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UMR offers PH.D. fellowships to study energy technology
UMR will receive more than $370,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to fund three Ph.D. fellowships to conduct research in energy technology linked with public policy making.
Read More »UMR material scientist and collaborators report on superconductivity in Nature
The latest advance toward understanding the electron transport mechanism of high-temperature superconductors, as reported in the June 3 issue of the British journal Nature, relies on materials provided by Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of ceramic engineering at UMR.
Read More »American experience at Normandy featured in UMR historian’s new book
To coincide with the 60th anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy invasion during World War II, UMR military historian Dr. John C. McManus has published a unique new book that examines the battle from the American perspective.
Read More »UMR offers Ph.D. fellowships to study materials engineering
UMR will receive more than $800,000 over the next three years to fund six Ph.D. fellowships for students to conduct research in materials engineering.
Read More »UMR partners with NASA to develop new techniques for inspecting space shuttle foam
A University of Missouri-Rolla graduate student will spend his summer and most of next year assisting scientists at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama in developing methods to perform microwave nondestructive evaluation (NDE) on the space shuttle’s external tank insulating foam and other NASA applications. A large piece of insulating foam broke off […]
Read More »UMR research may reduce blood clot formations in artificial organs
A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher’s investigation into how proteins adhere to surfaces may lead the elimination of surface-induced thrombus formation, a phenomenon known to cause blood clots in artificial arteries, valves and veins.
Read More »UMR’s champion solar car places first in Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, Kan.
Students from UMR placed first with their champion sun-powered car, Solar Miner IV, at the Formula Sun Grand Prix, a solar car race held May 16-22 in Topeka, Kan.
Read More »UMR Formula SAE Team finishes fourth out of 140
A team of University of Missouri-Rolla students placed fourth out of 140 college and university teams in a global competition of formula-style race cars held May 20-23 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.
Read More »UMR, MoDOT to break ground on University Drive improvements
Beginning in June, the main entrance to the University of Missouri-Rolla campus from U.S. Interstate 44 will receive a much-needed facelift. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), UMR plans to improve traffic flow and beautify the landscaping along University Drive, formerly known as 14th Street, adjacent to campus.
Read More »UMR biologists uncover new genus of bacteria in Washington lake
University of Missouri-Rolla biologists studying the mineral-rich waters of Soap Lake in Washington state recently discovered a new genus of bacteria in the lake. Their findings will be presented at the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology to be held May 23-27 in New Orleans.
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