SRI Awardees
Each year, DSU selects a group of undergraduates to serve as leaders in research through the SRI awards.

Jennifer Giles, mentored by Andrew Sathoff
Fulfilling Koch’s postulates: Determining the pathogenicity of Pythium species isolated from South Dakota soils. - College of Arts and Sciences

Max Hardyk and Tate Mohlenkamp, mentored by Joseph Staudenbaur
Bringing Light to the Film Program Through The Tall Project - College of Arts and Sciences

Gabriel Simao, mentored by Erik Pederson
Platform Engagement Data Research - College of Arts and Sciences

Conner Tordsen, mentored by Andrew Sathoff
Assessing Commercial Biological Control Agents for Activity Against South Dakota Field Isolates of Aphanomyces euteiches - College of Arts and Sciences

Jakob Kaiser, mentored by Andrew Kramer
Testing Hotel Safe Vulnerabilities: Analyzing and determining the vulnerabilities in commonly used hotel safes - Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Austen King and Nathan Ord, mentored by Tyler Flaagan
A Survey of Modern Phishing Techniques and Defenses - Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Tanner Lange, mentored by Francisca Afua Opoku-Boateng
The Current Role of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in Online Child Exploitation Investigations - Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Sascha Walker, mentored by Bramwell Brizendine
Fileless Malware; Lessening Indicators of Compromise - Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences