Materials Science and Engineering

S&T students keep ironmaking traditions alive at Maramec Spring Park 

Posted by on October 16, 2024

Maramec Iron Works in St. James, Missouri, may have officially ceased operations in 1878, but iron has still been produced at least the past couple years at the location, which is now home to Maramec Spring Park. 

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78 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields

Posted by on October 8, 2024

A total of 67 current and former faculty of Missouri S&T are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 54 current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2023, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.

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U.S. News: Missouri S&T is the state’s top public engineering school 

Posted by on September 24, 2024

U.S. News & World Report released its 2025 rankings for public engineering programs today (Tuesday, Sept. 24) and has again listed Missouri S&T as first in the state and among the best in the nation.  

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Missouri S&T to launch semiconductor engineering program in fall 2025

Posted by on September 23, 2024

Missouri S&T anticipates the launch of a new bachelor’s degree program in semiconductor engineering in fall 2025. The program will help address the profession’s workforce gap, which federal and industry employment projections show could soar to the tens of thousands over the next several years. 

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19 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 9, 2024

Nineteen faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

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Experts converge at S&T to discuss solutions for nation’s critical minerals crisis 

Posted by on August 23, 2024

Experts from across the United States came together earlier this month at Missouri S&T’s campus for the fourth annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop funded by the National Science Foundation.  

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From STEM student to CEO: Dr. Sumin Zhu

Posted by on July 17, 2024

Dr. Sumin Zhu believes that people with expertise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can use their know-how to help them become successful entrepreneurs.

That concept may sound straightforward, but Zhu, a materials scientist-turned-CEO, says it’s a message that needs to be further emphasized to students and young professionals.

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TKD Foundation establishes endowed chair in glass science at Missouri S&T

Posted by on July 16, 2024

The TKD Foundation, headquartered in Rolla, Missouri, has permanently funded the Richard K. Brow Chair of Glass Science endowment at Missouri S&T. Co-founded by the late Thomas E. “Ted” Day and his wife, Kimberly A. “Kim” Day, the TKD Foundation seeks to turn innovative ideas into tangible outcomes that will help mankind.

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S&T faculty members awarded seed grants to implement KEEN principles

Posted by on June 3, 2024

Five competitive seed grants have been awarded to Missouri S&T faculty members to support implementing the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network’s (KEEN) principles focused on having an entrepreneurial mindset in their courses. 

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Missouri S&T student awarded national metalcasting scholarship

Posted by on May 3, 2024

A Missouri S&T student was recently awarded the 2024 Jean Bye – American Foundry Society (AFS) Women in Metalcasting national scholarship from the Foundry Educational Foundation. 

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