Author: Patrick Collins
‘Weird culmination of hobbies and interests’ brings Dawson Jeffers to Missouri S&T
Dawson Jeffers’ interest in making things began as an 8th grader in Troy, Missouri, when he attended a robotics competition, where, as he recalls, “kids were operating robots that could pick up balls and throw them.” In high school, he began making and selling his own products – from wallets made of duct tape to 3D-printed name plates. Today as a student at Missouri S&T, Jeffers is taking his interest in product development and entrepreneurship to new levels.
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S&T research team develops method to test insensitive explosives
The goal of developing new explosives is often to enhance their performance by increasing key metrics such as pressure and velocity of detonation while simultaneously decreasing their ability to be initiated, in order to reduce the likelihood of accidental initiation. Reducing that likelihood makes their manufacture, storage and transport safer. With the aim of helping make those processes safer, a Missouri S&T student is working with a leading explosives engineering expert to evaluate the sensitivity of explosives.
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2023 Laufer Energy Symposium to highlight life-changing new energy technologies
The 2023 Laufer Energy Symposium, co-sponsored by several Missouri S&T departments, will open at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Marriot St. Louis Airport in St. Louis. In addition, the symposium will be streamed via Zoom and presentations will be recorded for future viewing.
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FIRST Tech Challenge returns to S&T March 4
FIRST Tech Challenge returns to Missouri S&T at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, March 4. FIRST Tech Challenge is an international robotics program for grades 7 – 12.
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Cassandra Elrod named chair of Missouri S&T’s business and information technology department
Missouri S&T has appointed Dr. Cassandra C. Elrod chair of its business and information technology (BIT) department, effective immediately. Elrod, who joined the S&T faculty in 2008, is associate professor of business and information technology. She was appointed acting chair of the department in January 2022; she has served as interim chair since May 2022.
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New roles announced for Tim Faley, Susan Murray
Dr. Tim Faley, associate vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization, will become interim vice provost and dean of the Kummer College, effective March 1. Dr. Susan Murray, acting vice provost and dean of the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, will become interim vice provost for online education at Missouri S&T, also effective March 1.
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Missouri S&T’s second annual “trashion” show celebrates creative expression of sustainability
During the second annual “trashion” show, teams of S&T students will model garments they’ve designed and made using materials that are at least 90 percent reused and recycled and are considered neither dangerous nor harmful. The event starts at noon Thursday, April 6, in the atrium of the Havener Center.
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Registration open for this year’s summer camps at Missouri S&T
With the opening of registration for Missouri S&T’s summer camps, the 2023 camp season is officially underway in Rolla with more opportunities to meet growing demand from elementary, middle school and high school students. Details and registration information can be found at summer.mst.edu. Favorites such as explosives and robotics camps return; new offerings include amusement park design and “Is it alive?” camps.
Read More »New media pioneer Jay David Bolter to visit S&T March 2
Author, critic, technologist and new media pioneer Dr. Jay David Bolter will deliver two lectures at Missouri S&T on Thursday, March 2. His visit to S&T is sponsored by the university’s Center for Creativity and Innovation. Both lectures are free and open to the public.
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Missouri S&T students compete to define innovation
The popularity of the word innovation seems nowhere near its peak, but what does the term actually mean? A recent competition challenged Missouri S&T students to address that question with a physical or digital creation. The competition was part of the university’s two-year anniversary celebration in October of the $300 million gift from the late […]
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