Author: Mary Helen Stoltz

S&T grad student honored for glass research

Posted by on June 13, 2013

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate student Lina Ma has received national recognition for her research on the structure and properties of iron phosphate glasses. These glasses can possess outstanding chemical durability and so have been considered for use to store radioactive wastes.

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S&T graduate student receives Nevada award for bridge research

Posted by on June 7, 2013

Mahdi Arezoumandi, a doctoral student in civil engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has received international recognition for his research to improve bridge safety by using a stronger, more environmentally friendly concrete in modern bridge construction.

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Ten honored at S&T Staff Excellence Awards ceremony

Posted by on May 29, 2013

Ten full-time employees at Missouri University of Science and Technology were honored Wednesday, May 29, for their contributions to the campus during Missouri S&T Staff Recognition Day ceremonies on campus.

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S&T researcher develops technique to detect breast cancer in urine

Posted by on May 28, 2013

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer – and determine its severity – before it could be detected with a mammogram.  A study to confirm this technique’s effectiveness is under way at Mercy Breast Center in Springfield, Mo.

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Missouri S&T awards professional degrees

Posted by on May 21, 2013

Missouri University of Science and Technology awarded five honorary professional degrees during spring commencement ceremonies held Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18. The degrees recognize the outstanding Missouri S&T graduates for professional achievement.

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Missouri S&T students receive Grainger Power Engineering Awards

Posted by on May 21, 2013

Eleven electrical engineering seniors and recent graduates each received a $5,000 Grainger Power Engineering Award from the electrical engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology this spring. The awards are presented as a reward for academic excellence.

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Faculty member Kent Peaslee dies

Posted by on May 17, 2013

Dr. Kent D. Peaslee, the F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology and Curators’ Teaching Professor of metallurgical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, died today (May 17, 2013) at age 56.

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Gary Havener receives honorary doctorate from S&T

Posted by on May 16, 2013

Entrepreneur Gary Havener of Fort Worth, Texas, president of Havener Companies, received the doctor of engineering, honoris causa during commencement ceremonies at Missouri University of Science and Technology on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18.

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Nikki Krawitz receives Chancellor Medal from S&T

Posted by on May 16, 2013

Natalie M. “Nikki” Krawitz, vice president for finance and administration for the University of Missouri System since 2002, received the Chancellor Medal from Missouri University of Science and Technology during commencement ceremonies Friday, May 17, at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building in Rolla.

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S&T student, faculty members receive UM System President’s Awards

Posted by on May 9, 2013

Two faculty members and a student from Missouri University of Science and Technology have been chosen to receive President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for excellence among the university’s four mission areas of teaching, research, service and economic development.

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