Three faculty members from Missouri University of Science and Technology have received President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for excellence among the university’s four mission areas of teaching, research, service and economic development.
Read More »Dr. Harvest Collier, vice provost for undergraduate studies at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of 10 educators in the United States to be selected as Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates by a national organization based at the University of South Carolina.
Read More »Building microscopic materials known as superlattices on the surface of gold may lead to a treasure for researchers interested in faster, smaller, and more energy efficient computing devices, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).
Read More »Dr. Nicholas Leventis, professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named Curators’ Professor of chemistry. The title will be conferred during Missouri S&T commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 19.
Read More »Growing – and precisely aligning – microscopic, spear-shaped zinc oxide crystals on a surface of single-crystal silicon, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology may have developed a method to make more efficient solar cells.
Dr. Nuran Ercal, professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology and an expert in the study of lead toxicity and free radicals in biological systems, has been named the Richard K. Vitek/Foundation for Chemical Research Endowed Chair in biochemistry at Missouri S&T. The position takes effect June 1.
Read More »Recent experiments to create a fast-reacting explosive by concocting it at the nanoscopic level could result in more spectacular firework displays. But more impressive to the Missouri University of Science and Technology professor who led the research, the method used to mix chemicals at that tiny scale could lead to new strong porous materials for […]
Read More »Dr. Yinfa Ma, Curators’ Teaching professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is the recipient of the 2008 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry’s J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education. Ma accepted the award during the 236th ACS national meeting held this fall in Philadelphia.
Read More »Several glass containers filled with algae-stained water sit on a table in Dr. Paul Nam’s laboratory at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Next to the big green bottles are two much smaller vials. One of the vials, labeled “biodiesel,” contains a mostly clear solution. Nam picks up the other vial, labeled “algae oil,” and gives it a shake. A small amount of dark liquid swishes around.
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