Year: 2011
Mining engineering conference at S&T Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Innovations in Mining Engineering (IME 2011), a three-day conference focusing on research and technological advances in the mining industry, will be hosted by Missouri University of Science and Technology Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 on the university’s campus.
Read More »Nature’s expert witnesses: plants tell of environmental pollution
The poet William Blake once wrote that we could “see a world in a grain of sand.” Today, environmental engineers are seeing the world beneath the surface through a greener part of nature: the trunks and branches of trees.
S&T professor honored by civil engineering society
Dr. Shamsher Prakash, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the society’s highest accolade.
Read More »Starting salaries remain strong for S&T grads
Graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology earn some of the highest starting salaries in the nation, according to a recent report by Payscale Inc., a Seattle-based research firm.
Read More »Lena Horne bio with former ‘Supreme’ begins performing arts series
Mary Wilson, a founding member of the Motown group, The Supremes, will appear in Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne at Missouri University of Science and Technology this fall.
Grover-Bisker named director at Missouri S&T
Edna Grover-Bisker, associate director of career opportunities and employer relations at Missouri University of Science and Technology since 2008, has been named director of career opportunities and employer relations at Missouri S&T, effective Aug. 1.
Read More »Lea-Ann Morton picked to lead development
Dr. Lea-Ann Morton, director of career opportunities and employer relations at Missouri University of Science and Technology since 2003, has been named assistant vice chancellor for development at Missouri S&T, effective Aug. 1.
Read More »S&T grad to be on last shuttle mission
The last space shuttle flight ever is scheduled to launch July 8, and a Missouri S&T grad is an important part of the mission. “It will only take about 8.5 minutes to get into our initial orbit,” says NASA Astronaut Sandra Magnus. “But it’s an exciting 8.5 minutes!”
Read More »Rolla Town Band to give free concerts this summer
A free Rolla Town Band concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, on the Castleman Hall Green at 10th and State streets in Rolla. The concert will have a patriotic flair, according to Dr. Robert Cesario, director of bands and orchestras at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Spaces remain for Missouri S&T Aerospace Camps
Students can still sign up for two three-day Aerospace Camps at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The camps will be held July 12-14 and July 26-28. Students should be age 10 to 13 on or before camp begins.
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