Month: May 2004

UMR offers Ph.D. fellowships to study materials engineering

Posted by on May 27, 2004

UMR will receive more than $800,000 over the next three years to fund six Ph.D. fellowships for students to conduct research in materials engineering.

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UMR partners with NASA to develop new techniques for inspecting space shuttle foam

Posted by on May 27, 2004

A University of Missouri-Rolla graduate student will spend his summer and most of next year assisting scientists at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama in developing methods to perform microwave nondestructive evaluation (NDE) on the space shuttle’s external tank insulating foam and other NASA applications. A large piece of insulating foam broke off […]

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UMR research may reduce blood clot formations in artificial organs

Posted by on May 25, 2004

A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher’s investigation into how proteins adhere to surfaces may lead the elimination of surface-induced thrombus formation, a phenomenon known to cause blood clots in artificial arteries, valves and veins.

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UMR’s champion solar car places first in Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, Kan.

Posted by on May 24, 2004

Students from UMR placed first with their champion sun-powered car, Solar Miner IV, at the Formula Sun Grand Prix, a solar car race held May 16-22 in Topeka, Kan.

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UMR Formula SAE Team finishes fourth out of 140

Posted by on May 23, 2004

A team of University of Missouri-Rolla students placed fourth out of 140 college and university teams in a global competition of formula-style race cars held May 20-23 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.

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UMR, MoDOT to break ground on University Drive improvements

Posted by on May 21, 2004

Beginning in June, the main entrance to the University of Missouri-Rolla campus from U.S. Interstate 44 will receive a much-needed facelift. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), UMR plans to improve traffic flow and beautify the landscaping along University Drive, formerly known as 14th Street, adjacent to campus.

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UMR biologists uncover new genus of bacteria in Washington lake

Posted by on May 21, 2004

University of Missouri-Rolla biologists studying the mineral-rich waters of Soap Lake in Washington state recently discovered a new genus of bacteria in the lake. Their findings will be presented at the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology to be held May 23-27 in New Orleans.

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UMR historian receives department’s first Faculty Excellence Award

Posted by on May 20, 2004

Dr. John C. McManus, assistant professor history at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the W.E. and Peggy Wiggins Faculty Excellence Award. This is a new award in the UMR history department.

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19 UMR students to map parts of South Africa

Posted by on May 19, 2004

A group of 19 UMR students plan to map and explore areas of South Africa June 9-July 12 as part of the UMR Geology Summer Field Camp.

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UMR police director honored for military support

Posted by on May 19, 2004

Bill Bleckman director of university police at UMR was awarded the "Patriotic Employer" award by The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve on May 18.

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