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title: SDSU | Research Report | February 2023
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A monthly newsletter highlighting SDSU's research, scholarship and creative activity

| View in browser Basu to develop nasal spray and oral inhaler testing platform Saikat Basu, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a one-year, $99,710 grant to develop and design a digital platform that will assess the targeted delivery of a wide range of nasal spray and oral inhaler products.  Basu's work Seniors present research at legislative poster session Madison Fitch, a senior nursing major from Rapid City, presented her research on palliative care to legislators at the 2023 South Dakota Student Research Poster Session. Palliative care Jay Holm, a Dell Rapids native studying wildlife and fisheries sciences, presented his research on grassland bird populations at the 2023 South Dakota Student Research Poster Session.  Grassland bird populations Fu using AI to predict traffic delay times Congested roads, highways and interstates are a frustrating result of traffic incidents that can cause longer-than-expected travel times for motorists. While it is impossible to predict when a traffic incident may occur, it is possible to predict how long the incident may delay motorists, says Kaiqun Fu, an assistant professor in SDSU's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.  More on Fu's work with AI Santos analyzes economic conditions in South Dakota Joe Santos, director of South Dakota State University’s Ness School of Management and Economics where he leads the Dykhouse Program in Money, Banking and Regulation, was invited to discuss economic conditions for South Dakota at the 2023 Regional Economic Conditions Conference.   Currently, per capita personal income is greater in South Dakota than the rest of the United States, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. South Dakota PCI is $66,413 while the U.S. average is $65,636.    “That’s interesting as it is, but I think this offers us a really interesting analytical off-ramp, if you will, for what’s going on in the labor markets in South Dakota,” Santos explained, referring to the state’s PCI.  South Dakota's economic conditions University Marketing and Communications, Communications Center Box 2230, 1007 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007, 605-688-6161 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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