Infrastructure—like roads, bridges, dams and airports—form the backbone of society and are essential to economic development. In 2021, the United States earned a "C-" grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers for its infrastructure. One of America's most critical sectors—roadways—earned a "D." It was a troubling sign that the country's key lifeline is crumbling.
A bird that once flourished throughout the Western United States is falling victim to population decline. Two South Dakota State University researchers are currently working on a project to identify what conservation efforts are needed to preserve this iconic blue bird of the West. ...
South Dakota State University held its annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day April 20 in the University Student Union’s Volstorff Ballroom.
In addition to selecting top student performances, the university announced the recipients of the Schultz-Werth Awards and the Joseph F. Nelson Undergraduate Research Mentorships. URSCAD is organized by SDSU’s Van D.
South Dakota State University hosted Drone Day on April 27, kicking off what organizers hope will be the first of many events that teach attendees how drones can be used in their jobs, free time and more.The first-ever Drone Day was open to SDSU faculty, staff and students only, but organizers say they want to open future events up to the public after their trial run was a resounding success...
The Basu Lab, housed in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and headed by assistant professor Saikat Basu, has been named the recipient of a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the fluid mechanics of transport in dense cancerous tumors. ...
South Dakota State University’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative (RNDC), a multiprogram collaboration at the university, celebrated a patent-signing event on campus April 19. The patent was issued in April 2022 for a connector device that promotes children’s building skills, and the event was used to highlight RNDC’s evolution at State and how the initiative helps build a pipeline of creative and innovative thinkers.
Five mechanical engineering students at South Dakota State University had their project selected for the finals of a NASA contest, meaning all three of the department’s entries in three different NASA contests have advanced to the finals.
In late March, Saikat Basu, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, received notice that he has been named the recipient of the Lohr College of Engineering's Early Career Investigator of the Year award.
Rachel Willand-Charnley, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a $100,000 grant to treat colon cancer cells with a glycan therapeutic they developed, targeted at reversing cancer’s ability to thwart immune mediated cytotoxicity via simple sugar residues.
Engineering students at South Dakota State University pedaled their way to a third-place finish in the national e-Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at Liberty University, Forest, Virginia. The contest is sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and attracted 15 teams.
