College of Engineering and Computing

Missouri S&T mining expert advises National Academies committee

Posted by on November 10, 2022

“The best practices we identified could be used anywhere.” Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, chair of mining and explosives engineering at Missouri S&T, contributed to a National Academies committee report on gold mining in Virginia.

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S&T researchers’ study of human-robot interactions an early step in creating future robot “guides”

Posted by on November 10, 2022

A new study by Missouri S&T researchers shows how human subjects, walking hand-in-hand with a robot guide, stiffen or relax their arms at different times during the walk. The researchers’ analysis of these movements could aid in the design of smarter, more humanlike robot guides and assistants. “This work presents the first measurement and analysis […]

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Missouri S&T geohazards expert wins Schuster Medal

Posted by on November 9, 2022

Dr. J. David Rogers’ expertise and teaching in geohazards such as landslides, floods and earthquakes has gained an international reputation and garnered several awards. Most recently, Rogers received the Schuster Medal from the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) and the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG). The award is named for CGS and AEG member Dr. Robert Schuster, whose career was related primarily to geohazards.

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Donald Wunsch to receive pioneer award from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Posted by on November 4, 2022

Dr. Donald Wunsch II, will receive the 2023 Computational Intelligence Society Neural Networks Pioneer Award from the IEEE for his fundamental contributions to the neural networks field. Wunsch is also founding director of the Kummer Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems.

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Engineering with a mission

Posted by on October 24, 2022

Micayla Goyne, a sophomore in mechanical engineering and Spanish from St. Louis, wants to improve developing nations. And when she says that, it isn’t a grand declaration or nice idea being touted. She has a plan.

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S&T’s Haunted Mine opens Oct. 21

Posted by on October 20, 2022

A group of mining engineering students at Missouri S&T have created things that go bump – and scream – in the night for this year’s Haunted Mine, which opens Friday, Oct. 21, at Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine.

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Kimball named Finley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Posted by on October 18, 2022

Dr. Jonathan Kimball, professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at Missouri S&T, has been named the Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).

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Missouri S&T hosts Future of Coal workshop

Posted by on October 17, 2022

Industry and academic leaders, government representatives and other interested parties will gather in person and online at Missouri S&T to discuss research, workforce needs, market conditions and sustainable sourcing for coal in the first of a series of international workshops Oct. 19-20.

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18 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on October 11, 2022

Eighteen faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

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Environmental engineering expert presents Mathes Lecture at Missouri S&T

Posted by on October 11, 2022

Dr. Karl Rockne, associate dean for research in the University of Illinois-Chicago’s College of Engineering, will discuss ways to evolve engineering education during this year’s Mathes Lecture on the Missouri S&T campus.

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