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UMR ceramic engineering students excel at American Ceramic Society meeting
Ceramic engineering students at the UMR were recently recognized for their accomplishments in research, service and student design during the American Ceramic Society’s annual meeting April 18-21 in Indianapolis.
Read More »UMR physics student selected to meet with Nobel laureates
Matt Foster, a physics Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of nearly 60 Ph.D. students across the country chosen to attend a week-long conference of winners of the Nobel Prize in physics.
Read More »UMR researchers developing bird-like vehicle to explore Earth and beyond
The legend of Icarus may have a new ending within the next decade, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher helping to develop the world’s first flapping-wing, solar-powered unmanned aircraft.
Read More »UMR bridge and canoe builders place third in regional competition April 22-24
Two UMR student teams tested their mettle and engineering skills on Thursday, April 22, through Saturday, April 24, when they placed third in regional bridge-building and concrete canoe competitions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb.
Read More »UMR research may help detect life on other planets, clean up Earth
Nearly 70 years since Orson Welles scared the nation with his "War of the Worlds" radio play, researchers at UMR are now working on a technique that could show whether life on Mars ever existed.
Read More »UMR’S champion solar car team to compete in Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, Kansas
Students from UMR will put their champion sun-powered car, Solar Miner IV, to the test one last time May 16-22 in the Formula Sun Grand Prix, a solar car race in Topeka, Kan.
Read More »UMR freshman design tennis-ball-serving machines
UMR freshman engineering students served up their design projects to three judges on the tennis courts outside the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Center Wednesday, April 21.
Read More »UMR’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Team participates in the first University Student Hydrogen Design Contest
UMR’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Team will participate in the first University Student Hydrogen Design Contest: Hydrogen Fueling Station during the 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USA on April 26-30 at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.
Read More »Corporate Development Council hosts awards banquet at UMR
The Corporate Development Council (CDC) at the University of Missouri-Rolla presented six campus leadership awards during its annual leadership banquet and awards ceremony April 19 in Centennial Hall on the UMR campus.
Read More »UMR places second in heavy-lift aircraft event
A team of UMR students finished second in an international weight-lifting competition of radio-controlled airplanes held April 16-18 in Deland, Fla. The UMR team also received a trophy for lifting the most weight in the competition.
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