Faculty and Staff

 

Faculty

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Professor
Zhengtao.Zhu@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2447
Office: CBEC 2206
B.S., Fudan University
M.S., Fudan University
Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
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Senior Lecturer
Peter.Adcock@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2431
Office: CBEC 1117

B.S., James Cook University
Ph.D., Western Sydney University

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Catherine Moulder

Lecturer
Catherine.Moulder@sdsmt.edu
Phone:(605) 394-6130
Office: CBEC 3317
PhD, Inorganic Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
BS Chemistry, BS Mathematics, Academic Certificate in the Mathematics of Scientific Computation

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Saurabh Dhiman

Assistant Professor
Saurabh.Dhiman@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1276
Office: CBEC 3319
M.S., K.U. Kurukshetra
Ph.D., K.U. Kurukshetra
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Kelsey J Gilcrease 

Instructor
Kelsey.Dahl@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2624
Office: CBEC 3318
B.S., University of Minnesota
M.PHIL., University of Queensland
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Dan L Heglund 

Associate Professor
dan.heglund@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1241
Office: CBEC 1113
B.S., Bemidji State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of North Dakota
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Lisa A Kunza 

Associate Professor
lisa.kunza@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2449
Office: CBEC 1115
B.S., University of Central Missouri
M.S., University of Central Missouri
Ph.D., University of Wyoming
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Alexey Lipatov 

Assistant Professor
Alexey.Lipatov@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5146
Office: CBEC 3308

Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Research Website

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Haiden Nguyen

Assistant Professor
haiden.nguyen@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2422
Office: CBEC 3314
B.S., Ohio State University, OH, USA
Ph.D., University of Toledo, OH, USA
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Christine E Mathews 

Senior Lecturer
Christine.Mathews@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2349
Office: CBEC 1119
B.S., Wheaton College
MPH, University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
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Raeann D Mettler 

Lecturer
Raeann.Mettler@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-1238
Office: CBEC 3315
B.S., Black Hills State University
M.S., Black Hills State University
Ph.D., University of Freiburg
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Daniel K Owens 

Associate Professor
Daniel.Owens@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1238
Office: CBEC 3315

B.S., East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

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Elizabeth Racz-Brunner

Senior Lecturer 
elizabeth.racz-brunner@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2260
Office: CBEC 3316

B.S., University of New Mexico
M.P.H., Yale University
Ph.D., University of Nebraska

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Rajesh K 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
Personal Webpage
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Roman Shchepin 

Assistant Professor
Roman.Shchepin@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5162
Office: CBEC 1116

B.S., Perm State University
PhD., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Alevtina L Smirnova 

Professor / Dr. Jack Gaines Professor
Alevtina.Smirnova@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1890
Office: CBEC 3313
B.S., St. Petersburg State University
M.S., St. Petersburg State University
Ph.D., St Petersburg State University
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Hosog Yoon

Lecturer
Hosog.Yoon@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1678

B.S., Pacific Union College
Ph.D., Washington State University

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Yan Zhang

Lecturer
yan.zhang@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2349
Office: CBEC 1119
B.S., Fundan University
Ph.D., State University of New York (SUNY)-Binghamton
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Fan Zheng 

Assistant Professor
Fan.Zheng@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1238
Office: CBEC 111

B.S., Nankai University
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

 

Staff

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Amber Seidel 

Program Assistant I
amber.seidel@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1238
bachelor's degree in chemistry with Biochemistry emphasis and an associate's degree in baking and pastry management.
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Darren R. Schwede 

Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator and Instrumentation Specialist
Darren.Schwede@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1236
Office: CBEC 1120
B.S., Montana State University
B.S., California State University, Stanislaus

 

 

 

Emeritus Faculty

Sookie Bang – Professor Emeritus of Biology
David Boyles - Professor Emeritus of Chemistry 
Lori Coble - Emerita Faculty of Biology 
Tsvetanka Filipova - Senior Lecturer Emerita of Chemistry, Biology, and Health Sciences

Research Scientists

Kurt M Chowanski Research Scientist II
Cabot-Ann Christofferson – Research Scientist IV, DOE Project Office L2 Manager
Brooke L Long-Fox Research Scientist
Mehzabeen Mannan – Research Scientist II / Lecturer
Lucian Bedard – Research Scientist II
Patrick Kozak – Research Scientist II
Jagadeesh Babu Veluru – Post Doctoral Research Scientist
Jennifer Walker – Research Scientist IV