratory Researchers Continue Study Incorporating Burned Area

South Dakota Mines Leads Research Centers Pioneering New Battery Technology

South Dakota Mines Gives Back Nearly 2,000 Hours of Community Service in 2020-2021

University Researchers Join Fight Against Crime

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Mines Student Wins Prestigious NASA Grant to Study Welding Process for Possible Use in Space

South Dakota Mines student Kaytie Barkley is researching a process called ultrasonic welding that utilizes low amplitude, high frequency vibrations to fuse two pieces of plastic together.

Monday, July 26, 2021

High School Students Win Mines Inaugural Junior Bladesmithing Championship

The winners of South Dakota Mines first ever Junior Bladesmithing Championship are taking home cash prizes for knife and sword blades they crafted from scratch.

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Mines Team Helps Pioneer Cutting-Edge On-Aircraft Repair of B-1 Fuselage Saving DOD $500,000

A team of students and professors from South Dakota Mines assisted Air Force personnel in employing cold spray technology to repair a broken hinge tied to the fuselage of a B-1B Lancer

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

South Dakota Mines International Collaboration with German Institutions Thrives Despite Spring Travel Restrictions

Mines chemical engineering students overcame pandemic restrictions to take part in an annual exchange with the Technical University of Darmstadt, Provadis School of International Management and Technology. In a normal year, students travel to Germany to take part in the hands-on chemical process design project, this year the projects unfolded virtually.

Thursday, July 8, 2021

91 Years Young

For 91-year-old Lowery Smith resiliency is the key to a long, fulfilling life. Smith graduated from South Dakota Mines in 1951 with a degree in geological Engineering and is a multiple gold medal winner at the National Senior Games.

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

100 Years of Chemical Engineering at Mines

The Department of Chemical Engineering was established in 1921 at South Dakota Mines.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Mines Students Win Over $100,000 in NASA Funding for Research, Internships and Education

South Dakota Mines has 28 students selected by the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC) for scholarship and research funding from NASA. Though Mines is the smallest public university in South Dakota, it had the largest representation of students funded by the SDSGC in 2021.

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