Our Team

Assistant Professor

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

Education

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

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

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: B.Sc., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017-2021

Hobbies: reading science fiction books, playing cricket, hiking, travelling, cycling, and volunteering

Research areas: novel nanostructured materials, 2D materials, nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, nanoscale surface chemistry for computing and energy applications

Future career interest: become a research faculty in academia

Contact info: saifmahmud[dot]bijoy[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., 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

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 Chemical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2020

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