Faculty and Staff

Faculty

James J Stone 

Department Head and Professor
James.Stone@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2443
Office: CM 122
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Personal Webpage
CV
Lois L Arneson-Meyer 

Assistant Professor
Lois.Arneson-Meyer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8256
Office: CM 121
B.S., Dakota State University
B.S., South Dakota Mines
M.S., University of South Dakota
Vitae
William J Capehart 

Associate Professor
William.Capehart@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2622
Office: MI 201
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Personal Webpage
Vitae
Darren R Clabo 

Associate Professor of Practice/State Fire Meteorologist
Darren.Clabo@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1966
Office: MI 202
B.S., University of Oklahoma
M.S., South Dakota Mines
Ph.D., South Dakota Mines
South Dakota Fire Weather Blog
Donna Kliche

Professor Emerita
donna.kliche@sdsmt.edu
(605) 394-1957
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
Adam J French

Associate Professor
Adam.French@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1649
Office: MI 208
B.S., Valparaiso University
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Venkataramana R. Gadhamshetty

Professor
Venkataramana.Gadhamshetty@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8259
Office: CM 237B
B.S., Osmania University
M.S., National University of Singapore
M.S., New Mexico State University
Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Vitae
Mengistu Geza Nisrani

Associate Professor
Mengistu.GezaNisrani@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8258
Office: CM 319
B.S., Alemaya University
M.S., University of Karlsruhe
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Julia Loshelder

Assistant Professor
Julia.Loshelder@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8261
Office CM 314
B.S., University of Arkansas
M.S., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Jeffrey L Hoffmann

Lecturer
Jeffrey.Hoffmann@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8269
Office: CM 236B
B.S., Brigham Young University
M.A., Hamline University
J.D., University of New Mexico
Jawahar R Kalimuthu

Research Scientist III
Jawahar.Kalimuthu@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2439 (Main Office)
Office: CM 311
B. Tech., Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering
M. Tech., SRM University
Ph.D., Madurai Kamajar University
Scott Kenner

Professor Emeritus
Scott.Kenner@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2439
Office: CM 238
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Ph.D., University of Florida
Edson Costa Filho

Assistant Professor
Edson.Costafilho@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8257
Office: CM 242
B.S. Universidade de Pernambuco
M.S. Colorado State University
Ph.D. Colorado State University
Marc J Robinson

Professor
Marc.Robinson@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8262
Office: CM 243
B.S., Utah State University
M.S., Utah State University
Ph.D., University of California-San Diego
Vitae
Christopher R. Shearer

Associate Professor/ William V. Coyle Professor
Christopher.Shearer@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8263
Office: CM 315
B.S., Ohio Northern University
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Vitae
Heidi L. Sieverding

Associate Professor of Practice
Heidi.Sieverding@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8264
Office: CM 120
A.A., Worthington Community College
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Mark E Van Vleck 

Instructor / CEM Program Coordinator
Mark.VanVleck@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8265
Office: CM 123
B.S. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
M.E. University of Florida
Tao Ye 

Assistant Professor
Tao.Ye@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8266
Office: CM 241
B.S. Wuhan University of Science and Technology
M.S. Tongji University
Ph.D. The George Washington University
Dr. Manoj Tripathi

Research Scientist III
(605) 219-2439
Office CM 118

Staff

Emanuele Siragusa

Equipment and Instrumentation Technician
Emanuele.Siragusa@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8268
Office: CM 221
A.S., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
B.S., Rutgers University
Kimberly Ingleston

Program Assistant I
Kimberly.Ingleston@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 219-8260
Office: CM 119
John E Mason

Senior Secretary
John.Mason@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2439 (Main Office)
Office: CM 118
 
  CEE Emeritus Faculty

Sangchul Bang - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thomas Fontaine - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
James Goodman - Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering – Vice president Emeritus 
Marion (M.R.) Hansen - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Srinivasa Iyer - Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Scott Kenner - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Melvin L. Klasi - Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Henry V. Mott - Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Venkataswamy Ramakrishnan – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering

AES Emeritus Faculty

Briant L. Davis - Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences
Andrew Detwiler – Professor Emeritus of Physics & Atmospheric Sciences
John H. Helsdon, Jr. – Professor Emeritus of Physics & Atmospheric Sciences
Mark Hjelmfelt - Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences
Ronald L. Johnson - Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences
James R. Miller, Jr. - Associate Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences
Dennis J. Musil - Associate Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences 

Courtesy Adjunct Appointments (Faculty or Research Scientist)

Calvin Tohm - Faculty