University of South Dakota (USD)

Ge crystal growth, detector development, AI-integrated R&D.

• Principal Investigator: Dongming Mei
• Senior Personnel: Jing Liu, Joel Sander, Chaoyang Jiang, Carol Lushbough, Etienne Gnimpieba

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Black Hills State University (BHSU)

Low-background counting, diversity and inclusion leadership.

• Senior Personnel: Brianna Mount (co-PI), Ben Slayer, Urla Marcus

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South Dakota Mines (SD Mines)

Detector simulation, calibration, and AI-based imaging.

• Senior Personnel: Xinhua Bai (co-PI), Matthias Plum, Juergen Reichenbacher, Richard Schnee

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South Dakota State University (SDSU)

Ge-based imaging research, medical physics, and simulation.

• Senior Personnel: Robert McTaggart (co-PI), Michelle Lichtenberg

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Dakota State University (DSU)

AI/ML algorithm development and cybersecurity in science.

• Senior Personnel: Yong Wang (co-PI), Ping Gu

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Mount Marty University (MMU)

AI dataset enrichment and simulation support.

• Senior Personnel: Chao Zhang

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Avera Health

Medical imaging validation, AI data sharing.

• Senior Personnel: Mahesh Gopalakrishnan

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Sanford Health

Medical data collaboration and research.

• Senior Personnel: Jason Spaans

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Ge-STAR Steering Committee

Dongming Mei, Brianna Mount, Xinhua Bai, Robert McTaggart, Yong Wang, Chao Zhang, Mahesh Gopalakrishnan, Jason Spaans, Urla Marcus, Adrienne Celaya

Education Committee

Coordinator: Joel Sander
Members: Mary Kidd, Jing Liu, Ryan Martin, Brianna Mount

Communication Committee

Coordinator: Jing Liu
Institutional Representatives: Morgan Clark (UNC), Matt Fritts (UMN), Kyler Kooi (USD), Ted Lin (Sichuan), Zhongzhi Liu (Tsinghua), Silvia Scorza (SNOLAB), Manoj Singh (ASIoP), Litao Yang (Tsinghua)