James Stone

James Stone is a Professor and Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines). He also serves as Interim Department Head for Industrial Engineering.

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
• M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
• Post-doctoral research on uranium-contaminated groundwater remediation

His research addresses interdisciplinary environmental challenges, including:

• Life cycle assessment (LCA) for agricultural and environmental engineering
• Uranium fate/transport from legacy mines and ISR operations
• Hydrologic impacts of mountain pine beetle outbreaks
• Anaerobic digestion for waste treatment
• Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the northern Great Plains