College of Engineering and Computing

16 important research stories of 2016

Posted by on December 19, 2016

A wearable wristband to monitor patients with dementia. Award-winning research on a method to clean up lead mine tailings sites. A reliable and more accessible way to diagnose breast cancer. These are among the many notable innovations and discoveries made by Missouri University of Science and Technology professors and students in 2016. Here are 16 that […]

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Du named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor at Missouri S&T

Posted by on December 13, 2016

Dr. Xiaoping Du, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T. Du will be officially recognized during Missouri S&T’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17.

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Al-Dahhan named Curators’ Distinguished Professor at Missouri S&T

Posted by on December 13, 2016

Dr. Muthanna Al-Dahhan, chair and professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and a professor of nuclear engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named Curators’ Distinguished Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and of nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T. Al-Dahhan will be officially recognized during Missouri S&T’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17.

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Biomaterials expert Delbert Day named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Posted by on December 13, 2016

Dr. Delbert E. Day, a prolific inventor whose work with specialty glasses has led to treatments for cancer, bone tissue regeneration and wound care, has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow.

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Watkins elected to leadership position in IEEE-HKN

Posted by on December 7, 2016

Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical engineering and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is the 2017 president-elect of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In 2018, he will lead the organization as IEEE-HKN president and will chair the board of governors.

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Fahrenholtz appointed editor-in-chief of ceramics publication

Posted by on December 6, 2016

Dr. William G. Fahrenholtz, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering and director of the Materials Research Center at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was named the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society (JACerS).

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Robotic bridge inspection, preservation is focus of new transportation center

Posted by on December 5, 2016

Your commute to work may be smoother in the future, thanks to new federally funded research at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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Changing the game one hat at a time

Posted by on November 29, 2016

“If one week of feeling horrible can give someone else even one enjoyable day out of the hospital, I would do it as often as possible.” That was the mentality of Ashley Allegri when she donated for “Be The Match,” a worldwide bone marrow transplantation network that provides support and resources for patients and donors. This past September, Allegri spent five hours in a hospital bed donating bone marrow to an anonymous recipient.

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Missouri S&T students named Caterpillar-APEC Scholars

Posted by on November 22, 2016

Four undergraduate students and one doctoral student in materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive annual scholarships through a joint effort with Caterpillar Inc. to promote economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.

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S&T’s Lusk on committee to help keep miners safe

Posted by on November 22, 2016

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is part of a national group looking at ways to keep miners — especially underground coal miners — safe.

Dr. Braden Lusk, professor and chair of mining and nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T, is on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee to study occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust in underground mines.

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