Maribeth Price

Maribeth Price serves as Dean of Graduate Education and Professor at South Dakota Mines, with faculty tenure since 1995. Previously chaired Geology and Geological Engineering (2006-2011). Holds M.S./Ph.D. from Kharkov State University (Ukraine) and D.Sc. from Donetsk Physics & Technology Institute.

Research expertise spans geospatial technologies, planetary remote sensing, and spatial database design. Authored instructional texts on GIS applications and taught professional workshops for over 1,300 participants. Planetary science contributions include Magellan Mission analysis of Venusian tectonics.

Curates Maps at Museum of Geology and promotes online pedagogy as Quality Matters certified reviewer. Interdisciplinary collaborations include hydrogeology, forestry, carbon sequestration, and lightning pattern analysis.