Kummer College
Missouri S&T researcher wins NIH career development award to investigate connection between race and hypertension
Dr. Jinling Liu, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, is the first S&T researcher to receive a K01 award. The highly competitive award from the National Institutes of Health provides support to early career researchers.
Read More »Missouri S&T students, faculty bring home engineering management awards
Missouri S&T’s engineering management students and faculty brought home several awards from the recent American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) conference, including first place in the student case-study competition.
Read More »18 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions
Eighteen faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:
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Missouri S&T positions graduates for success with focus on enterprise software
Thanks in part to a $100,000 Kummer Missouri S&T Ignition Grant for Sustainable Educational Transformation Initiative, Missouri S&T’s business and information technology (BIT) department is building an integrated and live business simulation called EnterpriseLIVE! Students will use the simulation platform to further hone skills and abilities that are in high demand in today’s job market.
Read More »Missouri S&T welcomes new faculty
At the start of the fall semester, Missouri S&T welcomed 15 faculty members to campus. Their expertise ranges from aerothermodynamics and advanced manufacturing to sports marketing and quantum physics.
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Missouri S&T starts school year with record percentage of women students, new college
Missouri S&T began classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with the highest percentage of women students in history. The percentage of female students on the first day of classes is 24.2%, which surpasses the previous record percentage of 23.9%, set in 2016 and 2021.
Read More »David Bojanic named Kummer Professor of Business and Information Technology at S&T
Dr. David Bojanic, a marketing professor who focuses on sports and destination marketing, has been named the inaugural Kummer Professor of Business and Information Technology at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Bojanic will assume the role at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester.
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The rise of renewable energy means utility companies must change business models
With the rise of individual households producing surplus power via solar panels and selling energy back to power companies, the profitability of electric companies could drop and lead to acquisitions and mergers. The electric industry has also seen changes in renewable energy integration and regulatory changes that could lead to shrinking profits and firm consolidations.
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In its first 12 hours, S&T’s Kummer College hosts first Ph.D. dissertation defense
Less than 12 hours after being officially established on July 1, the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development at Missouri S&T hosted its first doctoral dissertation defense. Javier Valentín-Sívico’s dissertation investigates the lack of adequate broadband in many rural communities. His advisor was Dr. Casey Canfield, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering.
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Cassandra Elrod named interim chair of Missouri S&T’s business and information technology department
Dr. Cassandra C. Elrod has been named interim chair of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s business and information technology (BIT) department. BIT is one of three founding departments in the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, which was established July 1.
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