Research at the

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Ronald J. White, Ph.D.Vice President for Research

Departments at SDSMT(1913 undergraduates & 264 graduates)

BasicSciences

Engineering

Other

Ph.D. Programs

Atmospheric&

EnvironmentalSciences

Physics(pending)

Geology&

GeologicalEngineering

Materials Engineering

&Science

MechanicalEngineering

Chemical&

BiologicalEngineering

Nanoscience&

Nanoengineering

BiomedicalEngineering

Research Centers Institute of

AtmosphericSciences

Engineering & Mining

Experiment Station

Composites & Polymer

Engineering Laboratory

Computational MechanicsLaboratory

Additive Manufacturing

Laboratory

Center for Bioenergy

Research & Development

NSFI/U CRC

Center for Bioprocessing

Research & Development

Arbegast Materials Processing &

Joining Laboratory

Center for Friction Stir Processing

Repair, Refurbish & Return to

Service Applied Research Center

Direct Write

Laboratory

DUSEL Project

South Dakota Space Grant Consortium

South Dakota NASA EPSCoR

Program

NSFI/U CRC

SD 2010 Center

SD 2010 Center

Research Awards & Expenditures

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AwardsExpenditures

Funding at the SchoolFY 2010

Grants & Contracts47%

Tuition, Fees &Auxiliary Sales

24%

StateAppropriations

19%

Foundation &Other11%

Sources of Research FundsFY 09

NSF42%

USDOD37%

USDOE5%

SD Agency5%

NASA4% USDOT

2%

USSBA1%

Other1%

Private1%

USGS, DOI, DOL, DOS, EPA, USFS

2%

SD School of Mines Strategic Foci

• Optimize enrollment• Grow graduate programs and the

research enterprise• Secure resources• Continuously improve quality

MajorResearch Foci

atSouth Dakota

School of Mines&

Technology

Science, Technology,Engineering

& Mathematics

(STEM)Education

Materials&

Manufacturing

Energy&

Environment

UndergroundScience

& Engineering

2020 Research Strategy

Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL)

To develop an enduring international underground laboratory with a best-in-world class scientific program of research, education and outreach and do it as quickly and cost efficiently as possible

Research EquipmentEMES

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Morphology and chemistry at the millimeter-to-nanometer scale

http://emes.sdsmt.eduJEOL 840A SEMZeiss Supra 40 VP FE-SEM

http://emes.sdsmt.edu

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Properties of materials and biological specimens at sub-nanometer scale

Hitachi H-7000 TEM

Research EquipmentEMES

http://emes.sdsmt.edu

Analytical Chemistry Labs

Determination of metal content from wt% to ppb

LECO C/S and H/N/O analyzers

Perkin-Elmer AAS Agilent (HP) ICP-MS

Research EquipmentEMES

X-Ray Diffraction Lab

Compound identification and quantification; metals, ceramics, minerals, polymers

Rigaku UltimaPlus Diffractometer

Research Equipment

http://emes.sdsmt.edu

EMES

Other Services Available on Campus (partial list) Portable Visible and Near Infrared Spectroradiometer (350-2500 nm) Petrographic Services Concrete Petrography Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Micro-Raman Spectroscopy UV-Visible Spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (solid and liquid state) Gas Chromatography High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Fiber and Polymer Analysis Metallographic Analysis Mechanical Testing Instrument Particle Size Analysis Hardness Testing Concrete Testing Remote Sensing and Image Processing Services Geographic Information Systems Laboratory

Research Equipment

http://emes.sdsmt.edu

EMES

Computational Mechanics Lab

Research Equipment

• Computational Mechanics is concerned with the simulation of advanced engineering problems.

• It brings together highly sophisticated methods of Structural and Applied Mechanics, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and encompasses numerical methods for application to various Mechanical Engineering problems.

• Computational Mechanics is now a well established and growing discipline which is increasingly exploited by engineers and scientists to optimize existing products and manufacturing processes and to promote the development of new technologies.

Virtual PrototypingComputational Mechanics Lab

Virtual PrototypingComputational Mechanics Lab

Composites and Polymer Engineering Laboratory (CAPE)

Research Equipment

Materials Research and Development

• Synthesis of unique resin systems for enhanced composite processing and performance

• Surface modification and functionalization of reinforcement materials: fibers, carbon nanotubes, ceramic nanoparticles….

• Interfacial and inter-phase phenomena

• Tailored hybrid/graded structures to provide novel, multi-functional properties

Process Innovation and Composite Fabrication Technologies

• Precision, low-cost molds via 3D computerized scanning, rapid proto-typing, and laser

additive technologies

• Advancement of pre-form, RIM, VARTM and compression molding technologies for enhanced composite performance, process efficiency and sustain-ability

Modeling and Simulation

• Application of state-of the art modeling tools (e.g., ABACUS, ALGOR, FLUENT) for the analysis and design of structures and processes, and for the prediction of mechanical properties

• Efficient translation of component design to prototype

• System design, simulation and management

Composites and Polymer Engineering Laboratory (CAPE)

Research Equipment

Characterization

• Chemical and physical characterization at the atomic and molecular level using advanced instruments

• Optical and electron microscopy

• State-of-the art instruments for rheological measurements

• Advanced thermal analysis

• Defect and failure analysis by non-destructive methods

Mechanical Testing

• Tensile, flexural, and fatigue testing, with environmental chamber

• Impact testing

• Projectile velocity measurements via laser doppler velocimetry

• Microhardness, nano-indention, and interfacial force microscopy

Gerber Precision Cutting Table

Wardwell Braider

WAECO Prepregger

Z- Stitcher

CNC Mill

Sandblaster

Table Saw

CNC Lathe

Band Saw

Drill Press

Fused Deposition

Compression Molding Walk- in Oven

4’x8’ Autoclave

RTM/VARTM

Thermal Analysis (TMA, DSC. . )

MTS w/ Environmental Chamber

Ultrasonic NDT

Advanced Materials Processing Center Design, Fabricate, and Test Friction Structures

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Pin Tool Designs Detail Designs and Manufacturing Approach

Joint Designs

Structural ModelsEfficient Low Cost Fixturing and Tooling

Static and Fatigue Testing

Metallurgy and Strength Optimization

Ti-6-4 Web and Flange Ti-15-333 Stiffeners

Firearm and Ammunition Industry

What we have to Offer?

• World class research equipment andfacilities

• Technical expertise and interest• SDSM&T Professors and Staff• Regional manufacturers

• Firearm friendly environment