Science Innovation: Thomas Durkin SDPB Radio | By Chris Laughery Published December 22, 2017 at 1:53 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 11:22 sdspacegrant.sdsmt.edu Thomas Durkin Thomas Durkin is the Deputy Director of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium. The Space Grant Consortium awards eight grants totaling $100,000 in NASA funding to five South Dakota Institutions.