Yankton native Doctor Frank Leibfarth, a 2008 graduate of the University of South Dakota, will deliver the USD commencement address at the annual Commencement Ceremony this year. The ceremony will be Saturday, May 7th in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
Popular Science digital magazine included Leibfarth in an article on “The Brilliant 10: The Most Innovative Up-And-Coming Minds in Science” in the fall of 2021. The Popular Science article highlighted Leibfarth’s work on creating a filter that can remove toxins from polluted waterways.
Leibfarth’s interest in research started before he entered USD in 2004 as an undergraduate student and a kicker on the Coyote football team. The summer prior to freshman year, he took on a project studying the Missouri River in Yankton.
