Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

Oh baby! S&T grad crosses stage with 2-month-old daughter 

Posted by on May 27, 2026

When Milena Lynn Gessert crossed the commencement stage at Missouri S&T earlier this month, she was likely one of the youngest participants in university history. 

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Missouri S&T, Idaho National Laboratory sign SUPER-powered research agreement

Posted by on April 8, 2026

Missouri S&T and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) held a signing ceremony Tuesday, April 7, during a visit by INL leaders to the university for a collaboration aimed at advancing research and educational opportunities.

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U.S. News: Missouri S&T remains state’s top public grad school for engineering

Posted by on April 7, 2026

Missouri S&T rose in the national rankings again this year, remaining the state’s top public graduate school for engineering and placing among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday, April 7.

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Engineers Week Q&A: Markus Baur energized by nuclear power

Posted by on February 24, 2026

Markus Baur, of Rolla, earned a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T in May 2025 and will complete his master’s degree at an accelerated pace this spring. Here is a Q&A with Baur in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2026.

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S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing honors staff, faculty members

Posted by on December 24, 2025

Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing recently held its fall 2025 awards ceremony, and several staff and faculty members were presented with honors. 

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

Posted by on October 10, 2025

A total of 88 current and former researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists recognized either for their career-long impact or for their 2024 metrics, according to a Stanford University analysis of the Elsevier Data Repository.

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S&T researcher awarded $1 million to test nuclear fuel  

Posted by on September 8, 2025

A Missouri S&T researcher is partnering with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy project to study how a nuclear fuel with a high enrichment level will perform in small modular and microreactors. 

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Powering tomorrow: Q&A with a nuclear engineering expert

Posted by on September 2, 2025

The rising demand and new technologies are driving a renewed interest in nuclear power. This could reshape energy production in Missouri and beyond. 

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S&T welcomes new faculty 

Posted by on August 25, 2025

Missouri S&T welcomed over 30 faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, biomedical engineering, concrete sustainability, nuclear reactor safety and semiconductor design. The new faculty are: 

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Not your average summer camp: Teens operate nuclear reactor at Missouri S&T

Posted by on August 1, 2025

Forty high school students from across the United States and abroad traveled to Missouri S&T and spent part of their summer doing something very few teenagers — or even adults — ever experience: operating a nuclear reactor. 

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