Jerald A. Tunheim, Ph.D.
720 North Washington
Madison, SD 57042
(605) 256-5526
[Academic Degrees] [Professional Experiences] [Professional and Academic Membership] [National, State and Local Service] [Awards and Recognized Contributions] [Publications and Presentations] [Books] [Major Research Areas] [Grants Obtained]
B.S.: South Dakota State University. Brookings, SD, Engineering PhysicsM.S.: South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, Physics
Ph.D.: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, Physics
1987- President, Dakota State University1985-1987: Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Eastern Washington University, Chaney, WA
1980-1985: Professor and Head of Physics Depratment, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
1978-1980: Professor of Physics, SDSU
1973-1978: Associate Professor of Physics, SDSU
1968-1973: Assistant Professor of Physics, SDSU
1972: Visiting Scientist, Amea AEC Laboratories, Ames, IA
1970-1971: Visiting Scientist, Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM
Professional and Academic Association Memberships
American Physical SocietyAmerican Association of Physics Teachers (President, SD Section, 1979-80)
American Institute of Physics
National Intitute of Professional Engineers
South Dakota Engineering Society
South Dakota Academy of Science (Resolutions Committee, 1980-82; Chairman, 1982; Collegiate Section Committee, 1981; Section Chairman, 1979-82, 1984)
Sigma Pi Delta
Tau Beta Pi
Pi Gamma Mu (Honorary Social Sciences Society)
National, State, and Local Service
Member of National Recognition Council for SBIR West, 346 West Georgia Avenue, Phoenix, AZ,NSF Review Team for 1992 Systemic Initiative Proposals
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, South Dakota Representative to the Council of State Representatives,1992-present
American Association of State Colleges and Universities Committee on Science and Technology, 1991-92
American Association of State Colleges and Universities Committee on Rural Development, 1987-91
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) Council of Presidents, 1996-present
NSF Science and Mathematics Statewide Systemic Initiative Board of Directors for South Dakota, 1991-96 (chair 1995-96)
Governor's Task Force on Vocational-Technical Education, 1992
Governor's Task Force on NSF Systemic Initiative Planing and Grant Writing 1990-91
Council of Presidents and Superintendents of South Dakota System of Higher Education, Chair 1988-89
Madison Area Chaber of Commerce Board of Directors
Madison Area Chaber of Commerce Education Commmittee
Madison Area Chaber of Commerce Industry and Commerce Committee
MAP 2004 (Madison Area Planning for 2004), Appointed by City Commission in March of 1994 to lead county-wide planning process. Co-chair, 1994-95
Awards and Recognized Contribution
Teacher of the Year, SDSU College of Engineering, 1972-73Chosen to deliver presentation for "Best Lecture Series", 1978
Teacher of the Year, SDSU College of Engineering, 1979-80
SDSU Student Association Special Award for "Successful Efforts on Behalf of Higher Education", 1979
Chosen by SDSU faculty and administration to deliver the Fall 1982 Commencement Address
Chosen by Madison Education Association as recipient of "Friend of Education" Award, 1992
Chosen by faculty and staff as a "Distinguished Engineer for 1994" for the South Dakota State Uiversity College of Engineering
Chosen as one of the "100 Influential South Dakotans for 1994" by Eyes On You magazine, Sioux Falls, SD
Listed in:
- American Men and Women of Science
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Education
- Oxford Who's Who
Publications and Presentations
"Alpha Particle Models for Si 28 and S 32", Phys. Rev., 145, 722 (1966). (co-author)"Electron Spin Resonance of Ni 3+ in Stannic Oxide", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 13, 71 (1968). (co-author)
"EPR of Ni 3+ in Stannic Oxide and Oxidation-Reduction Effects on the EPR Spectra Observed in Flux-Grown Crystals", J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 31, 1991, (1970). (co-author)
"Interstitial Site Position in SnO2 by EPR of NI 3+", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 16, 361 (1971). (co-author)
"Anomalous Heat Capacity of Hexagonal Tungsten Bronzes", Reported at Midwest Solid State Conference, Amea, Iowa, October 1972.
"Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of a New Fe 3+ Center in SnO2", J. Phys. Chem. Solids,, 33, 2023 (1972). (co-author)
"Environmental Factors Affecting Surface Thermal Anomalies", in Recommendations for Use of Satellite Imagery Operational Groundwater Surveys RSI-2-17 by D.G. Moore and V.I. Myers, p. 63, December 1972
"Effect of Absorption and Desorption of Gases on the Electrical Conductivity of SnO2", presented at 1975 meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science. (co-author)
"An Evaluation of the Relationships Beween Soil Thermal Properties and the Presence of a Potential Saline Seep", presented at 1975 meeting ofthe South Dakota Academy of Science, Abstract published in 1977. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science. (co-author)
"Team Teaching in Electrical Materials", Presented at the 1977 ASEE North Midwest Section Conferece. (co-author)
"Heat Flow Temperature Model for Remotely Mapping Near Surface Water Tables by Thermograph", Proc. SD Acad. Science, 54, 23 (1975).
