Faculty and Staff

 

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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
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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
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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
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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
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Assistant Professor
Saurabh.Dhiman@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605.394.1276
Office: CBEC 3319
M.S., K.U. Kurukshetra
Ph.D., K.U. Kurukshetra
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
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
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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
B.S., University of Arkansas
M.S., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

 

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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

Program Assistant I
Kimberly.Ingleston@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605.219.8260
Office: CM 119
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

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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

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Assistant Professor
Phone: (605) 219-8257
Office: CM 242
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering – Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil.
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Senior Secretary
John.Mason@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2439 (Main Office)
Office: CM 118
Interim Department Head/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
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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
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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
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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

Research Scientist III
Suvarna.Talluri@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-2439
Office: CM 311

B.S., Acharya Nagarjuna University
M.S., Periyar University
Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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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

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

   
  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