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Results of UMR chemist’s research on chiral surfaces featured in British journal Nature
Chemists at the University of Missouri-Rolla have developed a new process that could be used to sort biologically potent, useful chemicals from their less useful and sometimes toxic counterparts in a way that is less expensive and more widely applicable. Details of the process, which could improve the process for developing certain medicines, are published […]
Read More »UMR lecturer publishes book comparing Emerson, Hugo
Striking similarities in the philosophical views of American transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson and French writer Victor Hugo are examined in a new book by a University of Missouri-Rolla lecturer. The book examines a connection that had previously gone unnoticed in literary criticism.
Read More »UMR student to live in solar house on campus
The UMR and Rolla Technical Institute Solar House Team, which survived the 10 tests of the 2002 Solar Decathlon, is about to face the ultimate test — occupancy. Allison Arnn of De Soto, Mo., a senior in engineering management and the team’s project manager, plans to move into the house Sept. 30 and live there […]
Read More »UMR/RTI Solar House Tean qualifies to compete on National Mall in 2005
The UMR and Rolla Technical Institute Solar House Team was one of 20 student groups from colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada and Europe selected to compete in the second Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2005.
Read More »Student talents shine through design competitions
With its victory in July’s American Solar Challenge attracting national attention, the UMR Solar Car Team may be UMR’s most visible student design team these days. But it isn’t the only one enjoying success in national and international competitions. Over the past year, UMR teams have won competitions with human-powered vehicles, radio-controlled airplanes and old-fashioned […]
Read More »UMR Career Opportunities Center: business of making futures
Armed and ready with resume referrals, company contacts, and loads of advice for more than 3,000 job searching students every year, the UMR Career Opportunities Center staff is in the business of making futures.
Read More »UMR student’s research on product design repositories wins mechanical engineering society award
Matt Bohm, of Carthage, Mo., a graduate student in mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a Distinguished Paper award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his research into streamlining the way product designers search for design information.
Read More »UMR, Motorola work to improve performance of wireless communications
Researchers at UMR and Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Technology Center in Schaumburg, Ill., are developing three-dimensional switches and tiny fuel cells to improve the reception quality and extend the operating time for wireless communications and other wireless sensing devices.
Read More »Butler-Carlton Building renovated, rededicated
A public ceremony to unveil the $22 million addition and renovation to the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building at the University of Missouri-Rolla was held Friday, Sept. 12, in the building’s Kummer Atrium. The event was followed by a dinner the next evening with featured speaker U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, a strong advocate for UMR’s engineering […]
Read More »Judy Raper named chair of chemical and biological engineering
Dr. Judy A. Raper, dean of engineering at Sydney University in New South Wales, Australia, will become chair of the chemical and biological engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla on Dec. 1.
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