"Soil Temperatue Fields Associated With Saline Seeps", Proc. SD Acad. Science, 55 (1976).
"HCMM Energy Budget Data as a Model Input for Assessing Regions of High Potential Groundwater Pollution", Interim Type II Report for Contract NASA-2406, September 1977. (co-author)
"Application of Heat-Flow Temperature Model for Remotely Assessing Near Surface Soil Moisture by Thermography", Completion Report Submitted to OWRT, Allotment Project A-053-S Dak, Agreement No. 14-31-0001-6043, November 1977
"HCMM Energy Budget Data as a Model Input for Assessing Regions of High Potential Groundwater Pollution", Interim Type II Report for Contract NASA-2406, September 1978.
"Determination of Linear Regression for Net Solar Radiation as a Function of Solar Radiation", Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science, 33, 64 (1979).
"Effect of Near Surface Soil Moisture on Thermal Emittance",Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science, 33, 66 (1979).
"Model Development by Predicting Soil Moisture by Thermography", Completion report submitted to OWRT, Project A-063-SDAK, Agreement No. 14-34-0001-7088, January 1980.
"Model Development by Predicting Soil Moisture by Thermography", Presented at Annual American Water Resources Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 12-16, 1980. (co-author)
"Model Development by Predicting Soil Moisture by Thermography", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 59 (1980). (co-author)
"EPR Studies of MN 2+ in Zinc Hypophosphite", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 59, 262 (1980). (co-author)
"Evapotranspiration model for use in South Dakota", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 61, (1982). (co-author)
"Relationship Between Soil Moisture and Soil Surface Temperature", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 61, 179 (1982). (co-author)
"Correlation of Soil Moisture with Soil Surface Temperatures Obtained by Thermography", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 63, 123 (1984). (co-author)
"Science Education for Early Childhood Teachers and Their Young Children", Meeting of Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, Des Moines, IA, January 1985. (co-author)
"Physics for Prschool Teachers and Their Children", AAPT Announcer, 15, No. 2, 49 (1985). Presented at Flagstaff, AZ, AAPT Annual Meeting. (co-author)
"Frequency Dependence of Capacitance Values for Electrolytic Capacitors", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 64, (1985).
"Relationship Between Values of Capacitance Measured by the Sencore LC53 'Z-Meter' and Other Standard Techniques", Final Report Submitted to Sencore Corporation, September 30, 1985.
"Science Activities for Grades K-3", Invited talk to South Dakota Education Association Annual Convention, October 1985. (co-author)
"Science Education for Early Childhood Teachers and Their Young Children", invited speaker at 1985 South Dakota Academy of Science, Mitchell, SD, April 1985.
"Science Education for Early Childhood Teachers and Their Young Children", workshop presented at Annual Meeting of the NAEYC, New Orleans, LA, November 1985. (co-author)
"Physics and Chemistry Education for Preschool Children", AAPT Announcer, 15, No. 4, 1985. (co-author)(presented at 1986 AAPT/APS Joint Winter Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 1986)
"Photovoltaic Effect Observed for Single Crystal SnO2 With Platinum Contacts", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 31, No. 3, 352, 1986.
"Use of Satellite Thermal Infrared Telemetry in Soil Moisture and Rainfall Mapping", Abstract published in Proc. SD Acad. Science, 65, 1986. (co-author)
"Physics and Chemistry Education for Early Childhood Teachers and Their Young Children"1986 Conference of the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children, October 16, 1986. (co-author)
"Science for Elementary Teachers and Their Children", Invited Presentation to Washington State Science Teachers Association, 1987 Annual Meeting, Pullman, Washington, October 16, 1987. (co-author)
"Physics in the Elementary Graves", AAPT Announcer, 17, No 4., 1987. (Presented at AAPT/APS Joint Winter Meeting, Crystal City, Virginia, January 1988) (co-author)
"Physics in the Toddler, Preschool, and Kindergarten Classrooms- Education for the Children and Their Teachers", presented at the 1988 Midwest Association for Education of Young Children, Omaha, NE, April 1988. (co-author)
"Science in the Elementary Grades", presented at the Joint Meeting of North Dakota/South Dakota Academy of Sciences, Bismarck, ND, April 1988. (co-author)
"Preschool and Primary Science- Revisited", SDAEYC Annual Meeting, Aberdeen, SD, October 6-8, 1988. (co-author)
"Exploring Science With Toddlers", SDAEYC Annual Meeting, Aberdeen, SD, Oct. 6-8, 1988. (co-author)
"Physics in the Kindergarten to Third Grade Classroom- Education for the Teacher and the Children", NAEYC Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 10-13, 1988. (co-author)
"Focus on Physics", Keynote Workshop and Address at the 1989 Southwest Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children, Sioux City, IA, April 8, 1989. (co-author)
"Physics for Eight Year-Olds", Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 13-16, 1989. (co-author)
