67
MIT students from South Dakota since 2020
51
MIT alumni in South Dakota
1,090
MITx learners in South Dakota
Read more about MIT’s ties to South Dakota
The student becomes the teacher
Titus Roesler, who grew up in South Dakota and taught himself calculus through MIT online courses, became an award-winning teacher and mentor once at MIT.
MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice
MIT student Trevor Bormann, who grew up in South Dakota, won an innovation contest by developing a coating that prevents ice from forming on power lines.
A new control system for synthetic genes
Biologists at MIT and the University of South Dakota developed a system that can precisely tune how much of a therapeutic protein a cell produces.
The unsung role of logistics in the US military
MIT's Supply Chain Management program welcomed Duston Mullen of the South Dakota Army National Guard as one of its three 2025-26 Military Fellows.
MIT works with South Dakota employers
MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in South Dakota:
- Amazon
- Caterpillar
- Daktronics
- GE Vernova
- South Dakota Mines
- South Dakota State University
- US Air Force
- US Army
- US Space Force
- Walmart
MIT alumni make a difference in South Dakota
South Dakota organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include Pathward; the South Dakota Air National Guard; and Ellsworth Air Force Base.