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An interim dean for the College of Engineering & Mines will be named in the coming days, pending a national search for a permanent successor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Brian<\/p>\n

Brian Tande, dean of the College of Engineering & Mines at the University of North Dakota, has accepted the presidency of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, in Rapid City.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no greater honor than to have the opportunity to lead an institution of higher learning, and Brian Tande is going to be an incredible president for South Dakota Mines,\u201d said UND President Armacost. \u201cI am so proud of him and know that he\u2019ll bring the spirit of UND with him to Rapid City.\u201d<\/p>\n

UND Vice President for Academic Affair and Provost Eric Link congratulated Tande and praised his leadership of the College of Engineering & Mines (CEM).<\/p>\n

\u201cDean Brian Tande has been an extraordinary leader of the College of Engineering & Mines here at the University of North Dakota, and I am sure he will be a very effective and successful leader of South Dakota Mines,\u201d said Eric Link, UND vice president for academic affairs and provost. \u201cHere at UND, Dean Tande\u2019s innovative and entrepreneurial approach to leadership has resulted in significant enrollment and research growth for CEM.\u00a0 He is a leader with vision and a strategic thinker. We will miss him here at UND, but we also know that South Dakota Mines is getting a great president ready to lead that institution forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tande will begin his new duties as president of South Dakota Mines on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cUND has been a big part of my life for over 17 years,\u201d Tande said. \u201cIt has given me countless opportunities to grow and develop as a teacher, researcher, and leader. I will be forever grateful to this great institution. I\u2019m thankful for all who have mentored me over the years and for all the faculty, staff, and students with whom I have had the privilege of working.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tande, a Stanley, N.D., native, was named interim dean of the UND College of Engineering & Mines on April 9, 2019, following the departure of former dean, Hesham El-Rewini. He attained permanent deanship status on April 1, 2020. Prior to his role as dean, Tande served in leadership roles as associate dean, director of the College\u2019s Grand Challenge Scholar program, and interim director of the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in 2018.<\/p>\n

Tande served in UND\u2019s Department of Chemical Engineering from 2006 to 2017 and was named \u201cOutstanding CEM Professor of the Year\u201d in 2010.<\/p>\n

In 2017, he briefly left UND for a stint at Kansas State University, where he was the graduate programs director and an associate professor of chemical engineering. He returned to UND in June 2018. He holds chemistry and chemical engineering degrees from the University of Minnesota and the University of Delaware, where he earned his Ph.D.<\/p>\n

His time at UND also has included posts as a faculty fellow in the School of Entrepreneurship, a director of the Jodsaas Center for Engineering Leadership & Entrepreneurship and a department chair in chemical engineering from 2013-2017.<\/p>\n

During Tande\u2019s deanship, the College has experienced steady growth in student numbers, with a current enrollment of 2,700 students. Similarly, he has seen externally funded research at the College jump from about $5 million in 2019 to about $20 million in 2024, driven by new research on energy, rare earth elements, autonomous systems, transportation, cyber security, data sciences and national security.\u00a0 In October, the College also cut the ribbon on the new Mark & Claudia Thompson National Security Corridor, which will house laboratories and classrooms to facilitate work on initiatives on satellite testing and design, quantum computing, cryptography and unmanned aircraft systems \u2013 all vital to the nation\u2019s security.<\/p>\n

The College also has added new programs in biomedical engineering and aerospace engineering, under Tande\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very proud of what we have accomplished together, and I wish UND and CEM all the best in the future,\u201d Tande said. \u201cChoosing to leave UND was one of the most difficult decisions of my life, but I felt compelled to pursue this exciting and unique opportunity to lead the only institution in the Dakotas focused on science and engineering.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I transition to my next role, I am hopeful that our two institutions will find meaningful ways to collaborate.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the coming weeks, the Office of the Provost will work with the College of Engineering & Mines to appoint an interim dean, pending a national search for a permanent successor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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