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The Strategic Communications team connects journalists and members of the media with experts. Interviews can be arranged via the University Marketing and Communications email or by calling 605-688-6161.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ faculty and staff can join the university experts list by reaching out to the Strategic Communications team.

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Experts List
Solaiman Tarafder
Solaiman Tarafder
Assistant Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Expertise: Tissue engineered solutions for orthopedic and sports injury repair, drug delivery and immunomodulatory biomaterials, 3D printing, bioprinting of tissues and implants

Shabbir Ahmed
Shabbir Ahmed
Assistant Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Expertise: Structural dynamics and vibration, control systems, seismic waves and stress waves, lithium-ion battery, aerospace structures, artificial intelligence

Robin Arends
Robin Arends
Assistant Dean for Cooperative Programs (Sioux Falls)

Expertise: Mental health, geriatrics, nursing

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Saikat Basu
Associate Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Expertise: Fluid dynamics of disease transmission, respiratory diseases, respiratory drug delivery, artificial organs, biofluid mechanics

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Axton Betz-Hamilton
Associate Professor

Expertise: Financial fraud

Andrea Bjornestad, Assistant Professor, Extension Mental Health Specialist
Andrea Bjornestad
Professor/Extension Specialist – Mental Health

Expertise: Agricultural mental health

Evren Celik Wiltse
Evren Celik Wiltse
Professor

Expertise: International politics

Jiyul Chang
Jiyul Chang
Senior Lecturer

Expertise: Precision agriculture

Cody Christensen
Cody Christensen
Associate Professor

Expertise: Aviation

Jeffrey Doom
Jeffrey Doom
Associate Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Expertise: Computational fluid dynamics, high-speed and hypersonic aerospace systems, energy and power systems, high-performance computing

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Laura Edwards
ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ Extension State Climatologist

Expertise: Climate and weather

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Heather Gessner
ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ Extension Livestock Business Management Field Specialist

Expertise: Agricultural management

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Patrick Hales
Associate Professor/Assistant Director K-12 Education

Expertise: Teacher education

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Laura Hasselquist
Associate Professor

Expertise: Teacher education

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Bruce Johnson
Instructor of Business Management

Expertise: Business/management

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Peter Kovacs
Associate Professor, Precision Agriculture Cropping Systems

Expertise: Crop management, precision agriculture

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Yucheng Liu
Duane Sander Endowed Professor/Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Expertise: Computational mechanics, multiscale modeling and simulation, materials science, mechanical and machine design, crashworthiness analysis, wave energy conversion technology

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Rebecca Martin
Professor of Psychology

Expertise: Child development

Jason McEntee
Jason McEntee
Director and Professor of English

Expertise: American literature, film studies, writing

Gregory Michna
Gregory Michna
Associate Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Expertise: Heat transfer, convective heat transfer, electronics cooling, engineering education

Douglas Prairie
Douglas Prairie
Lecturer

Expertise: Precision agriculture, agricultural machinery

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Joseph Santos
Academic Director/Professor

Expertise: Financial institutions

Bill Severud
William Severud
Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

Expertise: Human-wildlife interactions, large mammals (moose, bighorn sheep, deer), wildlife disease

Dr. Sunish Sehgal
Sunish Kumar Sehgal
Professor and Winter Wheat Breeder

Expertise: Crop management

Thomas Stenvig
Tom Stenvig
Associate Professor of Nursing Emeritus

Expertise: Public health

Emily Van Klompenburg
Emily Van Klompenburg
Assistant Professor

Expertise: Pharmacy

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David Wiltse
Professor of Political Science

Expertise: United States politics

Graham Wrightson
Graham Wrightson
Associate Professor of History

Expertise: Ancient and medieval history, military history, British history