Faculty and Staff

Steve Smith

Department Head/Professor

Steve.Smith@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5268
Office: EP 220 / Nano
B.S., Michigan Technological University
M.S., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Michigan

Robert B. Anderson

Associate Professor

Robert.Anderson@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2539
Office: EP 235D

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

Mingyuan Chen

Assistant Professor
mingyuan.chen@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5208
Office: EEP 235B
Ph.D. in Materials Engineering at Auburn University

Jue Hu

Assistant Professor
jue.hu@sdsmt.edu

Phone: (605) 394-5238
Office: CBEC 2201A

Ph.D., Donghua University

Tugba Ozdemir

Assistant Professor

Tugba.Ozdemir@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5238
Office: CBEC 1118
B.S., EGE University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

David R Salem

Professor

David.Salem@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5271
Office: CAPE/TDL CBE/CBEC 2202D

B.S., University of Bradford, U.K.
Ph.D., University of Manchester, U.K.

Brandon L Scott

Assistant Professor

Brandon.Scott@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5238
Office: EP 229

B.S., Slippery Rock University
Ph.D., South Dakota State University

Congzhou Wang

Associate Professor

Congzhou.Wang@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1613
Office: EP 221
B.S., Huaqiao University
M.M., Chongqing University
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Shan Zhou

Assistant Professor

Shan.Zhou@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5238
Office: EEP 228

B.S., University of Science and Technology of China
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Jennifer Leberknight

Lecturer/NANO-BME Program Coordinator

Jennifer.Leberknight@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1911
Office: EEP 235

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

Jagadeesh Baby Veluru

Postdoctoral Researcher
jagadeeshbabu.veluru@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5238