Bio:

Research Scientist II, Microscopy Lab
University of South Dakota
Phone: (605) 677-5487
Email: Aravind.Baride@usd.edu

Papers/Publications:

• Meruga, J., Kern, J., Petersen, J., Logue, B., Baride, A., May, P.S., Cross, W., Crawford, G., Tamayo, D., Richards and Kellar, J., “Innovative Security Applications using Direct-Write Printing,” Keesing Journal of Documents and Identity, Issue 47, 6/15/15.


• Meruga, J.M., Fountain, C., Kellar, J.J., Crawford, G., Baride, A., May, P.S., Cross, W., and Hoover, R. “Multi-layered covert QR codes for increased capacity and security”. International Journal of Computers and Applications, 37, (2015), 17


• Meng, X., Baride, A., Jiang, C., “Ligand Controlled Morphology Evolution of Active Intermediates for the Syntheses of Gold Nanostars”, Langmuir 2016, 32 (26), pp 6674–6681


• Meruga, J.M., Baride, A., Cross, W., May, P.S. and Kellar, J.J. “Red-Green-Blue Printing using Luminescence-Upconversion Inks,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C., 2014, 2, 2221-2227.


• Baride, A., Engebretson, D., Berry, T. M., May, P.S. “Quenching of Coumarin Emission by CdSe and CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots: Implications for Fluorescence Reporting”. Journal of Luminescence, 141 (2013) 99–105.


• Baride, A., Meruga, J., Douma, C., Langerman, D., Crawford, G., Kellar, J.J., Cross, W.M. and May, P.S. “A NIR-to-NIR upconversion Luminescence System for Security Printing Applications," RSC Advances, 5, 101338-101346, 2015.

Bio:

Professor of Chemistry, Interim Vice President for Research
University of South Dakota
Phone: (605) 677-6183
Email: Mary.Berry@usd.edu

Papers/Publications:

• Baride, A., Engebretson, D., Berry, M., May, S., (2013), Quenching of coumarin emission by CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots: Implications for fluorescence reporting, Journal of Luminescence.


• Yao, G., Berry, M., May, S., Kilin, D., (2013), DFT Calculation of Russell–Saunders Splitting for Lanthanide Ions Doped in Hexagonal (ß)-NaYF4 Nanocrystals, J. Phys. Chem. C, vol. 117, iss. 33, p. 17177–17185.


• Anderson, R., Smith, S., May, S., Berry, M., (2013), Revisiting the NIR-to-Visible Upconversion Mechanism in ß-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 5, iss. 1, pp. 36-42.


• Chen, J., Meng, Q., Berry, M., May, S., Kilin, D., (2014), Time-Dependent Excited-State Molecular Dynamics of Photodissociation of Lanthanide Complexes for Laser-Assisted Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition , Molecular Physics, vol. 112, iss. 03-04, pp. 508 - 517.


• Yao, G., Huang, S., Berry, M., May, S., Kilin, D., (2014), Non-collinear spin DFT for Lanthanide Ions in Doped Hexagonal- NaYF4, Molecular Physics, vol. 112, iss. 03-04, pp. 546 - 556.

Bio:

Director, NSF REU Site: Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
Associate Director, Center for Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Email: Grant.Crawford@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-5133

Papers/Publications:

• Sauter E, McLinn C, Michael A, Crawford GA, Processing, Microstructure Characterization and Biological Performance of Hierarchical Surface Coatings for Titanium. TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, 2013.


• Crawford GA, Chawla N, Porous Hierarchical TiO2 Nanostructures: Processing and Microstructure Relationships, Acta Materialia 57 (2009) 854-867.


• Meruga, J, (Nesson) Fountain, C, Kellar, J, Crawford, G, Baride, A, May, PS, Cross, W, and Hoover, R, “Multi-layered Covert QR Codes for Increased Capacity and Security”, submitted to Computer and Applications Journal.


• C. Nesson, G. Crawford, R. Hoover, Encoding Multi-layered Data into QR Codes for Increased Capacity and Security, CUR Conference of Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student Scholarship, Arlington, VA, October 2013.


• Meruga, JM, Cross, WM, May, PS, Luu, Q, Crawford, GA, Kellar JJ, Security Printing of Covert Quick Response Codes Using Upconverting Nanoparticle Inks, Nanotechnology 23 (2012) 1-19.

