Month: August 2003
Protecting the power grid from terrorism
UMR researchers developing ways to protect power systems from overloads may also be developing a system to thwart terrorist threats to the nation’s power grid.
Read More »New-student enrollment nears record numbers
A total of 5,287 students were enrolled when UMR’s fall semester began Aug. 25. That figure represents an increase of 3.1 percent over last year’s first-day enrollment and a 12 percent increase since the fall of 2000, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »Civil engineering ranked among nation’s best
For the first time ever, a UMR engineering program is ranked among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News and World Report’s new guidebook, "Best American Colleges 2004."
Read More »Trees: a clean, green pollution solution
A UMR researcher’s studies on how trees can help clean up the environment has received a $270,000 boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read More »Researchers honored for drinking water studies
Dr. Craig Adams, the John and Susan Mathes Missouri Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, and three co-authors have received the 2003 Rudolph Hering Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his research into the removal of antibiotics in drinking water. The research could become instrumental if governmental agencies require […]
Read More »Energy Department funds superconductivity research
Imagine living in a superconductive world. Electricity is transmitted through wires with no resistance and no loss of energy. Trains levitate above their tracks. An electric charge moving in a loop circles indefinitely — the closest thing known to perpetual motion. Although this sounds like science fiction, a group from the UMR is trying to […]
Read More »AI makes smart chips smarter, faster
Analyzing the accuracy of a computer chip’s layout will be faster and more efficient, thanks to the work of a UMR Ph. D. student who has developed a way to use fuzzy logic and neural networks to analyze printed circuit layouts.
Read More »UMR music director helps develop St. Louis youth orchestra
As director of the UMR band and orchestra program, Dr. Donald Miller’s goal is to improve the musical experience of UMR students. Now Miller is expanding that goal by developing a new youth orchestra in conjunction with the West County Family YMCA in Chesterfield, Mo.
Read More »Campus meets Aug. 1 SEVIS deadline
Officials in the international affairs (IA) office at UMR breathed a sigh of relief recently, having met the deadline to implement a new government-mandated registration system for international students.
Read More »Alcoa helps fund MESA program
Armed with scientific experiments and information about everything from robotics to aerodynamics, UMR leaders are preparing to encourage more St. Louis area students to develop an interest in engineering, thanks to the university’s involvement with the Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program.
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