Author: Velvet Hasner
$300 million gift sparks Kummer Ignition Grants program at Missouri S&T
Twelve Missouri S&T research teams have received inaugural Kummer Ignition Grants for Research and Innovation to support their efforts to attract grants from funding organizations. Totaling $365,000, the first 12 Kummer Ignition Grants for Research and Innovation projects and principal investigators are:
Read More »Missouri S&T hires new chief human resources officer
Cindi M. Nelson, director of human resources for the Kirkwood School District in Kirkwood, Missouri, has been named chief human resources officer at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Nelson’s appointment will begin Jan. 3.
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Han receives Young Investigator Award for electrospray propulsion research
Dr. Daoru (Frank) Han, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to support his research on electrospray propulsion systems.
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Missouri S&T faculty honored for outstanding teaching, experiential learning
Missouri University of Science and Technology celebrated faculty excellence at an awards banquet Dec. 9 on campus. Honorees include:
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Planning the resilient energy infrastructure of the future
From dramatic temperature shifts to hurricanes to cyber-attacks, the nation’s energy infrastructure has struggled to meet demand while adjusting to unplanned consequences from the natural and manmade extreme event landscape.
Read More »Learning by design
From student design teams to senior projects, S&T students put their knowledge and problem-solving abilities to the test while developing teamwork skills.
Read More »S&T names vice provost for corporate, professional education
Dr. Beth Concepción, who served as assistant provost for strategic engagement in Oglethorpe University’s Hammack School of Business, will become vice provost for corporate and professional education at Missouri University of Science and Technology, effective Sept. 27.
Read More »Northcut named vice provost of academic support
Dr. Kathryn Northcut, professor of English and technical communication, has been named vice provost of academic support at Missouri S&T, effective Thursday, Sept. 1. She has served as interim vice provost since February 2020. As vice provost of academic support, Northcut oversees the programs and services designed to support learning and improve retention and graduation rates.
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S&T names director of new Kummer Center for STEM Education
Courtney Jones, a former high school principal in Arkansas and most recently an educator in Jefferson City, Missouri, has been appointed as the founding director of the Kummer Center for STEM Education at Missouri S&T.
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Keeping S&T clean
This article is part of a series about Missouri S&T’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s 4 a.m. on a Monday and custodians throughout S&T’s academic buildings are clocking in to begin their shifts while most of us are still sleeping. Custodians like Gene Morton and Billy Whitaker in Bertelsmeyer Hall begin their workday this early to prepare classrooms and offices before students, faculty and staff arrive.
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