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Associate Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Email: William.Cross@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2485

Papers/Publications:

• D. Hansen, J. Kellar and W.Cross, "Nanotechnology and Silver-Metal Clay for Artisans," Leonardo Transactions, Vol. 44, No. 2, Pages 166-167, April 2011.


• K. Ankireddy, M. Iskander, S. Vunnam, D. Anagnostou, J. Kellar and W. Cross, “Thermal Analysis of Silver Nanoparticles for Flexible Printed Antenna Fabrication,” Journal of Applied Physics, V. 114, 124303, September 2013.


• K. Ankireddy, S. Vunnam, J. Kellar and W. Cross, “Highly Conductive Short Chain Carboxylic Acid Encapsulated Silver Nanoparticle Based Inks for Direct Write Technology Applications”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013, 1, 572-579.


• S. Vunnam, W. Cross, W., Ankireddy, K. and Kellar, J., “Surface Treatments of Indium-Tin Oxide for Printing Nanoparticle Inks using Direct Write Technologies”, Thin Solid Films, V. 531, 15 March 2013, Pages 294–301.


• S. Vunnam, K. Ankireddy, J. Kellar and W. Cross, “Highly Transparent and Conductive Al-doped ZnO Nanoparticulate Thin Films Using Direct Write Processing”, Nanotechnology, In review.

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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Phone: (605) 394-2496
Email: Cassandra.Degen@sdsmt.edu

Papers/Publications:

• Valseth, E., Kjerengtroen, L., Degen, C.M. “Impact and Lap Shear Properties of Ultrasonically Spot Welded Composite Lap Joints”, 2016 SEM XIII International Congress, June 6 - June 9, 2016, Orlando, FL.


• Gurung, N., Degen, C.M. “Fabrication of 3D thermoplastic sandwich structures utilizing ultrasonic spot welding”, 2016 SEM XIII International Congress, June 6 - June 9, 2016, Orlando, FL.


• Kingsbury, C.M., May, P.A., White, S.R., Moore, J.S., Sottos, N.R. “Shear Activation of Mechanophore-Crosslinked Polymers”, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 8381-8388.


• Silberstein, M.N., Min, K., Cremar, L.D., Degen, C.M., Martinez, T.J., Aluru, N.R., White, S.R., Sottos, N.R. “Modeling mechanophore activation within a crosslinked glassy matrix”, Journal of Applied Physics 2013, 114, 023504.


• Degen, C.M., May, P.A., Moore, J.S., White, S.R., Sottos, N.R. “Time-Dependent Mechanochemical Response of SP-Cross-Linked PMMA”, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 8917-8921.

Bio:

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Papers/Publications:

• Kumar Dubey, S. and Garcia-Diaz, A. "Feasibility of Linear Programming Model Employing Discrete Aumann-Shapley Values in Highway Cost Allocation”, Proceedings of the IISE Annual Conference and Expo, Orlando, Florida, May 19-22, 2018.


• Kumar Dubey, S. and Garcia-Diaz, A. "A Heuristic Shapley Value Based Adjustment Procedure for Consideration of Variable Traffic Capacity in Highway Cost Allocation”, Proceedings of the IISE Annual Conference and Expo, Orlando, Florida, May 19-22, 2018.

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Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Bio:

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Email: Randy.Hoover@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2458

Papers/Publications:

• Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Pose Estimation from Images Correlated on S^1, S^2, and SO(3) Using Eigenspace Decompositions in Conjunction with Spectral Theory”, in IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Nov. 2009, Vol. 18, Issue 11.


• Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Fast Eigenspace Decomposition of Images of Objects with Variation in Illumination and Pose”, in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics – Part B: Cybernetics, Apr 2011, Volume 41, Issue 2.


• Misha E. Kilmer, Karen S. Braman, Ning Hao, and Randy C. Hoover, “Third Order Tensors as Operators on Matrices: A Theoretical and Computational Framework with Applications in Imaging”, WIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (SIMAX), Feb. 2013, Volume 34, Issue 1.


• Ning Hao, Misha E. Kilmer, Karen S. Braman, and Randy C. Hoover, “Facial Recognition Using Tensor Decompositions”, SIAM Journal on Imaging Science (SIIMS), Feb. 2013, Volume 6, Issue 1.


• Randy C. Hoover, Rodney G. Roberts, Anthony A. Maciejewski, Priya S. Naik, and Khaled M. Ben-Gharbia, “Designing a Fault-Tolerant Workspace for a Kinimatically Redundant Robot”, accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), Jan. 2014.

