Day: February 27, 2017
Learning for life
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Missouri S&T doctoral student Ken Boyko isn’t exactly slowing down during his”retirement.”
At 65, Boyko is preparing to complete a Ph.D. in geological engineering, perhaps as soon as this fall. His research focuses on how LIDAR (light detection and ranging) scanners can be used to “see through” vegetation that might otherwise prevent detection of potential falling rock. The research could enhance safety along highways and bridges and also involved a project for the U.S. Navy, which wants to use the technology as a navigational aid for self-driving off-road vehicles.
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‘Mr. S&T’ hangs up his slide rule
No matter whether you call it the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, the University of Missouri-Rolla or Missouri University of Science and Technology, Jerry Bayless has called it home.
Bayless, an associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T, first came to the campus in 1955. He earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering in 1959 — the same year he joined the faculty — and added a master’s degree in civil engineering in 1962.
Read More »At Missouri S&T, GAANN program prepares nation’s future researchers
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Many of the nation’s future engineering and science researchers are preparing for their careers in the laboratories of Missouri University of Science and Technology, thanks to more than $2.2 million in federal funding through a program designed to encourage more students to pursue Ph.D.s in those fields.
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Sports Headlines
- Missouri S&T named as winner of McGowan Visionary Award by GLVC
- Pair of Miners named to Google Cloud Academic All-District team
- Bindner, Arand named as S&T's Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners
- S&T's Karsten, Ruszkowski selected for NCAA-II Outdoor Championships
- S&T's Young Named to D2CCA Softball All-Midwest Region Second Team