College of Engineering and Computing
Building better aerogels by crushing them
Strong, flexible and ultralight aerogels are used in a wide variety of products, from insulation for offshore oil pipelines to parts for space exploration missions. Now, aerogels are undergoing a paradigm shift due to a breakthrough in the understanding of their mechanical properties at the nanoscale level.
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Missouri S&T police recognize student for helping stranded motorists
Missouri S&T Police Chief Doug Roberts surprised Missouri S&T freshman Dalton Gerdes of Gerald, Missouri, with a STEP UP! program pin award on Tuesday, Nov. 27, for helping stranded motorists in Rolla earlier this month.
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Missouri S&T honors student lifeguard with life-saving award
Missouri S&T Police Chief Doug Roberts and Ron Smith, chief of Rolla Fire and Rescue, surprised a Missouri S&T student Tuesday, Nov. 27, with an award for his life-saving efforts while working as a lifeguard on campus.
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Commencement at Missouri S&T is Dec. 15
Commencement ceremonies at Missouri University of Science and Technology are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15. Both ceremonies will be held in the Gale Bullman Building, located at 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla.
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What does it mean to be a Miner?
For nearly 150 years, our students have been known as the Miners. We asked these six Missouri S&T students to tell us what qualities and characteristics define the term “Miners” in the 21st century, and this is what they said.
Read More »34 S&T faculty members honored for outstanding teaching
Thirty-four Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members will receive the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2017-18.
Read More »61st annual Asphalt Conference to be held at Missouri S&T
The 61st annual Asphalt Conference will be held Nov. 27-28 at Missouri S&T. Registration is $135 per person and is available online at asphalt.mst.edu.
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Plant detective: Missouri S&T professor studies plants as “bio-sentinels” of indoor pollution
Behold the common house plant, the front-yard shrub, the rhododendron around back that’s seen better days since the next-door neighbors put their home on the market. They brighten our lawns, increase our property values, even boost our mental and physical health by reducing carbon dioxide levels.
For Dr. Joel Burken, such plants are far more valuable than as mere window dressing. The Curators’ Distinguished Professor and chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology is an expert in phytoforensics, the process of using plants to study human exposure to pollutants.
Missouri S&T honors four faculty for teaching, research excellence
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) is honoring four faculty members for their research prowess, classroom service and teaching excellence.
Read More »‘Paleo Joe’ to talk about dinosaurs on S&T campus, at Rolla Public Library
Award-winning paleontologist Joseph J. Kchodl, better known as “Paleo Joe,” will discuss “Digging for Dinosaurs in Utah” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, on the Missouri S&T campus. The talk will be held in Planje Auditorium (Room 204) of McNutt Hall and is open to the public.
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Sports Headlines
- Women's Track & Field Picked Fifth in GLVC Outdoor Preseason Poll
- Missouri S&T Track & Field Heads to WashU Distance Carnival, Bearcat Invitational
- Miners Open Home Slate Against No. 18 McKendree, Illinois Springfield
- Rohizam Earns First at Findlay, Records Second-Best Score in Program History
- Baseball Wins Seventh Straight in 16-2 Rout of Harding