Bio:

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota
Email: Chaoyang.Jiang@usd.edu
Phone: (605) 677-6250

Papers/Publications:

• Xiao Gong, Ying Bao, Chao Qiu, Chaoyang Jiang, Individual nanostructured materials: Fabrication and surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Chem. Commum. 2012, 48(56), 7003-7018.


• Ying Bao, Quoc Anh N. Luu, Yong Zhao, Hao Fong, P. Stanley May, Chaoyang Jiang, Upconversion polymeric nanofibers containing lanthanide-doped nanoparticles via electrospinning. Nanoscale, 2012, 4(23), 7369-7375.


• Nathan L. Netzer, Zuki Tanaka, Bin Chen, Chaoyang Jiang, Tailoring the SERS Enhancement Mechanisms of Silver Nanowire Langmuir-Blodgett Films via Galvanic Replacement Reaction. J. Phys. Chem. C., 2013, 117(31), 16187-16194.


• Yong Zhao, Lei Sun, Min Xi, Quan Feng, Chaoyang Jiang, Hao Fong, Electrospun TiO2 Nano-Felt Surface-Decorated with Ag Nanoparticles as Sensitive and UV-Cleanable Substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6(8), 5759-5767.


• Chao Qiu, Ying Bao, Nathan L. Netzer, Chaoyang Jiang, Environment-Dependent Optical Scattering of Cuprous Oxide Microcrystals in Liquid Dispersions and Langmuir-Blodgett Films. J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2(29), 5910-5915.

Bio:

Director, Center for Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting
Douglas Fuerstenau Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Email: jon.kellar@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-2343

Papers/Publications:

• Ankireddy, K., Iskander, M., Vunnam, S., Anagnostou, D., Kellar J. and Cross, W., “Thermal Analysis of Silver Nanoparticles for Flexible Printed Antenna Fabrication,” Journal of Applied Physics, V. 113, 124303, September 2013.


• Meruga, J., (Nesson) Fountain, C., Kellar, J., Crawford, G., Baride, A., May, P.S., Cross, W. and Hoover, R. “Multi-layered Covert QR Codes for Increased Capacity and Security”, submitted to Computer and Applications Journal.


• Numan-Al-Mobin, A.M, Meruga, J.M., Cross, W.M., Kellar, J.J. and Anagnostou, D.E., “QR Code Antenna for Wireless and Security Applications”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation International Symposium AP-S / USNC-URSI 2013, in review.


• Meruga, J.M., Cross, W., May, P.S., Luu, Q.N., Crawford G.N. and Kellar, J.J., “Security Printing of Covert Quick Response Codes using Upconverting Nanoparticle Inks,” Nanotechnology, 23 (2012) 395201 (9pp), (Article was highlighted in the December 2012 issue Nature Photonics (V. 6. pg. 801).


• Blumenthal, T., Meruga, J., May, P.S., Kellar, J., Cross, W., Luu, Q.N., “Patterned Direct –Write and Screen Printing of NIR-to-Visible Upconverting Inks for Security Applications,” Nanotechnology, 23 (2012) 185305 (8pp), (journal cover feature).


• Meruga, J.M., Baride, A., Cross, W., May, P.S. and Kellar, J.J. “Red-Green-Blue Printing using Luminescence-Upconversion Inks,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C., 2014, 2, 2221-2227.

Bio:

Senior Research Scientist
Arbegast Materials Processing and Joining Laboratory (AMP)
Email: Frank.Kustas@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 394-1933

Papers/Publications:

• D. Sordelet, M. Besser, and F. Kustas, “Deposition of Al65Cu23Fe12 and Composite Quasicrystalline PVD Thin Film Coatings,” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Vol. 643, K9.15.1, Materials Research Society (2001).


• F. Kustas, B. Mishra, J. Zhou, “Fabrication and characterization of TiB2/TiC and tungsten co-sputtered wear coatings,” Surface and Coatings Technology 153 (2002) 25-30.


• F. Kustas, P. Molian, A. S. Kumar, M. Besser , D. Sordelet, “Laser Crystallization of Amorphous Sputter-Deposited Quasicrystalline Coatings,” Surface and Coatings Technology 188-189 (2004) 274-280.


• F. Kustas, M. Newton, A. Kustas, “Nanostructured Erosion-Resistant Coatings for Protection of Instrumentation,” Paper included in conference proceedings: 55th International Instrumentation Symposium, League City, TX, June 1-5, 2009.


