Manager of Analytical Services
Engineering and Mining Experiment Station (EMES)
Education
Brief Bio
Dr. Duke joined the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1984 as a Research Scientist in the Institute for the Study of Mineral Deposits. He holds a B.S. degree from Beloit College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Dartmouth College. Currently he is Professor of Geology at SDSM&T and serves as Director of the Engineering and Mining Experiment Station and Director of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium and South Dakota NASA EPSCoR Program (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research).
Research Expertise
Dr. Duke's research has included work on granites and pegmatites, carbon migration and graphite deposits, geochemistry of metamorphic rocks, and mineral reactions in concrete. His recent research focuses on applications of field-based infrared spectroscopy and remote sensing to characterize processes in metamorphic rocks.
Teaching
Dr. Duke teaches a course in Scanning Electron Microscopy.