Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
S&T student proving walls (even sofas) can talk
Most college students will admit to searching their couch cushions for extra coins to do laundry. But Jon McKinney’s cushion hunt isn’t about finding money. He wants to help epidemiologists identify what’s triggering diseases like asthma in children, and he’s got the backing of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read More »S&T student addresses digital dilemma: What to do with outdated TVs?
Oscar Hernandez, a senior in civil engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is concerned about the environmental impact of discarding outdated televisions as the nation prepares to switch to digital broadcasting.
Read More »Prakash receives award from Indian Institute of Technology
Dr. Shamsher Prakash, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, in December 2008.
Read More »New sensors capable of measuring damage to infrastructure
Dr. Genda Chen, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was recently awarded a patent for “Strain Sensitive Coax Cable Sensors for Monitoring Structures.”
Read More »S&T receives EPA grants for solar research
Missouri University of Science and Technology was recently awarded two $10,000 grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for research related to solar energy and energy management.
Read More »S&T’s Big Beam Team takes first place in region
A team of Missouri University of Science and Technology students recently placed first in Region 3 of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Big Beam Competition.
Read More »S&T’s Burken named to 10-member AEESP board
Dr. Joel Burken, interim director of the Environmental Research Center at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been selected to help lead the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) as one of its 10 board of directors. AEESP is made up of more than 850 professors and practitioners in academic programs throughout […]
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