• M. Cooper, J. Pike, F. Kustas, “Microstructure and Abrasion Properties of Plasma-Electrolyte-Oxidized 3003 Aluminum,” submitted for publication to Surface and Coatings Technology, Sept. 2014.

Bio:

Associate Director, Center for Security Printing and Anti-counterfeiting Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, South Dakota State University
Email: brian.logue@sdstate.edu
Phone: (605) 688-6698

Papers/Publications:

• Mitchell B.L., Rockwood G.A., and Logue B.A. (2013) Quantification of α-ketoglutarate cyanohydrin in swine plasma by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B, 934, 60-65 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.06.029).


• Mitchell B.L., Billingsley B.G., and Logue B.A. (2014) Evaluation of activated carbon respirator filter effectiveness by concentration mapping of dimethyl methylphosphonate. International Journal of Environmental Health Research (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2014.883592).


• Stutelberg M.W., Vinnakota C.V., Mitchell B.L., Monteil A.R., Patterson S.E., and Logue B.A. (2014) Determination of 3-mercaptopyruvate in plasma by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B, 949-950, 94-98, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.01.006).


• Bhandari R.K., Manandhar E., Oda R.P., Rockwood G.A., and Logue B.A. (2014) Simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS-MS) analysis of cyanide and thiocyanate from plasma. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 406(3), 727-734 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-7536-3).


• Randy Jackson, Robert P. Oda, Raj K. Bhandari, Sari B. Mahon, Matthew Brenner, Gary A. Rockwood, and Brian A. Logue (2014) The development of a fluorescence-based sensor for rapid diagnosis of cyanide exposure. Analytical Chemistry, 86(3), 1845–1852, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac403846s).

Bio:

Associate Director, Center for Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
Professor, Physical Chemistry, University of South Dakota
Email: Stanley.May@usd.edu
Phone: (605) 677-3141

Papers/Publications:

• Anderson, R. B.; Smith, S. J.; May, P. S.; Berry, M. T.: Revisiting the NIR-to-Visible Upconversion Mechanism in β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 36-42.


• Han, Y.; Lin, C.; Meng, Q.; Dai, F.; Sykes, A. G.; Berry, M. T.; May, P. S.: (BMI)3LnCl6 Crystals as Models for the Coordination Environment of LnCl3 (Ln = Sm, Eu, Dy, Er, Yb) in 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride Ionic-Liquid Solution. Inorg. Chem. 2014.


• Luu, Q.; Hor, A.; Fisher, J.; Anderson, R. B.; Liu, S.; Luk, T.-S.; Paudel, H. P.; Farrokh Baroughi, M.; May, P. S.; Smith, S.: Two-Color Surface Plasmon Polariton Enhanced Upconversion in NaYF4:Yb:Tm Nanoparticles on Au Nanopillar Arrays. J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 3251-3257.


• Meruga, J. M.; Baride, A.; Cross, W.; Kellar, J. J.; May, P. S.: Red-green-blue printing using luminescence-upconversion inks. J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 2221-2227.


• Suter, J. D.; Pekas, N. J.; Berry, M. T.; May, P. S.: Real-Time-Monitoring of the Synthesis of β-NaYF4:17% Yb,3% Er Nanocrystals Using NIR-to-Visible Upconversion Luminescence. J. Phys. Chem. C 2014.

Bio:

Postdoctoral Researcher,
Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering,
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Email: Jeevan.Meruga@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (612) 859-4951

Papers/Publications:

• Meruga, J., (Nesson) Fountain, C., Kellar, J., Crawford, G., Baride, A., May, P.S., Cross, W. and Hoover, R. “Multi-layered Covert QR Codes for Increased Capacity and Security”, submitted to Computer and Applications Journal.


• Numan-Al-Mobin, A.M, Meruga, J.M., Cross, W.M., Kellar, J.J. and Anagnostou, D.E., “QR Code Antenna for Wireless and Security Applications”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation International Symposium AP-S / USNC-URSI 2013, in review.


• Meruga, J.M., Cross, W., May, P.S., Luu, Q.N., Crawford G.N. and Kellar, J.J., “Security Printing of Covert Quick Response Codes using Upconverting Nanoparticle Inks,” Nanotechnology, 23 (2012) 395201 (9pp), (Article was highlighted in the December 2012 issue Nature Photonics (V. 6. pg. 801).


