College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Looking to the stars for answers
Dr. Marco Cavaglia started researching astrophysics when he was six years old – at least that is how he describes it.
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Transformative research: Early experiences set college student on research path
Celia Freed had never heard of industrial-organizational psychology before she came to Missouri S&T. Now, after two years of undergraduate research in the subject, she plans to one day earn a master’s degree in the field.
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Missouri S&T earns highest research designation from Carnegie Foundation
Missouri S&T has been classified as one of the nation’s top-tier research institutions and now has a Research 1 (R1) designation, according to the 2025 Carnegie Foundation classifications released today (Feb. 13). S&T is one of 187 institutions out of more than 4,300 nationwide to receive this distinction.
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S&T chemist researches how plant growth is regulated
Ever wondered what gives foods like garlic, horseradish and mustard their strong taste and smell? It’s the chemical structure of the plant cells signaling and creating defenses. But scientists still don’t completely understand the molecular functions and physiological roles of certain enzymes in similar plants.
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Garner shares key professional decisions with S&T Ph.D. graduates
Dr. Harold “Skip” Garner, chief scientific officer for Orbit Genomics, shared seven professional decisions with Ph.D. graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology during the Ph.D. commencement ceremony held in the Gale Bullman Building at Missouri S&T on Friday, Dec. 13.
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Kennedy shares four observations with grads during S&T commencement
William R. Kennedy, chief executive officer of Jack Kennedy Metal Products and Buildings, shared four observations to help graduates find success during two commencement ceremonies at Missouri S&T on Saturday, Dec. 14. Over 600 degrees were awarded during S&T’s three commencement ceremonies, held Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14.
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Northcut earns Fulbright Specialist award
Dr. Kathryn Northcut, professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will travel to North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in February 2025 as a Fulbright Specialist. She will work with grant writers and researchers to expand their research capacity by sharing her experience with proposal development.
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Ming-Shian and Justina Wu establish memorial chemistry professorship at Missouri S&T
With a gift of $1.2 million, chemistry alumni Dr. Ming-Shian Wu and his wife, Justina C. Wu, have established a chemistry professorship at Missouri S&T. The Dr. Ken Robertson Memorial Professorship in Chemistry honors the late Ken Robertson, associate professor of chemistry, who served Missouri S&T for over 40 years as a passionate scientist, educator […]
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S&T researchers listed as most prolific authors for their topics in Scopus
Fourteen researchers associated with Missouri S&T are listed as the most prolific contributors in their topics from 2019 to 2023 in Scopus — a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database and website, scopus.com, maintained by the Elsevier publishing company.
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Curators approve Ph.D. program in psychology at S&T
The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 20) to approve a new Ph.D. program at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new program in applied psychology will support S&T’s continued growth in education and research related to health care and related fields. The program now must be approved by the […]
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