Retired SD astronaut Gemar visits campus
Charles D. “Sam” Gemar, the only South Dakota-born astronaut, visited the South Dakota State University campus Oct. 4 at the invitation of an SDSU official.
Gemar is originally of Scotland and is a 1973 graduate of Scotland High School. He joined the Army out of high school and got an appointment to a military prep school. That opened the door for an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy. He flew military aircraft before being accepted into NASA’s astronaut training program.New CNC machines to open doors for students
Patience is a virtue, but when it comes to working in a production lab, speed and precision rate pretty high too.
Thanks to an anonymous gift, Lohr College of Engineering has been able to buy six new CNC (computer numerical control) machines valued at $120,000. The machines arrived and were installed in the production lab of the Chicoine Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Hall in September.Rising star: Basu invited to prestigious engineering showcase
Saikat Basu, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been invited to the American Society of Mechanical Engineering Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering Celebration and Showcase.
Rising star: Basu invited to the prestigious engineering showcase
Saikat Basu, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been invited to the American Society of Mechanical Engineering Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering Celebration and Showcase.
Healing the knee: a new frontier in meniscus tear repairs
A new project from South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering is developing a bioadhesive that has the potential to significantly improve meniscus tear repair outcomes while also speeding up the healing process.
SDSU's Basu receives NSF funding to kickstart a European collaboration
Saikat Basu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, has received a supplemental National Science Foundation grant to establish a new collaboration Simon Jochems, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
Offroad continues to improve in Baja SAE contest
The SDSU entry in Baja SAE continues to score more points in the annual contest overseen by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
This year at Baja SAE Williamsport hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology at Montgomery, the team earned 360.95 points and placed 47th overall out of 110 college teams (57th percentile) from the United States, Brazil and Canada from May 15-19.
Last year the team ranked 49th out of 86 teams (43rd percentile) with 311 points.