• Blumenthal, T., Meruga, J., May, P.S., Kellar, J., Cross, W., Luu, Q.N., “Patterned Direct –Write and Screen Printing of NIR-to-Visible Upconverting Inks for Security Applications,” Nanotechnology, 23 (2012) 185305 (8pp), (journal cover feature).


• Meruga, J.M., Baride, A., Cross, W., May, P.S. and Kellar, J.J. “Red-Green-Blue Printing using Luminescence-Upconversion Inks,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C., 2014, 2, 2221-2227.

Bio:

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
South Dakota State University
Email: cedric.neumann@sdstate.edu
Phone: (605) 688-5833

Award: 2009 European Emerging Forensic Scientist

Papers/Publications:

• C. Neumann, C. Champod, M. Yoo, T. Genessay, G. Langenburg (2015), Quantifying the weight of fingerprint evidence through the spatial relationships, directions and types of minutiae observed on fingermarks, Forensic Science International 248, 154–171


• D.A. Stoney, C. Neumann, K.E. Mooney, J.M. Wyatt, P.L. Stoney (2015), Exploitation of Very Small Particles to Enhance the Probative Value of Carpet Fibers, Forensic Science International 252, 52-68


• C. Neumann, I. Evett and James Skerrett (2012) Quantifying the weight of evidence assigned to a forensic fingerprint comparison: a new paradigm. J. R. Statist. Soc. A. 175. pp 371-415.

Bio:

Associate Professor, Department of Cyber Operations and Network Security
Dakota State University
Madison, SD 57042
Email: ashley.podhradsky@dsu.edu

Papers/Publications:

• Miller, Stroschein, Podhradsky (2016). “Reverse Engineering a NIT That Unmasks TOR Users.” Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law. Daytona, FL. May, 2016


• Podhradsky, LeBlanc, Bartolacci (2014). “Personal Denial of Service Attacks (PDOS) and Online Misbehavior: The Need for Cyber Ethics and Information Security Education on University Campuses. Journal of Cyber Security Vol 3 No 3. Page 1-18.

Bio:

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Email: Mengyu.Qiao@sdsmt.edu
Phone: (605) 646-3316

Papers/Publications:

• M. Qiao, A. Sung, Q. Liu, “Revealing real quality of double compressed MP3 audio,” in Proc. of 18th ACM International Conference on Multimedia (Rank 1 conference in Multimedia) , pp. 1011-1013, 2010


• Q. Liu, A. Sung, M. Qiao, “Neighboring joint density based JPEG steganalysis,” ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, vol. 2, no. 2, DOI: 10.1145/1899412.1899420, 2011


• Q. Liu, A. Sung, M. Qiao, “Derivative based audio steganalysis,” ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications, vol. 7, no. 3, DOI: 10.1145/2000486.2000492, 2011


• M. Qiao, A. Sung, Q. Liu, “Improved Detection of MP3 Double Compression using Content-Independent Features”, in Proc. of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, DOI:10.1109/ICSPCC.2013.6664121, 2013


• M. Qiao, A. Sung, Q. Liu, “MP3 audio steganalysis,” Information Sciences, vol. 231, pp. 123-134, 2013

Bio:

Assistant Professor in Sociology and Rural Studies
Email: Julie.Yingling@sdstate.edu
Phone: (605) 688-4132

Papers/Publications:

• Morash, Merry and Julie Yingling. 2012. Adult Women in Conflict with the Law. In Walter DeKeseredy and Molly Dragiewicz, (Eds.) The Handbook of Critical Criminology. New York: Routledge, page 401-412.


• Chaudhuri, Soma, Merry Morash and Julie Yingling. 2014. Marriage Migration, Patriarchal Bargains and Wife Abuse: A Study of South Asian Women. Violence Against Women, 20(2):141-161.


• Yingling, Julie, Merry Morash, and Juyoung Song. Forthcoming. Outcomes Associated With Common and Immigrant-Group Specific Responses to Intimate Terrorism. Violence Against Women. (Accepted April 2013)


• Morash, Merry, Julie Yingling, and Tia Stevens. Focus on the Family: Juvenile Court Responses to Girls and their Caretakers. Feminist Criminology. (Accepted November 2013)


• Yingling, Julie. Forthcoming. Snowball sampling, grounded theory and theoretical sampling: roles in methamphetamine markets. Cases in Methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Accepted August 2014)