Earth Sciences and Engineering
78 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
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
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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Experts converge at S&T to discuss solutions for nation’s critical minerals crisis
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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Missouri S&T professor elected Fellow of Geological Society of America
Dr. Wan Yang, a professor of earth sciences and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA).
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New name for Missouri S&T’s geosciences, geological and petroleum engineering department
The programs and faculty members are staying the same, but the name of Missouri S&T’s geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering department has now changed. The department’s name was recently rebranded to earth sciences and engineering.
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Missouri S&T petroleum engineering professor wins IOR Pioneer Award
Dr. Baojun Bai, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of petroleum engineering at Missouri S&T, was recently honored with the Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) Pioneer Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers at the 2024 IOR Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Missouri S&T dinosaur-hunting student finds second triceratops
What is even better than a student from Missouri S&T finding the remains of one dinosaur? Finding the remains of two.
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Hardcore research: S&T study explores best areas in state to find critical minerals
Researchers from Missouri S&T are using rock core samples collected in the past to find the best areas for the future mining of critical minerals.
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Three named to Missouri S&T’s Women’s Hall of Fame
Missouri S&T recognized three successful individuals at the 2024 Women’s Hall of Fame Awards, held March 20 on the Missouri S&T campus. The honorees include a professor, a staff member and an alumna.
Read More »Gao named Missouri S&T’s chair of geosciences, geological and petroleum engineering
Dr. Stephen S. Gao, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering (GGPE) at Missouri S&T, will take the reins as permanent chair of his department on Monday, April 1. Since August 2023, he has served as the interim chair.
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