Research
Research is an important part of department activities, both to keep the faculty abreast of current events in the field and to enhance educational opportunities for our students.
CUBED (2010 Center)
The Center For Ultralow Background Experiments at DUSEL (CUBED) was initiated under a grant from the South Dakota 2010 Initiative, in an effort to promote the involvement of scientists and students from South Dakota institutions in experiments planned for the Sanford Laboratory and DUSEL at the Homestake Mine in Lead, SD.
The new 2010 Center's director and principal investigator is physics professor Dr. Dongming Mei. He'll work with a large collaborative team comprised of additional faculty from The U as well as researchers from South Dakota State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Dakota State University, Black Hills State University, Augustana College and from other national laboratories.
Research teams from around the world will also conduct research at DUSEL. The Center for Detecting Rare Physics Processes with Ultra-low Background Experiments will enable South Dakota researchers, graduate students, and undergrads to participate in this cutting-edge research.