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NEWSLETTERC O L L E G E  O F  N A T U R A L  S C I E N C E S  / /  V O L U M E  2  / /  I S S U E  9Dean's MessageDR. CHARLENE WOLF-HALLWhat a beautiful time with the colorfulfall foliage this year. Be sure to walkaround our picturesque campus if youare able and enjoy this moment. I am sothankful to be here with the amazingpeople in this university and especiallyour college. Note the accomplishmentshighlighted in each newsletter.Thank you all for your efforts with OneDay for State. It was truly a remarkableteam effort and will make a bigdifference for our students now andinto the future.Hobo Day will be here soon. Our college will have an alumni tent in a primospot on the parade route. Followingthe parade will be an open house toshowcase the new Anatomy Lab andto demo science virtual realityequipment. Hope to see you all there!We have made it through Septemberand onto October. The day light hoursget shorter, the days seem to go byfaster, and the “to do” lists grow.Keep your spirits up, enjoy the changeof seasons, and use each day toabsorb what you can from youruniversity experience. Let othersknow if you are struggling. We arehere for each other. Keep beingawesome Natural Sciences!Celebrating WorkAnniversaries---September 2021Volker Brözel - 18 yearsRadhey Kaushik - 18 yearsMarj Thompson - 15 yearsAnne-Marie Hoskinson - 5Awards & RecognitionThe following awards were announced on 8/26/2021 at theannual Chemistry & Biochemistry Department picnic: Leo and Elaine Spinar Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching - Dr. Nicole Grove ACS Analytical Chemistry Award - Justin HoogestraatACS Organic Chemistry Award - Jacqueline LaddusawACS Physical Chemistry Award - Brandon SchuldtSouth Dakota State University was ranked at #19 worldwideIn the United States, SDState was ranked at #4#9 on the "20 Best Drone Training Colleges" list (published by SuccessfulStudent.org)#11 on the "30 Best Bachelor's in Geography" list (published by CollegeRank.net)#12 on the "Best Online Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Science" list (published byOnlineU.com)Shanghai Ranking has released their 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).  GRAScontains rankings of universities in 54 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, LifeSciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. The rankings are based on transparentmethodology and objective third-party data. In the area of Remote Sensing:Other recent notable rankings:Congratulations to everyone in Geography & Geospatial Sciences Department! Your hard workand commitment is being recognized internationally.Congratulations to Noe Aparicio, current undergraduatestudent in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, whoreceived an ACS Bridge Career and Professional DevelopmentAward!Congratulations to Isaac Tuffour, current graduate student inthe Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, who received the"Love of Learning Award" from the Phi Kappa Phi HonorSociety!Student Clubs in Natural SciencesAmerican Medical StudentAssociation (AMSA) pre-medicalchapterFor students interested in a careerin medicine or related healthprofessions. Meetings includespeakers, info sessions (e.g. MCATprep, etc.), healthcare-relatedvolunteering, and medical schoolcampus visits. President: Emily WildeFaculty advisor: Marj ThompsonChemistry ClubFor students who love chemistryand science, meetings include funchemistry experiments, externalspeakers, career development,and volunteering in thecommunity. It’s also a safe spaceto get support from other studentswho have taken those really hardclasses.President: Aubrie FrankenFaculty advisor: Melody JewellDrone ClubThe purpose of this club is toencourage students to developskills around the use of controlledaircraft and to give studentsopportunities to experiencepractical applications of dronetools, laws, policies, andregulations while simultaneouslylearning about model aeronautics. President: Julie LeidholtFaculty Advisor: Bruce MillettGeography ClubOpen to anyone interested inGeography, this club includes bothacademic and social functions.Examples include pizza movienights, sports events, bowling,attending the regional Associationof American Geographers meeting,and hosting the Annual SDSTATEGeography Convention. President: Kaila BrudelieFaculty Advisor: Kim Johnson-MaierMicrobiology ClubThis club is for students interestedin microbiology, regardless ofmajor. Meetings include a widevariety of guest speakers andstudent panels, careerdevelopment, games, socialevents, & fun micro lab activities.Exec. Team: Jadyn Perry, ElizaPeters, Regan Blackwell, CamrynBlackwell. Faculty Advisors:Ashley McConnell, Jess MedigerNational Science TeachingAssociation (NSTA)NSTA is a small group of scienceeducators who encourage all tojoin any meetings that may catchyour interest! Meetings consist ofscience demos, lab safety, andchats with current educators,admin, and student teachers.President: Samantha LebertFaculty Advisors: Larry Browning,Madhav Nepal, Matt MillerPre-Professional Science ClubThis club brings in guest speakersfrom the fields of Medicine,Dentistry, Chiropractic,Optometry, Physician Assistant,Mortuary Science, and PhysicalTherapy. Opportunities includeservice learning, volunteering, andcampus visits to professionalschools. President: Alexis ElfstrandFaculty Advisor: Marj ThompsonSociety of Physics Students (SPS)SPS advances the knowledge ofand interest in physics andastronomy among the academicand local communities, and itpromotes physics as a pathway tostudent success in a variety ofdisciplines. The only membershiprequirement is that you have aninterest in physics.President: Zachary LehmannFaculty Advisor: Robert McTaggartWomen in STEMThis club strives to connect andraise awareness of womenpursuing educations in STEM byserving as an informationalorganization and encouraging allwomen pursuing STEM to attainhigher levels of education andprofessional achievement.President: Nichole PetersFaculty Advisors: Julie Leibold,Nicole GroveClick the boxes below to learn more about these clubs, see upcoming meetings, or contact