Month: October 2024

Missouri S&T electrical engineering celebrates its centennial

Posted by on October 31, 2024

In 1924, Missouri S&T was called the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, its student newspaper had advertisements for 35-cent haircuts, there were 353 students enrolled in fall classes, with 111 of them being freshmen — and the electrical engineering department was officially created. 

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Missouri S&T researchers set to work in lunar gravity for NASA project

Posted by on October 30, 2024

A team of researchers from Missouri S&T examining how to enrich materials needed for construction on the Moon will soon experience what gravity is like on Earth’s closest celestial companion while testing their technology. 

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Dan Bailey begins term as Miner Alumni Association president

Posted by on October 30, 2024

Dan Bailey of Fairway, Kansas, who earned a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering in 2003 and a master’s degree in engineering management in 2005, became president of the Miner Alumni Association Oct. 26, during Missouri S&T’s Homecoming festivities on the Rolla campus. Bailey replaces Dr. Chris Ramsay, who served as president for the past two years.

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65th annual S&T Asphalt Conference is Dec. 3-4

Posted by on October 29, 2024

The 65th annual Asphalt Conference will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Missouri S&T. Registration is $200 per person through Monday, Nov. 25.

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Missouri S&T wind symphony to perform Nov. 3

Posted by on October 25, 2024

The Missouri University of Science and Technology Wind Symphony will perform their second fall concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 in Leach Theatre. Tickets are $5 for the public and free to youth, ages 18 and under, and Missouri S&T students with a valid ID.

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Keeping the lights on when the grid fails

Posted by on October 25, 2024

A researcher from Missouri S&T is developing technology that could enable homes and small communities to more easily access electrical power in the event a natural disaster strikes and the electric power grid goes down.

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Kummer Vanguard Scholars reflect on their experiences

Posted by on October 25, 2024

Now in its fourth year, the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program boasts 1,300 students at Missouri S&T. The program, established by a generous gift in 2020 from Fred and June Kummer, goes beyond a traditional scholarship program. We asked five first-generation college students about how their experience through the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program and Missouri S&T are helping them fulfill their dreams. Here’s what they said:

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‘Buckle Up, Phone Down:’ Missouri S&T encourages safe driving

Posted by on October 24, 2024

Missouri University of Science and Technology is joining the Buckle Up, Phone Down Challenge, MODOT’s effort to encourage Missourians to drive safer. New signs have been installed in parking lots across campus to remind drivers of the two most important things they can do to prevent (or survive) a crash: buckle their seatbelts, and put their phones down.

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Missouri S&T to honor alumni and faculty during Homecoming

Posted by on October 24, 2024

Eight Missouri S&T alumni and one current faculty member will be honored for their professional achievements and service contributions during the Miner Alumni Association’s Legends Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 25. The awards banquet is held annually in conjunction with Missouri S&T’s Homecoming festivities.

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Tschumper named Castleman professor at S&T

Posted by on October 21, 2024

Dr. Gregory Tschumper, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), has been named the Donald L. Castleman/Foundation for Chemical Research (FCR) Missouri Endowed Professorship of Discovery in the chemistry department at Missouri S&T.

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