Materials Science and Engineering

S&T energy expert contributes to White House climate forum, other national efforts

Posted by on March 21, 2023

A Missouri S&T professor is working with leaders across the country to discuss and develop climate change solutions. His recent efforts include participating in the White House Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions forum, and he will return to Washington, D.C., this week.

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S&T researchers are one step closer to 3D printing human organs

Posted by on March 16, 2023

It may still be decades before human organs can be successfully printed with 3D technology and transplanted, but Missouri S&T researchers are visionaries in the technology that will one day make this a reality.

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Over twice as fast as a speeding bullet: S&T researchers developing new thermal protection materials

Posted by on March 14, 2023

Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri S&T recently received $2.6 million in funding to assist the U.S. in these efforts. 

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Missouri S&T leads national push to address critical minerals crisis, receives workshop funding

Posted by on February 28, 2023

The United States is in the midst of a critical minerals crisis, and Missouri S&T is becoming known as a national hub to discuss and develop solutions to this issue. The university was recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to host the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop Wednesday, Aug. 9, and Thursday, Aug. 10.

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NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK: Dr. Qiang Fu, S&T alumnus, develops next-gen glass products

Posted by on February 23, 2023

Smartphones have traditionally been fragile, with the glass screens easily chipping or cracking. Many people have grown to accept this as a part of life, but Dr. Qiang Fu, an alumnus of Missouri S&T, is working to help “create the future” through his work in co-developing products that are used in consumer electronics.

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S&T professor receives Global Star honor from American Ceramic Society

Posted by on February 13, 2023

Dr. William Fahrenholtz, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering at Missouri S&T, has been recognized for his contributions to the American Ceramic Society’s International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites.

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S&T expert testifies before House subcommittee on ‘America’s Critical Minerals Crisis’

Posted by on February 10, 2023

Dr. Michael Moats, chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, appeared before a U.S. House of Representatives panel Thursday (Feb. 9, 2023) to provide expert testimony on critical minerals production in the United States and the impact of foreign production of these minerals to the U.S. Moats, a professor of metallurgical engineering at […]

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Updated: Missouri S&T to celebrate National Engineers Week with multiple speakers, events

Posted by on February 8, 2023

Missouri S&T will celebrate its engineering education heritage during National Engineers Week 2023, which runs from Feb. 19-25. Events include a talk by one of S&T’s three alumni to become a NASA astronaut, presentations on artificial intelligence and bioengineering, and outreach by student design team members at the Saint Louis Science Center.

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‘Steeling the show’: S&T metallurgists awarded second $2 million grant

Posted by on January 26, 2023

A Missouri S&T research team was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the United States Department of Energy to research technologies to improve the operating efficiency of electric arc furnaces (EAFs) used for steelmaking. “It takes a tremendous amount of power to run an EAF, and we are looking for new ways to lower […]

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Mochalin named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Posted by on January 24, 2023

Dr. Vadym Mochalin, associate professor of chemistry at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. According to the society, this title is awarded to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the chemical sciences.

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