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UMR researcher named Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
Dr. Babak Fahimi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, received a three-year, $280,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), as one of the 26 recipients of the ONR’s Young Investigator Award in 2004.
Read More »UMR formula race car team to compete in world-wide contest
Engineering students at UMR will enter their formula-style race car at a global competition May 19-23 in Michigan.
Read More »UMR team going for "threepeat" in human-powered vehicle race April 24-25
Engineering students from UMR will go for a "threepeat" win to keep the national title at the annual West Coast Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC) April 24-25 in Corvallis, Ore.
Read More »Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe named UMR’s Woman of the Year
Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, associate professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named the 2004 Woman of the Year at UMR Wednesday, April 14, during the campus’ annual Woman of the Year luncheon.
Read More »‘Industrial ecology’ can help cut waste, says UMR researcher
Many of the 2 million cell phones, computers and other electronic products Americans discard each year could have a second life if they were designed for disassembly and reuse, says a UMR researcher who specializes in industrial ecology.
Read More »UMR mine rescue teams to compete in Louisiana contest April 29-May 1
Two mine rescue teams from UMR — the only university in the United States to have mine rescue teams — will compete against professional rescuers in the Southern Region Mine Rescue Contest April 29-May 1 in New Iberia, La.
Read More »UMR offers Missouri’s first environmental engineering program
Ten undergraduate students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are learning how to balance humanity’s impact on the environment with the world’s growing engineering needs as part of a new degree program that began last fall. The students are enrolled in the state’s first environmental engineering degree program, one of the few available in the Midwest.
Read More »Math grad studies risky business
How technical professionals who work in hazardous environments communicate the risks of their work can be a risky business, according to research by a recent UMR mathematics graduate.
Read More »UMR researchers developing lean, green, learning machines
Move over, hybrids. Two University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are working on a way to transform current automobiles into leaner, greener vehicles.
Read More »UMR researchers developing lean, green, learning machines
Move over, hybrids. Two University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are working on a way to transform current automobiles into leaner, greener vehicles.
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