Faculty and Staff

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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
Vanessa Lu Min Kee 

Research Engineer and Instrumentation Specialist
Vanessa.Kee@sdsmt.edu
Phone: 605-394-5238
Office: EP 235C

B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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

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