Electrical and Computer Engineering

Idaho energy expert named Laufer Chair at S&T

Posted by on April 12, 2011

Dr. Joseph D. Smith, manager of advanced process and decision systems for Idaho National Laboratory, has been named the first Laufer Chair of Energy at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He will join the S&T faculty on July 1.

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S&T professor wants to prepare troops for sounds of combat

Posted by on November 12, 2010

Steve Grant in immersive audio environment Inside a non-descript, soundproof building on the south side of town, researchers from Missouri University of Science of Technology are building an audio battlefield, complete with the sounds of tanks, ordnance, gunfire, shouting and helicopters.

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Missouri S&T gets funding to develop battlefield sensor technology

Posted by on August 19, 2010

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have received $4.465 million to improve methods for sensor work on the battlefield.

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Courses charge up future electric vehicle engineers

Posted by on August 12, 2010

ElecVehicle-web-sm.jpgWhen Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi and Ph.D. student Andrew Meintz offered the inaugural class on electric and hybrid vehicles last January at Missouri University of Science and Technology, they made an instant connection with students from a variety of engineering disciplines.

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Five inducted into Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Posted by on April 30, 2010

Five electrical engineers with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony held April 22.

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Researcher honored by St. Louis Academy of Science

Posted by on April 7, 2010

Thumbnail image for Venayaga-lab.jpgDr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will be honored later this month by the Academy of Science of St. Louis for his efforts to develop new ways to intelligently control power grids.

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A blue gem for greener fuel

Posted by on March 18, 2010

Xiao-sapphire-web-sm.jpgSapphire, a brilliant blue gemstone most familiar in jewelry, may soon play an important part in making coal a cleaner fuel source.

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New method for connecting solar panels may increase efficiency

Posted by on February 15, 2010

Kimball-solar-sm.jpgSolar arrays of the future may be more energy efficient and reliable, thanks to a researcher’s efforts to reconfigure the way panels are connected.

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S&T students win black box competition

Posted by on December 3, 2009

A pair of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology won first place in a recent “black box” competition in which they had to figure out the electronic circuitry hidden within the box. Two other Missouri S&T students finished third in the competition.

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Tiny motes sniff out chemical, biological threats

Posted by on October 12, 2009

Research to develop a new method to detect biological and chemical threats may also lead to new approaches for removing pollutants from the environment.

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