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On the fast track
Hendrick Motorsports is home to racers Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte; and it’s also home to 1987 graduate Doug Duchardt. Duchardt, who earned a mechanical engineering degree at UMR, was introduced as vice president of Hendrick Motorsports last February. He was previously the director of General Motors Racing. Prior to becoming a director at GM, […]
Read More »UMR’s new Big Beam Team takes second at contest
An inaugural team of University of Missouri-Rolla students placed second out of 12 college and university entries in Region 3 of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Big Beam Competition.
Read More »New lab allows UMR researchers to test power systems in real time
Electrical and computer engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla can now conduct realistic, real-time investigations on the effects of disturbances on power system equipment and networks, thanks to the new Real Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory.
Read More »UMR scholar examines women’s role in medicine in Victorian fiction
The relationship between women and medicine in the 19th century is the focus of a new book by University of Missouri-Rolla author Dr. Kristine Swenson. The book, Medical Women and Victorian Fiction, will be published in November by the University of Missouri Press.
Read More »President Elson Floyd appoints UMR chancellor search committee
Dr. Elson S. Floyd, president of the University of Missouri, has appointed a 20-member search committee to assist him in finding a new chancellor for the University of Missouri-Rolla. Dr. Gary Thomas, chancellor at UMR since September 2000, has announced his intention to retire Aug. 31, 2005.
Read More »UMR researchers developing tools to detect, disable handmade explosive devices
An improvised explosive device (IED), often rigged to detonate from a distance, may be the most common casualty producing weapon in Iraq, but if it uses a radio receiver, it could also be one of the easiest to override, say researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR receives more than $1 million for nuclear engineering programs
UMR’s nuclear engineering department recently received more than $1 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funds will be used to expand and improve the department’s teaching and research opportunities.
Read More »UMR to offer new technical communication degrees
The University of Missouri-Rolla plans to soon offer bachelor of science and master of science degrees in technical communication to respond to the need for qualified technical communicators in business and industry. The program is unique among other similar degrees offered in Missouri because it will allow students to work alongside engineering and science students […]
Read More »UMR Reactor to serve as showcase for new biometric security devices
The University of Missouri-Rolla Nuclear Reactor is now equipped with the latest fingerprint sensor technology, thanks to a partnership between UMR and BioMetAccess of Springfield, Mo.
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