SD Mines Adds New Mining Engineering Doctoral Program
School Says Ph.D. Track Will Increase Funding Opportunities
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has added a new Ph.D. program to the school’s Mining Engineering and Management program, a move the school says will increase research funding and opportunities.
The new program will strengthen collaborations between the earth systems programs at the school, including specialty areas like geology, geological engineering, petroleum systems and mining engineering, says Lance A. Roberts, Ph.D., head of the Department of Mining Engineering and Management.