Faculty and Staff

 

Faculty

Headshot of Rajesh Shende.
Rajesh Shende

Department Head/Professor
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
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Kenneth Benjamin

Professor
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
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David Dixon
 
Professor
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
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Patrick Gilcrease
 
Professor / Robert L Sandvig Professor
Patrick.Gilcrease@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1239
Office: CBEC 3311
B.S., Colorado School of Mines
M.S., Colorado State University
Ph.D., Colorado State University
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Tanvi Govil
 
Assistant Professor
Tanvi.Govil@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2703
Office: CBEC 2210

Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Lori Groven

Professor
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
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Assistant Professor
Kazi.Khoda@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2421
Office: CBEC 3307
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Headshot of David Salem.
Professor
David.Salem@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5271
Office: CBEC 2202C
B.S., University of Bradford, U.K.
Ph.D., University of Manchester, U.K.
Headshot of Ivan Salmeron Ochoa.
Assistant Professor
Ivan.SalmeronOchoa@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-6823
Office: CBEC 2202B
B.S., Autonomous University of Chihuahua
Ph.D., University of Manchester
Headshot of Rajesh Sani.
Professor
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
Headshot of Jeffrey Switzer.
Lecturer
Jeffrey.Switzer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2828
Office: CBEC 2208
B.S., University of California
Ph.D., Purdue University
Headshot of Travis Walker.
Associate Professor
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
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Dipayan Samanta 

Researcher/Leturer
Dipayan.Samanta@sdsmt.edu
(605) 394-1730

Staff

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Headshot of Joseph Hilsendeger.
Joseph Hilsendeger

Chemical Engineering Equipment and Instrumentation Specialist
joseph.hilsendeger@sdsmt.edu
(605) 394-2421

 

 

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 
Jan Puszynski – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering 
Robb Winter - Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering 

Research Scientists

Priya Saxena – Postdoctoral Fellow
Bharathkiran Maddipudi – Postdoctoral Researcher
Ram Singh – CBE Research Scientist II
Laura Brunmaier – CBE Research Scientist IV