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Assistant Professor

Nanoscience & Biomedical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Education

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S., University of Science and Technology of China

Research Expertise

Nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, 2D materials, plasmonic metamaterials, regioselective surface chemistry control, and advanced in situ characterization techniques including electron microscopy and electrochemical 3D atomic force microscopy. 

Contact info: shan[dot]zhou[at]sdsmt[dot]edu, EEP 228

Education: 

PhD, Nano Science and Technology, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST)-Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India (Dec, 2018- June, 2024)

Hobbies: Reading literature, watching animated movies and exploring global music

Research areas: exploration of nanoscale structural, electrical and surface properties using scanning probe microscopy based techniques

Contact info: mallickzinnia[a]gmail[dot]com

Education: 

M.S., Newcastle University

B.S. Shandong Normal University

Hobbies: watching football games, listening to Rock music and travelling

Research areas: nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, and advanced in situ characterization techniques including electron microscopy and electrochemical 3D atomic force microscopy

Contact info: junming[dot]yue[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: 

M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, August 2024 - present.

B.S. in Biochemistry at Black Hills State University, August 2020 - 2023.

Hobbies: Baking, running, and backpacking

Research areas: nanoparticle synthesis 

Contact info: emily[dot]bates[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2019 - present

Hobbies: reading the bible, watching soccer and track events, hiking, and traveling

Research areas: study and understand the properties of nanomaterials and their application in diagnosis, drug delivery systems, implants, biosensing, and bioimaging devices

Future career interest: become a successful cardiovascular engineer

Contact info: natnael[dot]sinebo[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: 

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2023-present

Associate of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Rochester Community and Technical College, completed, 2021-2023

Hobbies:  reading the Bible, reading, and hiking

Research areas: studying nanomaterials and how to manipulate them for medical purposes

Contact info: joshua[dot]marquardt[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: 

B.S. in Computer Science at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Class of 2028 

Hobbies:  video games

Research interests: data science and AI Integrations in image processing

Contact info: kyduyen[dot]daonguyen[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: 

B.S. in Computer Science at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2022–present 

Hobbies: working out at the gym, hiking, rock climbing, and watching soccer

Contact info: aryan[dot]raval[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: 

B.S., in Electrical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2022-present

Hobbies:  Music, Table Tennis, Chess, Problem Solving

Research Interests: Mechatronics and Applied Robotics 

Contact info: marc[dot]tchona[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu

Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Hobbies:  travelling and exploring the world of different cultures

Research expertise: cell culture, transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy

Contact info: Vanessa[dot]Kee[at]sdsmt[dot]edu , EEP235C

Education: B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2021 - present

Hobbies: playing violin, hiking and hunting, playing magic the gathering

Research areas: study and understand properties of nanomaterials and their application in tissue engineering and the medical field

Future career interest: become a successful tissue engineer

Contact info: kory[dot]engelstad[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu