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NDSU Research News
NDSU professor receives prestigious publication grant
John Cox, NDSU professor of history, won a prestigious publication grant from the Serbian Ministry of Culture of the Republic for his translation of “The Children of Neverville,” a novel authored by Miloš K. Ilić.

NDSU professor recognized as a worldwide microbiology leader
Samiran Banerjee, NDSU assistant professor of microbial ecology, has been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list. As one of only 6,868 researchers worldwide to be recognized, Banerjee is also among only 168 microbiological scientists and is the lone NDSU researcher selected for this year’s list.

NDSU names attending veterinarian
Pecararo has been at NDSU since 2018, when she was hired as a veterinary anatomic pathologist.

Innovation meets tradition: Tribal partners and NDSU redefine bison management with BisonGuard
An example of how AI’s usage in agriculture is expanding rapidly is BisonGuard, a hands-off, intelligent tool for tracking bison herds in real-time while keeping them safe. The project weaves together generations of Indigenous tradition with pioneering technology.

NDSU School of Design kiln enhancing creativity
The state-of-the-art soda kiln will bolster NDSU's ceramics program and a growing student population.

NDSU researchers again included among world’s 2% top-cited scientists
NDSU researchers are among the top 2% of the most cited scientists globally, according to the Science-wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators. The annual list, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, highlight the most influential scientists across a wide range of disciplines, based on key citation metrics, including the h-index, coauthorship, and adjusted citation counts.
This year, NDSU is represented by 29 researchers on the single-year list and 36 on the career-long list, including six faculty who are new to the career list this summer.

NDSU research redefines 3D Printing capabilities
The team’s research has produced several key advancements in 3D printing through the incorporation of fiber reinforcement. While the 3D printing movement has expanded massively over the past several years, it has always struggled with an inherent disadvantage: the types of materials used in manufacturing are limited in their strength and size. Researchers at NDSU, led by Chad Ulven, professor of mechanical engineering, are working to change that.
