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Missouri S&T awarded five-year $19.8 million grant to lead Center for Chemical Innovation

Posted by on August 14, 2025

Missouri S&T has been awarded a $19.8 million collaborative agreement to renew the National Science Foundation’s Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry. This chemical innovation center will be led by Missouri S&T’s chemistry department and the university will partner with 13 additional institutions on the grant.

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Missouri S&T leader joins InvestMidwest board 

Posted by on August 13, 2025

Christine Karslake, associate vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization at Missouri S&T, has been named a member of the InvestMidwest advisory board.   

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Minteer awarded NSF grant to develop sustainable fuel technology 

Posted by on July 3, 2025

How can we turn carbon dioxide into fuel? Biomanufacturing might be the answer. 

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Remington R. Williams Award recipient announced

Posted by on July 1, 2025

Kaitlyn Dunahee, a senior in civil engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has been named a 2025 recipient of the Remington R. Williams Award. A member of the Kummer Vanguard Scholars Student Steering Committee, Dunahee has held leadership roles for the Residential Commons Hall Association and the Residential Hall […]

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Spotlight Theatre creation shines in Miner Creativity Challenge 

Posted by on May 27, 2025

Spotlight Theatre, an interactive toy that teaches young learners how a spotlight works on stage, took home first-place as the judge’s choice in the Miner Creativity Challenge held in April at Missouri S&T. The winning design was created by three seniors at Missouri S&T: Josie Schnelten, an engineering management major from Auburn, Illinois; Colby DaVolt, […]

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Legendary records, unbreakable focus: Owen Fraser 

Posted by on May 20, 2025

Owen Fraser doesn’t chase awards as a member of the Missouri S&T men’s track and field team, but they keep finding him.

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Engineering for impact: Ph.D. student tackles energy resilience in island nations  

Posted by on May 2, 2025

Born and raised in Jamaica, Ashley Ann Davis brings a firsthand perspective on infrastructure challenges faced by small island nations.  

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Missouri Protoplex partners with Solvus Global 

Posted by on April 3, 2025

Solvus Global, a leader in advanced manufacturing headquartered in Massachusetts, has become the first major company to partner with the Missouri Protoplex at Missouri S&T. The company signed a lease Wednesday, April 2, at the S&T campus to establish an additional facility in Rolla. 

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Ivy league bound: S&T alumnus advances sustainable energy at Princeton

Posted by on March 25, 2025

Even as a kindergartener, Caleb Moellenhoff said he wanted to become an engineer — a dream sparked by the inspiration of his father, an electrical engineer. That early curiosity didn’t fade and led him to Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering last year.  

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Engineering meets business: S&T alumnus lands ideal career 

Posted by on March 25, 2025

Duncan Bannon always had a business-oriented mindset, and sought a career with a mix of business and STEM. A tour of the Missouri S&T campus sealed the deal as he saw the Engineering Management Building. Then it clicked: that was the next step in his path to success.

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