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Stephen Gent is a Professor and Director of the North Central Regional Sun Grant Center at South Dakota State University (SDSU), affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering. He holds academic leadership roles, including membership on the SDSU Faculty Budget Committee and professional organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
His educational background includes a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University (2003–2009). His research focuses on thermal fluid systems, computational modeling of medical devices, biofuels, and CFD applications in biomedical engineering. Key areas include neutrino detection technology for the DUNE experiment, stent design optimization, and sustainable biomass energy systems.
Dr. Gent’s work bridges engineering and interdisciplinary collaboration, with notable contributions to detector design for particle physics and CFD-driven medical device innovation. His research also emphasizes renewable energy through biomass torrefaction and biofuel development. Teaching responsibilities include courses on fluid mechanics, biomedical applications of engineering, and advanced computational methods.
His professional activities include leading the Sun Grant Center, which focuses on bioenergy and biobased products, and advising on high-performance computing initiatives. Ongoing projects explore hemodynamic simulations for aneurysm treatment and computational tools for next-generation energy systems.
