Yellowstone houses research for South Dakota Mines professors [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Rajesh Sani and Tanvi Govil, professors at South Dakota Mines, will be traveling to Yellowstone National Park as part of their nitrogen research.

The pair will collect thermophiles, heat-loving microscopic organisms, from the hot springs and bring the cultures back to School of Mines to see if there are bacteria that can fix nitrogen sustainability as it is not directly usable by living organisms.

The faculty aren’t the only Mines representatives working on the project.

”We’ll have two students, two Ph.D. students, on board on this project. So, this project brings an opportunity for professional development, not just for faculty, but also for students,” Govil said.

Both professors shared their excitement for their research and what it could mean for science, as well as the opportunity to simply visit Yellowstone.

”I am excited to spend nights there. I heard sometimes bear comes there, but they …