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Putting people addicted to meth on the road to recovery is the goal of the Stigma, Treatment, Avoidance and Recovery in Time Program for Psychostimulant Support in Rural South Dakota.

Assistant professor Yue Zhou of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is leading a three-year, nearly $450,000 National Science Foundation project to determine how lithium metal improves battery performance.

Tummala, a professor and graduate program coordinator in pharmaceutical sciences, has more than 20 years of research experience in disease biology, immunology and drug delivery.

Chandrasekher is performing research that could lead to development of cornea-equivalents for transplantation purposes. Corneal transplantation, which is referred to as ‘keratoplasty’ in ophthalmology clinics, is the most common treatment for irreparable corneal damage. In most cases, only the diseased or injured section of the cornea is replaced.

The A research lab focuses on genomics. The human genome has all of the instructions necessary for one’s 30 trillion cells to function correctly. When mutated, the genome is also unfortunately responsible for myriad genetic disorders. The source of such mutations can be external, such as from exposure to UV rays or carcinogens.

The mention of tuberculosis (TB) conjures ideas of an old-world disease that is either a problem of the past or a problem for developing nations. but both images are misleading. While TB is a very old disease with the first recorded case occurring over 3,300 years ago (the end of the Bronze Age, when the first forms of paper were developed by Egyptians), it still kills 1.4 million people per year today.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, SDSU researchers responded quickly to help improve personal protective equipment, to provide area businesses services to help reduce viral transmission and to understand how the novel coronavirus infects cells.

Associate professor Guanghui Hua, professor Chris Schmit and lecturer Kyungnan “Karen” Min are evaluating the efficiency of fresh and weathered woodchips at removing nitrates from tile drainage water.

South Dakota State University’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering will soon offer a bachelor’s degree in concrete industry management. The degree announcement comes after the CIM National Steering Committee and the North Central Region patrons selected SDSU after an approximate six-month selection process.

Tonkoski, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, began teaching at State in 2012 after earning his doctorate in electrical engineering from Concordia University in Montreal late 2011. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees were earned in his native Brazil.