Mining Engineering
Mining engineers to get virtual hands-on experience in new lab
Students in the mining and nuclear engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon gain valuable hands-on training in heavy mining machinery, surface mining methods and materials handling systems in Missouri S&T’s new Virtual Surface Mining Facility.
Read More »Experimental Mine again tops Popular Science’s ‘awesome labs’ rankings
For the second year in a row, the Experimental Mine at Missouri University of Science and Technology – home to a popular summer Explosives Camp for high school juniors and seniors – tops a list of “Awesome College Labs” as determined by Popular Science magazine. The rankings appear in the magazine’s September issue.
Read More »Idaho energy expert named Laufer Chair at S&T
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.
Read More »Experimental Mine tops Popular Science’s ‘awesome labs’ rankings
The Experimental Mine at Missouri University of Science and Technology – home to a popular summer Explosives Camp for high school juniors and seniors – tops a list of 30 Awesome College Labs as determined by Popular Science magazine. The rankings appear in the magazine’s September issue.
Security, geography hinder mining investment in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s political instability, geography and poor infrastructure will likely impede the nation’s development into one of the world’s leading mining centers, say two mining engineering experts from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »S&T to host mine ventilation short course in April
A Practical Mine Ventilation Design and Control short course will be offered by Missouri University of Science and Technology and the Western Mining Safety and Health Transition Center Wednesday, April 28, through Friday, April 30, on Missouri S&T’s campus. Those who complete the course will receive 24 professional development hours.
Read More »Alumnus, wife donate $3.4 million for energy chair
Missouri University of Science and Technology, a national leader in energy research and education, will soon strengthen that emphasis thanks to a $3.4 million gift from a retired oil and natural gas executive and graduate of the university.
Read More »Donation to improve mine rescue and safety lab
The Arch Coal Foundation has donated $116,000 to Missouri University of Science and Technology to update the campus’s mine rescue and safety laboratory.
Read More »Mining engineering students test underground rescue skills
A mine rescue team from Missouri University of Science and Technology recently finished fifth in a simulated rescue competition sponsored by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Read More »Visiting scholar uses water jets to create art
When Jianxin Zhao came to Missouri University of Science and Technology from China last December to study high-pressure water jet technology for industrial uses, he was unaware that he was about to get in touch with his creative side.
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