College of Engineering and Computing

21 S&T faculty receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 29, 2016

Twenty-one faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1.

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Missouri S&T hosts mine rescue competition

Posted by on September 23, 2016

The Missouri Mine Rescue Association, in conjunction with Missouri University of Science and Technology, will host its 34th Annual Mine Rescue Competition designed to simulate a mine emergency Monday, Oct. 3 through Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Missouri S&T Experimental Mine.

Missouri S&T teams will compete with teams from industry, such as Doe Run, Vulcan Materials Co. and Georgia-Pacific Gypsum. There are 16 teams competing.

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S&T students offered Black Belt certification

Posted by on September 23, 2016

It’s all about making them more attractive to industry.

Students in Missouri University of Science and Technology’s engineering management and systems engineering (EMSE) department have the chance to earn Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt certification. The certifications are indicators of expertise in process improvement. Missouri S&T is the first university selected by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) to offer Black Belt certification.

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S&T researchers study crops from the air with UAVs

Posted by on September 22, 2016

As the Earth warms, changes in crop production can have profound effects on food scarcity and distribution, so a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher and his team are studying how climate change affects Missouri fields.

Dr. Simone Silvestri, assistant professor of computer science at Missouri S&T, is using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor how crops respond to climate change and drought.

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Low oil prices reduce pain at the pump

Posted by on September 21, 2016

If you think you’re paying less for gas these days, it’s true. And a Missouri University of Science and Technology professor can explain why.

Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular was — on Sept. 21 — $2.214, down from September 2015 ($2.365) and 2014 ($3.406). And when measured against September 2008, a gallon of gas today is over $1.50 less.

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Long road: From waitress to professor, Bartlett travels winding path to S&T

Posted by on September 13, 2016

Being the best can be as much a curse as a blessing. Dr. Laura Bartlett, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, is living proof.

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Sunderland Foundation gives $100K to help build new S&T lab

Posted by on September 12, 2016

The Sunderland Foundation, the charitable arm of Ash Grove Cement Co., recently donated $100,000 to Missouri University of Science and Technology to support construction of the planned Advanced Construction and Materials Laboratory (ACML) at Missouri S&T.

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In the swim of things: Engineering student competes in Olympics

Posted by on September 7, 2016

For as long as he can remember, Shawn Wallace loved the water, and swimming is his favorite pastime. This past summer, that pastime took him to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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Laufer Energy Symposium helps sponsor energy conference

Posted by on September 6, 2016

The Missouri University of Science and Technology Laufer Energy Symposium, along with the Missouri Energy Initiative and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, is sponsoring an energy symposium Oct. 4-5 in St. Louis. The Midwest Energy Policy Conference will bring together key business and technical leaders in legacy and renewable energy technologies.

Dr. Joseph D. Smith, the Wayne and Gayle Laufer Chair of Energy and director of the Energy Research and Development Center at Missouri S&T, will talk about energy resilience, with a specific focus on microgrids and hybrid energy systems.

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Wearable tracker could help patients, soldiers

Posted by on September 1, 2016

It’s like a Fitbit on steroids.

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a multi-modal sensing device that can track the fine-grained activities and behavior of people with dementia — and it could help in Army combat training, too.

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