Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Professor named to leadership of environmental group

Posted by on September 3, 2009

Dr. Joel Burken, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been elected vice president of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and is on track to lead the organization in 2011.

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Staff member publishes book of horror stories

Posted by on July 27, 2009

Duane Barton has been writing horror stories since the first grade. Now, he has published his first collection of horror stories.

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$3 million announced for transportation center

Posted by on July 9, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s National University Transportation Center — one of only 10 in the nation — will receive more than $3 million in federal funds for its research program, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond announced.

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Governor visits campus to sign legislation promoting science, technology education

Posted by on July 2, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology was the site Gov. Jay Nixon selected to sign into law two pieces of legislation promoting education in mathematics, engineering, technology and science.

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Coating developed at S&T could strengthen nation’s infrastructure and create jobs in Rolla

Posted by on May 20, 2009

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a glass-based coating for reinforcement bars that helps prevent corrosion and strengthens the bond between steel and concrete. This material could help engineers build stronger bridges and increase the longevity of other steel-reinforced structures.

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Researchers partner to curtail explosives’ effects

Posted by on May 16, 2009

Researchers from Missouri S&T are partnering with ten other universities to improve the safety of buildings and other structures by reducing the impact of explosives.

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Engineers Without Borders to leave S&T on May 17

Posted by on May 13, 2009

A dozen students representing nine majors from Missouri University of Science and Technology will leave Rolla on May 17 and spend the next two weeks constructing a sustainable water supply in Erquis Sud, Bolivia, near the city of Tarija.

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Biofuel production: a drink-or-drive issue?

Posted by on April 29, 2009

ES&Tcover.jpgFederal requirements to increase the production of ethanol has developed into a “drink-or-drive issue” in the Midwest as a result of biofuel production’s impact on water supplies and water quality, says an environmental engineering researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the latest issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Eight inducted into Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers

Posted by on April 20, 2009

Eight civil engineers with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony held April 17.

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Environmental engineering student studies space pollution

Posted by on April 8, 2009

Most environmental engineering students are concerned about conditions on Earth. Nicholas Jarnagin, a senior in environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is worried about pollution in space.

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