Team

Principal Investigator

Joseph John Thakakkottor

I received my bachelor’s degree in engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. After which I worked as a senior design engineer at the shipbuilding division of Larsen and Toubro Ltd., India. Following which I went on to pursue my masters and doctoral degree at the University of Florida. Here I continued as a postdoctoral associate for two more years before joining South Dakota Mines in 2021.

Graduate Students

Niaz Faysal - Doctoral

Jace Ruud – Masters

Haiden Studer – Masters

Undergraduate students

Conrad ThormanSenior

Kade Schroeder

Melissa May

Jace Ruud

Carsten McNeil

Isaac Braaten

Alexander Morrison

William Kremer

alumni

  • Anthony Ekemezie – Nevada Gold Mine
  • Hafizul Islam – PhD Department of Physics, SDSMT
  • Zachary Karg – PhD Department of Mechanical engineering, SDSMT
  • Conrad Thorman – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • Melissa May – M.Sc. Univeristy of Washington
  • Isaac Braaten – PhD University of Minnesota
  • Mitchell Carolan – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • Alexander Morrison – York Space Systems LLC