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Two UMR students elected to national office of architectural engineering organization
Two students from UMR recently accepted national board positions with the Architectural Engineering Institute, an organization within the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Read More »UMR researchers develop heat-resistant material to aid in defense
Two UMR researchers are working to better prepare the military against attacks by improving the materials for missile components such as nozzles.
Read More »UMR students take first, second place in electrical engineering competition
Students from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first and second place during an annual black box competition sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on Nov. 15.
Read More »UM board president Connie Silverstein to speak during UMR commencement
Connie Hager Silverstein, president of the University of Missouri System Board of Curators, will deliver the commencement address during UMR’s Annual Commencement Saturday, Dec. 20.
Read More »UMR commencement to be held Saturday, Dec. 20
UMR’s winter commencement will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue.
Read More »Two UMR students receive awards at Hispanic engineers conference
Two University of Missouri-Rolla students received awards at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers’ (SHPE) Midwestern Expo, held Nov. 6-9 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
Read More »Two UMR students win national scholarships
Two seniors in metallurgical engineering at UMR recently received Outstanding Scholar Awards at the ASM International Materials Solutions Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Read More »UMR researcher makes industry road maps, targets mining
Researchers at UMR are making road maps for mining and mill operations by developing guidelines to increase efficiency, productivity and communication. This work could result in a significant energy savings for the U.S. mining industry.
Read More »Researchers use glass spheres to tag and trace explosives
In work that may help law enforcement officials better identify terrorists, researchers at UMR using glass microspheres — each about the width of a human hair — to trace explosives back to their manufacturers.
Read More »Underwater craft could help maintain and secure nuclear reactor cores
The core of a nuclear reactor is often referred to as no-man’s land because it sits under at least 25 feet of water and is so radioactive that no living thing should go near it. But a researcher at UMR is developing a water-submersible craft to safely inspect the core to determine whether maintenance or […]
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