Mining and Nuclear Engineering

S&T to host annual mine rescue competition

Posted by on September 18, 2013

Two mine rescue teams from Missouri University of Science and Technology will compete against seven professional and three student mine rescue teams during the 31st annual Missouri Mine Rescue Contest Sept. 24-26 at Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine.

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Plan to upgrade experimental mine approved by curators

Posted by on September 16, 2013

Plans to upgrade the Experimental Mine Facility at Missouri University of Science and Technology are moving forward with the University of Missouri System Board of Curators’ recent approval of a $1.2 million state capital appropriations request.

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Doe Run helps fund mining survey lab at S&T

Posted by on August 27, 2013

A donation of $40,000 from The Doe Run Co. will help equip a new mining survey laboratory that is being built at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The lab will help provide innovative and practical learning opportunities for future mining engineers.

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Hyoung Koo Lee named associate chair of mining and nuclear engineering

Posted by on August 23, 2013

Dr. Hyoung Koo Lee, associate professor of mining and nuclear engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named associate chair of the mining and nuclear engineering department and director of the Missouri S&T Nuclear Reactor. The appointment takes effect Sept. 1.

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S&T to lead partnership with industry in modular reactor consortium

Posted by on July 29, 2013

  Ameren and Westinghouse Electric Co. are tapping into the expertise of Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) to conduct research that will benefit the nuclear energy industry.

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Fireworks displays two Fridays in June

Posted by on June 10, 2013

Fireworks displays will be visible at Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Experimental Mine located on Bridge School Road in southeast Rolla on two Fridays in June.

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S&T undergrad certified in mine rescue training

Posted by on May 21, 2013

An undergraduate student from Missouri University of Science and Technology was certified as a mine safety instructor by the United States Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). He is one of the first undergraduate students in the U.S. to hold a trainer certification.

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S&T rescue team ready to turn pro

Posted by on May 1, 2013

Two teams from Missouri University of Science and Technology will compete against a field of professional mine rescue teams in a simulated mine collapse rescue competition in Louisiana. In their latest competition in October, a team of S&T students earned first place.

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Academy of Mines and Metallurgy inducts new members

Posted by on April 22, 2013

Seven graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the university’s Academy of Mines and Metallurgy on April 18.

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Researcher studies fuel flow patterns for next-generation reactors

Posted by on April 15, 2013

At Missouri University of Science and Technology, where the state’s first nuclear reactor was constructed more than 50 years ago, researchers are tracking and measuring the movement of radioisotopes to develop sophisticated new standards for the next generation of reactors.

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