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Shane Sarver, Black Hills State University Representative

Shane K. Sarver has been at Black Hills State University since 1996 as a faculty member in Biology. Prior to joining BHSU, Dr. Sarver received his B.S. from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, a M.S. from Humboldt State University and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University and had postdoctoral appointments at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, the University of South Carolina and was a Visiting Scientist at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole.

Dr. Sarver has been the Principal Investigator on over a million dollars of extramurally funded projects during his time at BHSU. He established The Center for the Conservation of Biological Resources (CCBR) and the Western South Dakota DNA Core Facilty (WestCore) and continues to serve as the Director of both facilities.

Dr. Sarver has recently been appointed as the Chief Research Officer at BHSU. As the Chief Research Officer (CRO), he will oversee the research agenda for BHSU and grow research investment by promoting new research programs, encouraging major grant and center proposals, and promoting translational research and technology transfer. This new position at BHSU will provide guidance and vision in leading research enhancement efforts and fostering excellence in research and scholarship across all disciplines.