SOUTH DAKOTA: EPSCoR researcher receives NSF CAREER Award
South Dakota State University assistant professor Anamika Prasad is the first Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty member to receive the prestigious NSF CAREER award. Prasad will work with the SD Discovery Center in Pierre to create culturally sensitive lesson plans to increase interest in biomaterials and plant-based research among rural and Native American students. The center will distribute the lessons to libraries and schools in the state both in-person and through virtual tools and the South Dakota Education portal. The education portal was created through NSF EPSCoR support and connects research to classrooms.