Month: November 2020
Bringing the workforce up to speed for hypersonic flight
Attaining hypersonic flight – the ability to fly and maneuver at more than five times the speed of sound – is a priority for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as it works to modernize the military and weapons systems. Materials engineering researchers at Missouri S&T are part of a multi-university team working to develop training programs for the future hypersonic workforce.
Read More »From grad student to Guardsman
Graduate studies would be enough of a challenge for many people, but Ethan Steward is enrolled as a grad student while also serving in the Missouri National Guard. Steward, who expects to graduate in December with a master’s degree in explosives engineering, says what he learns from one can be used in the other.
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Dr. Amber Henslee is Missouri S&T’s 2020 Woman of the Year
Missouri University of Science and Technology honored Dr. Amber Henslee, associate professor of psychological science, as the 2020 Woman of the Year today (Wednesday, Nov. 4) during a virtual ceremony. The Woman of the Year award is given annually to a female full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in recognition of her efforts to improve […]
Read More »Merilee Krueger named S&T Women’s Advocate of the Year
Merilee Krueger, teaching professor of psychological science, at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award at Missouri S&T. She was honored during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The award is given to any Missouri S&T employee, regardless of gender or […]
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Missouri S&T waives application fee for fall 2021 freshmen, transfers
Incoming first-year students and transfer students who apply for admission to Missouri University of Science and Technology for the fall 2021 semester may now do so without paying an application fee if they apply by Dec. 1. Missouri S&T’s fee waiver applies to first-time undergraduate applicants and transfer students applying for admission to the 2021–22 […]
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S&T’s first history fellowship honors faculty mentor
With a gift of $250,000, Missouri S&T history alumnus Cordell Smith has established the university’s first endowment to fund the research efforts of S&T history and political science faculty. The Lawrence O. Christensen Endowed Faculty Fellowship honors late Missouri historian and S&T professor Dr. Lawrence Christensen.
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Innovation, the Rolla way
From our founding, S&T and innovation have been tightly linked Note: Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, is Founders Day at Missouri S&T. It marks the 149th anniversary of the first day of classes at our university, then known as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. For more about our history and our 150th anniversary celebration, […]
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Critical Minerals Workshop coming in April
A trained workforce, exploration and sustainability are vital to the future of critical minerals such as rare earth elements, nickel, platinum and lithium. S&T is hosting a critical minerals workshop on April 26-27, 2021, to look closer at these issues and others.
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Mining students in Ecuador
Missouri S&T will soon welcome mining engineering students from Ecuador in the culmination of an over-five-year effort to bring students to Rolla. Administrators from Missouri S&T began visiting Ecuador in 2014 and signed a transfer agreement in 2017 with Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) to bring students interested in mining to Rolla. The exchange […]
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Sports Headlines
- Will Beckham Named ABCA All-Defensive for Midwest Region
- Benjamin Earns PING All-America Honorable Mention Honors
- Three Men's Soccer Student-Athletes Win Missouri State Cup Championship
- Benjamin and Komyati both Collect CSC Academic All-District Honors
- Four from Men's Volleyball Named Academic All-District