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NSF and South DakotaIn FY 2003, NSF provided 48 awards totaling more than $14 million to 11 institutions in the state of South Dakota. Institutions in South Dakota that received NSF support in FY 2002 include Black Hills State University, Oglala Lakota College, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University, and RealTronics, Inc. Examples of Projects Currently Funded by NSF in the State of South Dakota:The Oyate Consortium: Model Institutions of Excellence (MIE) — The Oyate Consortium consists of five Lakota reservation colleges and universities: Oglala Lakota College, Sinte Gleske University, Sitting Bull College, Sisseton Wahpeton Community College, and Si Tanka College. This award follows an initial MIE award that provided substantial network infrastructure, physical infrastructure, personnel infrastructure, and course and curriculum development aimed at the development of science, mathematics, engineering, and technical education (SMETE) capacity at Native American colleges. The Consortium will build upon existing infrastructure to develop new information, articulations with additional non-reservation colleges and universities, and additional outreach to Native American schools. Additionally, methods of institutionalization of the MIE accomplishments will be pursued including the development of an endowment SMETE capacity and the means for providing housing for faculty and students at campus sites. An Integrated Research/Educational Plan to Develop and Deploy a Pointable, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Instrument on a Tethered Balloon — Images of the earth taken by satellite and aircraft-based remote sensing instruments offer an immensely valuable, yet limited, perspective. While remote sensing technologies have revolutionized the study of earth systems by enabling large surface areas to be imaged quickly and frequently, various limitations can restrict the spatial resolution of remote sensing data to the point where observable surface detail is insufficient to study critical environmental processes. An NSF CAREER award to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T;) support the development of an instrument that can be attached to the tether line of a large, unmanned blimp and raised and lowered to view the earth across a range of intermediate perspectives. In addition, the instrument will be used to develop a remote sensing educational module for integration into the SDSM&T; Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership summer program for pre-college Native American students. Photodynamics in Chemistry, Biology, and Biochemistry — Supported by a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) award to the University of South Dakota, six faculty from the Departments of Biology and Chemistry will serve as REU student mentors to four students in a ten-week program each summer. The recruitment focus will be directed towards regional undergraduate institutions and a minimum of one student of Native American descent will participate in the program each year. The research activity focuses on Photodynamics. Weekly meeting will be help where students can present their research and at the end of the summer students will submit written reports and make formal presentations. Students will submit abstracts to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. For more information on South Dakota and NSF, please contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at 703-292-8070. Useful Links: South
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