Author: Peter Ehrhard

Missouri S&T EWB group to travel to Guatemala

Posted by on August 5, 2015

The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology is heading to Nahualate, Guatemala, to continue its work to provide access to safe drinking water for approximately 3,000 people.

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Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders works to provide drinking water in Bolivia

Posted by on August 3, 2015

The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology is heading to Tacachia, Bolivia, before the start of the fall semester to continue its work to provide access to safe drinking water for the Andean community.

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Missouri S&T Solar Car Team earns fourth

Posted by on August 3, 2015

  Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Solar Car Team earned fourth place at the Formula Sun Grand Prix 2015, an international student design competition for solar-powered vehicles.

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S&T military historian earns National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Posted by on July 28, 2015

Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has earned a Public Scholar grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support McManus’ research for a new two-volume history of the U.S. Army in the Pacific and Asian theater during World War II. The NEH announced the award today (Tuesday, July 28).

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Missouri S&T researcher bakes asteroids to find water

Posted by on July 27, 2015

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is cooking up something new in the lab – baking meteorites to learn how to produce water and other easily evaporated compounds from asteroids.

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Missouri S&T researcher earns $1 million EPA grant to study climate change effects on indoor air quality

Posted by on July 24, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund research on the impacts of climate change on indoor air quality and resulting health effects.

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Missouri S&T Solar Car team ready to race

Posted by on July 21, 2015

A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will demonstrate the capabilities of solar-powered vehicles during the Formula Sun Grand Prix 2015. The event will be held Sunday, July 26, through Friday, July 31, in Austin, Texas.

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One Book program at Missouri S&T to focus on community and social acceptance

Posted by on July 21, 2015

The national bestseller “Outcasts United” has been selected for Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 2015 One Book program. Approximately 1,200 freshman students will be expected to read the book during the summer before they arrive on campus. It will then be taught in all sections of English 1120, a required course for most Missouri S&T students.

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Productive maintenance needs highlighted in new book by S&T researcher

Posted by on June 25, 2015

A new book authored by a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher discusses best practices on how to be an effective, results-oriented engineer by looking at real-world case studies of productive maintenance.

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Missouri S&T racecar teams earn high finishes

Posted by on June 24, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Formula SAE-Electric team earned fifth place at Formula SAE-Lincoln, an international student design competition for Formula One-style racecars sponsored by the SAE International. This was the first time the team competed at an event. Missouri S&T’s Formula SAE team earned 25th in a separate competition for combustion-based cars at the same event.

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