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Leaders from industry, academia and government are being invited to a one-day conference June 11 in Sioux Falls focusing on expanding the computer chip manufacturing workforce in the United States and enhancing existing South Dakota’s innovation systems.

An undergraduate minor in geospatial intelligence offered at ��«Ӱҵ is now accredited by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, joining 22 other universities nationwide with this distinction.

The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station hosts research station tours for the public every summer. Each station, part of ��«Ӱҵ and supporting programs in several colleges and SDSU Extension, will be the site of field days with guided tours and presentations showcasing research being conducted there. These tours are led by SDSU research and Extension staff.

Students and faculty at ��«Ӱҵ with support from Lake Area Technical College participated in the second annual “Drone Day” on the SDSU campus April 25, learning more about current uses of the technology and potential career paths available across industries and disciplines.

��«Ӱҵ leaders, faculty, staff, students and supporters celebrated a Montana couple whose investment has endowed the McComish Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering. A $5 million gift from Richard “Dick” and Karen McComish created the university’s first endowed and named department. The McComishes were honored at an April 26 naming ceremony and reception at Chicoine Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Hall.

A team of ��«Ӱҵ mechanical engineering students have designed a cheap and affordable prosthetic that can be made and built with materials readily available around the world.

��«Ӱҵ's Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering has recently been exploring the viability of automated controlled drainage systems in eastern South Dakota. The systems would allow farmers to maximize the available water and potentially improve their yearly crop yields.

A Montana couple has endowed The McComish Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at ��«Ӱҵ. The $5 million gift results in the university’s first endowed and named department, representing an exceptional and lasting investment.

Please provide a story summary.Building on the tradition of past student entries in NASA contests, another group of ��«Ӱҵ engineering students has advanced to the finals of a NASA contest. This year’s group of five mechanical engineering students will appear before NASA judges to present their idea and prototype of a rover that can explore rugged and permanently shadowed lunar south pole craters searching for water, ice and other volatiles. They are one of 14 teams nationwide that will be in Cocoa Beach, Florida, June 10-12.

��«Ӱҵ’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering invites the public to the Raven Precision Agriculture Center to view engineering students’ innovative project designs. The public is welcome to attend Tuesday, April 23, from 9-10 a.m. and noon-3 p.m. with an award ceremony to follow. This event features 39 teams presenting their senior design projects.