"Improving Science Instruction: A Collaborative Curriculum", Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 67, No. 4, April 1990, pgs. 327-329. (co-author)
"Project SMILE (Science Manipulative in the Learning Environment)", Annual Meeting of National Science Teachers Association, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 1992. (co-author)
"Comparison of Delivery Methods for a Hands-On Science Workshop", Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Custer, SD, October 7-10, 1992. (co-author)
"Create Environments for Learning About Fluids and Light for Early Elementary Teachers and Children", National Assocation for the Education of Young Children, Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 11-14, 1992. (co-author)
"Science Manipulatives in the Learning Environmentfor Early Elementary Teachers and Their Students", National Assocation for the Education of Young Children, Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 10-13, 1993. (co-author)
Elementary Particles and Unitary Symmetry, Oklahoma State Unviersity, 1966, with others. (approximately 400 copies published and sold)
Quantum Field Theory, Oklahoma State University, 1966, with others. (approximately 400 copies published and sold)
Solid State Physics and Solid State Devices
Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Impurities and Defects in Crystal and Thin Films
Effects of Aborption of Gases on Cconductivity of Oxide Materials
Ssuperconducting Transition Temperatures
Microwave Systems
Model Development for Remote Sensing Using Thermal Infrared Spectrum
Science Activities for Young Children
Principal Investigator of NSF Grant CY-10218 under the Instructional Scientific Equipment Program, 1972. Funding: $4,100.
Principal Investigator of Allotment Project A-053 to Office of Water Resources Research of duration 7-1-65 to 6-30-77. Funding: $19,000. Title: Application of Heat-Flow Temperature Model for Remotely Assessing Near-Surface Moisture by Thermography.
Co-investigator of NASA Project "HCMM Energy Budget Data as a Model for Assessing Regions of High Potential Groundwater Pollution", of duration 7-1-77 to 7-1-79. Funding: $75,170. (With D. Moore and V Myers)
Principal Investigator of Allotment Project A-063-S. Dak. to Office of Water Resources Research. Duration of 7-1-77 to 10-31-79. Funding: $18,725. Title: Model Development for Predicting Soil Moisture by Thermography.
Principal Investigator of Research Grant from the Office of Water and Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Interior. Funding: $59,994. Duration: 10-1-80 to 9-31-83. Title: Utilization of Thermal Emittance Data to Monitor Soil Moisture and Subsurface Groundwater.
Principal Investigator of Sencore Corporation Project. Funding: $6,388. Duration: 10-1-84 to 7-31-85. Title: Relationships Between Values of Capacitance Measured by the Sencore LC53 "Z" Meter and Other Standard Techniques.
Director of Title II Grant. Funding: $45,862. Duration 1-1-86 to 9-31-86. Title: Enhancement for Program for Teachers of Chemistry and Physics, funded under Title II of the Education for Economic Security Act of 1984 by the State of Washington.
Principal Investigator of Department of Education Grant No. 6008730131. Federal funding: $99,936. Duration: 6-1-87 to 8-31-88. Title: Physics and Chemistry Topics and Activities for Elementary Students and Their Teachers.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of Title II Department of Education Grant from SD Regents of Higher Education. Funding: $16,177. Title: Physical Science Workshops for Elementary Teachers.
Principal Investigator grant from Governor's Office of Economic Developmentfor cooperative research with Sencore Corporation. Funding: $27,000. Duration: 4-1-88 to 10-1-88. Title: Frequency Dependence of Capacitance and ESR of Electolytic Capacitors.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of Title II Department of Education Grant from SD Regents of Higher Education. Funding: $18,937. Duration: 5-1-89 to 5-1-90. Title: Physical Science Workshops for Elementary Teachers.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of U.S. Department of Education Grant No. R168A90178. Federal funding: $357,613. Duration: 10-1-89 to 9-30-92. Title: Physics and Chemistry Topics and Activities for Elementary Students and Their Teachers.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of Title II Department of Education Grant from SD Regents of Higher Education. Funding: $18,000. Duration: 5-1-92 to 4-30-93. Title: Expansion and Strengthening of Facilitator Network for Delivering Project SMILE Inservice.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of Title II Department of Education Grant from SD Regents of Higher Education. Funding: $9,655. Duration: 4-1-95 to 3-31-96. Title: Interactive Regional Symposium: NSF-SSI/SMILE Project Participants.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of Title II Department of Education Grant from SD Regents of Higher Education. Funding: $24,600. Duration: 5-1-5 to 4-30-96. Title: Dissemination of Project SMILE Through Interactive Telecommunications.
Principal Investigator/Project Director of Title II Department of Education Grant from SD Regents of Higher Education. Funding: $24,000. Duration: 5-1-96 to 4-30-97. Title: SMILE with Math Presented on South Dakota Rural Development Network.