College of Engineering and Computing
Ferdowsi named interim associate dean for research in S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing
Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi has accepted the position as interim associate dean for research in CEC effective Sept. 1. He is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and has been working with the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a program director since September 2020.
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Missouri S&T offers summer research for students from HBCUs
Twenty students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) participated in Missouri S&T’s Summer Engineering Research Academy, a program designed to encourage engineering students from underrepresented groups to pursue graduate studies.
Read More »Missouri S&T Ph.D. graduate wins $70,000 Laegeler Fellowship for solar farm protection research
Research into new designs to help solar panels withstand severe weather threats landed a $70,000 fellowship for Yi Zhao, who earned a Ph.D. from Missouri S&T this spring. The Laegeler Sustainable Energy Fellowship – from Concept to Reality was created by two Missouri S&T graduates and will provide a stipend and benefits for Zhao to conduct postdoctoral research at S&T.
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Borrok named interim dean of S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing
Dr. David Borrok, associate dean for research in Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), has accepted the role of interim vice provost and CEC dean effective Aug. 1.
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Moats named chair of materials science and engineering
Dr. Michael Moats, professor of materials science and engineering (MSE), has accepted the role of MSE chair effective August 1. Moats has served as interim MSE chair since July 12, 2021.
Read More »S&T graduate student earns Pat Tillman Scholarship
Elizabeth Tarbox, a graduate student in environmental engineering at Missouri S&T from Springfield, Missouri, has been named a Pat Tillman Foundation Scholar in recognition of her military service and work on humanitarian missions to provide disaster relief.
Read More »Kimball named chair of electrical and computer engineering
Dr. Jonathan Kimball, professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), has accepted the role of ECE chair. The appointment is effective August 1.
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Missouri S&T investigates ceramics processing through $1.4 million project
When you order fries at McDonald’s, you expect them to taste the same in Missouri as they do in Montana. That type of consistency is what researchers at Missouri S&T are trying to achieve in ultra-high-temperature ceramics processing for hypersonic vehicles.
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Mining entrepreneur makes his own luck, shares his good fortune
“We need more mining engineers than ever before,” says Missouri S&T alumnus George Webber. “Everything in this world is based on minerals — including today’s need for the key minerals that make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other clean energy devices.”
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Missouri S&T hosts second annual critical minerals workshop
The future of cell phones, solar panels and electric vehicles depends on materials like cobalt, germanium and rare earth elements. Those and other critical minerals are the focus of the second annual virtual workshop hosted by Missouri S&T Aug. 4-5.
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