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Ply honored with award from American Chemical Society

Posted by on June 8, 2023

Shelby Ply, of Rolla, was recently honored with a 2023 Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

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S&T researchers awarded $14 million to zap metal manufacturing’s greenhouse gas emissions

Posted by on June 8, 2023

Researchers at Missouri S&T will receive up to $14 million over the next five years through a federal initiative to study methods to lower greenhouse gas emissions in iron and steel manufacturing.

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Emeritus professor James O. Stoffer establishes endowed professorship in polymer chemistry

Posted by on June 5, 2023

Dr. James O. Stoffer, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, has donated a $550,000 gift of patent royalties to establish a professorship in polymer chemistry in his home department. Matched by funds from the university’s Kummer Inspiration Program, the $1.1 million James O. Stoffer Endowed Professorship in Polymer Chemistry will also support […]

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Benavides’s legacy continues at Missouri S&T over 50 years after his graduation

Posted by on May 18, 2023

Francisco “Frank” Benavides may have graduated from Missouri S&T in 1970, but his name is still regularly heard on the campus and associated with top-tier research in the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department.

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Photo gallery: Spring commencement 2023

Posted by on May 18, 2023

Missouri S&T celebrated the accomplishments of over 1,000 Miners as they received their degrees last weekend. Check out some photos from the ceremonies. Photos by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T

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S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing honors high-achieving Ph.D. students

Posted by on May 11, 2023

Eight Ph.D. students at Missouri University of Science and Technology were awarded dean’s honors from the university’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) during a May 11 ceremony at the Havener Center.

Two of the students received the Dean’s Graduate Educator Award in recognition of excellence in teaching, and six were honored with the Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, which recognizes research contributions to the college.

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‘It’s all about the students’: S&T professor wins medal from AASP – The Palynological Society

Posted by on May 11, 2023

A geology and geophysics professor at Missouri S&T joined an elite group, as she became the seventh person selected to win the Medal for Excellence in Education from the AASP – The Palynological Society since the award was launched in 1999.

“I feel honored to be recognized with this medal, as it is a testament to the students I have been privileged to mentor,” says Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, professor of geology and geophysics and associate dean for academic affairs in the S&T College of Engineering and Computing. “This award is really all about my students. It would not have been possible without them.”

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Cleared for takeoff: Weber’s flight path includes two S&T degrees, position with Boeing

Posted by on May 8, 2023

For Joseph Weber, the aviation industry is a family business.

Weber, of St. Louis, finished a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in December 2022 from Missouri S&T, and he will finish his MBA from S&T in the coming days.

Right after graduation, he will start working for Boeing as a systems engineer in a position he’s had lined up since November of last year.

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Soon-to-be S&T graduate Krysta Swartz plans to impact society with structural designs

Posted by on May 4, 2023

Three years ago, Krysta Swartz, of Caseyville, Illinois, graduated from high school and earned an associate degree from her local community college at the same time. Now, she is preparing to walk across the commencement stage again — this time with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T.

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‘MacGyver’ Miner: From maintenance worker to middle school math teacher to mechanical engineer

Posted by on May 3, 2023

In 2004, Chad Abernathy graduated from high school in Newtown, Missouri, and began his collegiate studies at Missouri S&T. Not long after, he started working as a part-time maintenance worker for S&T’s student affairs and auxiliary services.

Four years later, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and earned magna cum laude honors.

Fast-forward another 15 years, and Abernathy is now in the final days of his second bachelor’s degree from S&T, and this time, it is in mechanical engineering.

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