College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
S&T physicist’s research helps reveal previously unseen galaxies
Researchers affiliated with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX), including Dr. Shun Saito, an associate professor of physics at Missouri S&T, have made the largest and most accurate 3D map yet of light emitted by excited hydrogen 9 billion to 11 billion years ago in the early universe.
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S&T students earn innovation award at Tenaska Business Challenge
Four students from Missouri S&T earned the “Most Innovative Solution” award at the Tenaska Business Challenge, a multi-university competition hosted at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Feb. 25-27.
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Belfi named Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
Dr. Amy Belfi, associate professor of psychological science at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS).
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30 Missouri S&T researchers rank among world’s top 0.05% of scholars
Researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the top 0.05% cited scholars in the world, recognized either for their lifetime of work or for research over the past five years, according to the 2025 Highly Ranked Scholars list developed by ScholarGPS.
Read More »Miners in the Making
The following was submitted for the CASE Dean’s February 2026 Newsletter. Miners in the Making, a STEM-focused afterschool program, is now in year two of its five-year MOCAL grant. Operated by the Kummer Center for STEM Education, the program provides safe, high-quality afterschool care for up to 100 Phelps County K–12 students each weekday 3-6 […]
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Spotlight on the education department
The following was submitted as part of the CASE Dean’s February 2026 Newsletter. Missouri S&T has been preparing classroom teachers since 2010, laying a strong foundation well before the formal establishment of the education department in 2018. Today, 97 S&T graduates are teaching in Missouri public schools across the state—from Webster Groves to Nixa to […]
Read More »Using philosophy for counseling: Missouri S&T lecturer publishes new book
A Missouri S&T faculty member has published a new book that focuses on society and people’s feelings of insecurity and precariousness. Precarity, Trauma, Addiction, and Love in Philosophical Counseling, by Dr. Ross Channing Reed, a lecturer in philosophy at Missouri S&T, was released today (Thursday, Jan. 8) by Bloomsbury Publishing. Reed’s book examines how the […]
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Research stories worth revisiting
In 2025, S&T researchers explored questions that stretch from the smallest atomic interactions to the vastness of space, from the chemistry of everyday spices to the future of artificial intelligence, health care and sustainable manufacturing.
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Math is the universal language – so she can travel anywhere
Shannen Irfan Surhyo plans to be a CEO of a major banking institute. Her first step? Deciding which discipline to major in – mathematics and statistics, economics or actuarial science.
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Banker-turned-psychologist plans future
Ebenezer Amponsah-Danso had worked in the banking industry for six years before he decided it wasn’t a perfect fit. He moved from Ghana to Rolla, Missouri, to pursue a master’s degree in a program that focused on the aspects of work that he hadn’t previously been able to enjoy due to organizational issues and lapses. […]
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