Author: Mindy Limback
S&T Engineers Without Borders prepares for trip to Bolivia
The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders at Missouri University of Science and Technology will make its fifth trip to Bolivia on Jan. 21 to help bring clean water, agricultural irrigation and access to markets and health care to the remote village of Tacachia.
Read More »Long carbon fibers could improve blast resistance of concrete structures, say S&T researchers
Dr. Jeffery Volz, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his team have received $567,000 to explore how adding carbon fibers could improve the blast and impact resistance of conventional reinforced concrete. The research is funded by the through a cooperative agreement with the Leonard Wood Institute.
New Missouri S&T research brings “invisible” into view
A group of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a handheld camera that uses microwave signals to non-destructively peek inside materials and structures in real time.
S&T researcher thinks “inside the box” to create self-contained wastewater system for soldiers, small towns
Cheaper. Better. Faster. Most people will say you can’t have all three. But don’t tell that to Dr. Jianmin Wang, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Wang has created a wastewater system “in a box.” Each system, built by re-purposing a shipping container, is low power, low maintenance and highly efficient. Built from weathering steel, these containers are designed to be tough and can be dropped on site by helicopters.
Read More »Ten receive S&T staff excellence awards
Ten full-time employees at Missouri University of Science and Technology were honored Wednesday, May 27, for their contributions to the campus during Missouri S&T Staff Recognition Day ceremonies on campus.
Read More »Classes end, service begins for S&T’s EWB students
Despite a steady and drenching rain, which prevented them from applying concrete, students from Missouri University of Science and Technology recently had a trial run at building a water-holding tank. It was a muddy, yet valuable experience they’ll remember as they travel May 19 to the tiny, remote community of Tacachia, Bolivia.
Read More »Engineers Without Borders to leave S&T on May 17
A dozen students representing nine majors from Missouri University of Science and Technology will leave Rolla on May 17 and spend the next two weeks constructing a sustainable water supply in Erquis Sud, Bolivia, near the city of Tarija.
Read More »S&T student picked as EWB state representative
Katie Fritts of Kansas City, Mo., a senior in mechanical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was recently selected to serve as a state representative for Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB). She is one of three state representatives for the Midwest region.
Read More »Seven inducted into Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineers
Seven electrical and computer engineers with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony held April 16.
Read More »Eight inducted into Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers
Eight civil engineers with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony held April 17.
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