School of Mines researchers and professors received nearly $2 million in research and development funding during May 2007. This puts the current 2007 Fiscal Year total at more than $15 million. The School of Mines and Technology, an engineering and science university in Rapid City, boasts a solid research program. The School of Mines is home to several research institutions and centers, and plans are underway to expand the number of graduate degrees and to enhance the technology-transfer process.
The May award highlights:
Dr. Gautam Pillay, vice president, research; Dr. Jon Kellar, chair and professor, materials and metallurgical engineering; Dr. Umesh Korde, associate professor, mechanical engineering; Dr. Hao Fong, assistant professor, chemistry; Dr. Haiping Hong, research scientist III, materials and metallurgical engineering; Dr. David Boyles, professor, chemistry; William Arbegast, director, advanced materials processing and joining laboratory (AMP); Dr. William Cross, associate professor, materials and metallurgical engineering; Dr. Lidvin Kjerengtroen, professor, mechanical engineering; Dr. Dana Medlin, associate professor, materials and metallurgical engineering; Dr. James Sears, director, Additive Manufacturing Laboratory; and Dr. Robb Winter, professor, chemical and biological engineering, received $370,045 in additional funding from the United States Department of Defense - Air Force Research Laboratory.
Dr. Gautam Pillay, vice president, research; Dr. Hao Fong, assistant professor, chemistry; Dr. David Boyles, professor, chemistry; Dr. Umesh Korde, associate professor, mechanical engineering; Dr. Robb Winter, professor, chemical and biological engineering; Dr. Karim Muci, associate professor, mechanical engineering; Dr. Gregory Buck, associate professor, mechanical engineering; and Dr. Daniel Dolan, professor, mechanical engineering, received $1,371,000 in additional funding from the United States Department of Defense - Air Force Research Laboratory.