Research Centers and Institutes
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology embraces research to solve problems of industry, the military, government agencies, and to generate economic development in Rapid City, the Black Hills, and the state of South Dakota. Approximately 50 School of Mines faculty members and research staff received research awards totaling nearly $35M during the 2010 fiscal year; this represented 91 awards averaging approximately $388,000 from federal and state agencies, corporations, and direct Congressional appropriations. The awards represent 20 departments, centers, or labs and have been awarded to 47 principal investigators. Half of all proposals submitted were funded.
Research and Development Initiatives at the School of Mines
· Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (AML)
· Arbegast Advanced Materials Process and Joining Lab (AMP)
· Center for Bioenergy Research and Development – (CBERD) NSF I/UCRC
· Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development (CBRD)
· Center for Friction Stir Processing (CFSP) NSF I/UCRC
· Composites and Polymer Engineering Laboratory (CAPE)
· Experimental Computational and Mechanics Laboratory (ECML)
· Engineering and Mining Experiment Station (EMES)
· James E. Martin Paleontology Research Laboratory
· Repair, Refurbish, and Return to Service Applied Research Center (R3S) - 2010 Center
· South Dakota Space Grant Consortium - NASA
