SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
INNOVATIVE
The Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University is the state’s first and only university-affiliated research park. Located on 125 acres just east of campus, it provides an environment that will foster partnerships among the University, business, government and the community to grow the sciences and technology-based economy. SDSU has the highest percentage of undergraduates involved in research of any South Dakota public university. SDSU is large enough to offer competitive research opportunities, yet small enough to foster studentfaculty learning opportunities. Major areas of research at SDSU include: • Engineering and technology research into photovoltaic devices, nanotechnology, materials science, wind power, surface transportation systems, signal and image processing, water treatment, computer sciences, software engineering and computational science and statistics. • Agricultural sciences research on crops and livestock, including food manufacturing, bio-based energy, economics and horticulture. • Management and conservation of natural resources. • Health sciences, nutritional sciences and wellness research programs in pharmaceutical sciences, nutrition and exercise physiology. • Renewable energy research is developing bio-based energy technologies, while promoting diversification and environmental sustainability of America’s agriculture. • Over a five-year period, $69 million in federal funds was to be awarded to SDSU and six other universities to serve as Vanguard centers for the National Children’s Study. The NCS will study more than 100,000 children across the country from conception to age 21. Top: The first building of the Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University opened in 2008, with a second building nearing completion. Bottom: SDSU offers more undergraduate research opportunities than any other university in the state
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