officers!Media Coverage of CNSSDSU researchers to track chemicals incounterfeit drugs: "Professor Brian Logueof SDSU’s Department of Chemistry andBiochemistry and two doctoral studentswill develop techniques to determine thechemical composition of drugs fromvarious manufacturers and come up with achemical fingerprint. Logue has beencollaborating with many of the researchersinvolved in the new center on projectsrelated to security and anti-counterfeitingtechnologies for 15 years."SD teachers learn how mRNA vaccines work: "The teacher workshop is part of a four-year, nearly $1.14 million NationalScience Foundation project that uses simplified cell circuitry, known assynthetic biology, to study how proteins are produced, degraded and modified.'I wish I had them all as a student—what they do is amazing,' said assistantprofessor of biology and microbiology Nicholas Butzin, who leads the NSFproject. This was his first experience with science teachers - and the first ofthree summers the workshop will be available for three teacher participants.Butzin worked with professor Madhav Nepal of the Department of Biology and Microbiology to plan theworkshop, selecting topics based on next-generation science standards. Ten SDSU graduate students assistedteaching the lessons, with at least two students working with each teacher."Pictured above: Brian LaBelle, who teaches science at Tiospa Zina Tribal School, shows off the picture he paintedin a petri dish using different types of bacteriaPictured: doctoral student Kyle BurchSouth Dakota State Universityrecently featured one of our NaturalSciences students on the University'sofficial social media accounts!  Jordan Neises is a current PhDstudent in the Biology & MicrobiologyDepartment. Click to watch his interview!   Right after the parade, we are offering tours of the newly renovated AnatomyLab. This renovation has been in the works for years and is the latest capitalproject in the College.  The Department of Biology & Microbiology is excited toshowcase their new space.  You are invited to come check it out!Hobo Day FestivitiesAfter taking a year off, we are excited to restart this fun tradition ... join us forthe 2021 Hobo Day Parade on October 23! We'll have tents, seating, coffee, anddoughnuts right along the parade route. This event is a great chance to connectwith our alumni, and Natural Sciences faculty and staff. Those who attend willreceive an official 2021 Hobo Day pin (pictured right) with a CNS ribbon! Location:  directly north of the Art Museum, east of Woodbine CottageTime:  event starts at 8:30am, the parade starts at 9:30amPictured below:  2019 set up - look for the blue and yellow tents!What:  tours & hands-on VR demosWhen:  after the paradeWhere: 3rd floor of Berg HallOpen PRAIRIE Data What is "Open PRAIRIE"?The Open  Public ResearchAccess InstitutionalRepository & InformationExchange trackspublications from withinNatural Sciencesthroughout the year,showing where and whenarticles were opened allaround the world. 2,644 downloads at  274 institutions in 100 countries24 new works posted, for a total of  972Characterization of Landsat-7 to Landsat-8 Reflective Wavelengthand Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Continuity was themost frequently downloaded piece at 112 downloads. It wasauthored by several past members of the Geospatial SciencesCenter of Excellence (GSCE), as well as current member Dr.Hankui Zhang.Data across the whole College of Natural Sciences:AUGUST 2021Grants Awarded in CNS JULY - AUGUST 2021Jaime Lopez-Mosqueda, PI, Radhey Kaushik, co-PI  •  Biology & Microbiology  •  National Institute of Food & Agriculture  •  CRISPR-Cas9 mediated identification of host factors important for influenza infections and persistenceXiuqing Wang, PI  •  Biology & Microbiology  •  National Institute of Food & Agriculture  •  Role of interferon-inducedtransmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) and zinc metallprotease (ZMPSTE24) in PRRSV replicationBruce Bleakley, co-PI  •  Biology & Microbiology  •  SD Soybean Research & Promotion Council  •  Investigating AdditiveEffects of Ragweed Extract and Mycorrhizae in Managing Soybean Cyst NematodeBrian Logue, PI  •  Chemistry & Biochemistry  •  Regents of University of Colorado/Biomedical Advanced Research &Development Authority  •  SM Metabolite Analysis for Natural History Studies - RodentBrian Logue, PI  •  Chemistry & Biochemistry  •  South Dakota School of Mines and Technology CARA/SD Governor's Officeof Economic Development  •  SD Governor's 2021 Center for Understanding and Disrupting the Illicit EconomyOne Day for State RecapWe can't say THANK YOU enough to everyone who supported the College ofNatural Sciences during One Day for State (ODFS)! Whether you liked or shareda post on social media, spread the word by mouth, made a donation, orsponsored a challenge, you can know that your contribution made a difference.These funds will bolster scholarships in the sciences, aid student clubs withtravel and professional development, help us elevate our programs, and more! We'd like to highlight and thank our challenge sponsors again:Joanie Holm and family1980 Microbiology GraduateRobert WatrelGreg HeibergerRadhey KaushikCharlene Wolf-HallDoug RaynieDr. Rick Holm Memorial ChallengeKeep the "Lab" in LaboratoryScience ChallengeDrs. Michael Brozik & Elise In'tVeld Challenge for the HumanAnatomy LabCollege of Natural SciencesFounders ChallengeDr. Rachel MK HeadleyRoger OlesonEllen BubakDr. Michael PietilaDr. Bill BeersDr. Bree OatmanDwaine ChapelJoni EkstrumMadelyn GroganHeather PetersCindy OstlieFriends, family, and formerstudents of Dr. AugerCollege of Natural SciencesAdvisory Board ChallengeDr. Don Auger MemorialScholarship Challenge2021 Lead Gift:Robert & HelenGalesWhen they learned about theiremployer's matching program, theGales family knew it was the righttime to make an impact atSDState. Through their own giftand with the HalliburtonFoundation, they donated $65,000to fund undergraduate researchassistantships! They encourageothers to check with theiremployers for possible matchingprograms when giving.

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