Events
Missouri S&T organizes earth and space conference
The final frontier is closer than it appears; it’s in Florida in less than two weeks.
Missouri University of Science and Technology is the organizer of the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Aerospace Division bi-annual Earth and Space Conference April 11-15 in Orlando, Florida.
The event for the planetary surface construction community attracts a multi-disciplinary audience from around the world. Over 130 papers were peer reviewed for acceptance, presentation and inclusion into the online proceedings. Conference attendees will hear high-quality presentations and will have opportunities to network with experts and leaders in construction, civil engineering, architecture, aerospace engineering, in-situ resource utilization, planetary science and other fields.
Read More »Missouri S&T women’s team defends mucking title
A group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students has traveled nearly 1,500 miles to defend a world championship title in events based on old-fashioned mining techniques generally known as “mucking.” The students are competing in the 38th Intercollegiate Mining Competition held Wednesday, March 30, through Sunday, April 3, at Montana Tech of the University of Montana in Butte, Montana.
Missouri S&T sent three teams to compete against over 15 teams from the United States, Australia, England and Brazil in events based on mining techniques used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Students are competing in seven timed events: gold panning, surveying, hand-mucking, hand-steeling, track-standing, Swede sawing and jackleg drilling. Missouri S&T’s women’s team won the international competition last year in Kalgoorlie, Australia.
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Hispanic Film Series to continue with Paraguayan thriller
The fourth film in the Hispanic Film Series offered by the Missouri University of Science and Technology arts, languages, and philosophy department is the thriller 7 Boxes, a Spanish and Guarani language film with English subtitles.
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Musician, magician, comedian to perform at Leach Theatre
Acclaimed entertainer Adam Trent will present an evening of illusions, singing and dancing this spring on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus as part of the 2015-16 Campus Performing Arts Series.
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Visitors invited to view the Beehive Cluster at S&T Observatory
The public is invited to view the Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope in April.
Read More »Presidential search forum to be held April 4
All Missouri S&T students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend an open forum with members of the search committee for the next University of Missouri System president. The forum will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, April 4, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center.
Read More »Missouri S&T Miners in Space develop NASA anchor
If astronauts are ever going to travel to and land on Mars, the first step is capturing a piece of an asteroid, putting it into orbit around the moon and having space walkers explore it. And Missouri University of Science and Technology students are designing a device that allows astronauts to safely move around on just such a rock.
Missouri S&T’s Miners in Space team is participating in NASA’s Micro-g NExT design challenge, and team members have developed an anchoring device that attaches to the surface that astronauts can clip onto. As part of NASA’s asteroid redirect project (ARM), the agency wants new technologies to use on a human mission to the Martian system in the 2030s.
But first, walking around on a piece of an asteroid has its own set of problems.
Read More »Missouri S&T to host concrete conference
Missouri University of Science and Technology will host the annual Missouri Concrete Conference May 3-4 in the Havener Center on campus. Conference registration is $140 per person.
Conference topics include benefits of macrofibers; steel fibers in concrete; impact of air pollution control on fly ash; proper curing techniques and materials; soil stabilization and full-depth reclamation; a Kansas City International Airport runway case history; new ACI pavement construction guide; lithium silicate curing compound; floor slabs and toppings: design and quality control; concrete tests: choices and interpretation; practical applications of resistivity testing; super air meter; factors affecting strength; structural cracks: identification, prevention and repair; street deterioration repairs; city and county: concrete pavement management programs; pavement joint sealing and resealing; pavement joint detailing; and history of Missouri Department of Transportation concrete girders.
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View Jupiter’s moons at Missouri S&T Observatory
The public is invited to view Jupiter’s moons, Io and Europa, as they cross over the face of Jupiter, through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope on March 14.
Read More »Update: S&T Student Veterans Resource Center event postponed
Missouri University of Science and Technology will celebrate the collaborative efforts between student veterans and the university with the grand opening of S&T’s new Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC). The center is designed to help all student veterans find the support and resources they need to reach their educational goals.
A ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in the SVRC, which is located on the ground floor of the Baptist Student Union, 610 W. 10th St. in Rolla. The public is invited to view the facilities and mingle with campus supporters. Refreshments will be served.
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