Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Missouri S&T listed as a top engineering school in U.S. News rankings

Posted by on April 8, 2025

The annual U.S. News & World Report rankings for the best universities for pursuing a graduate degree in engineering were released today (Tuesday, April 8), and Missouri S&T continues to be listed as the top public university in the state and among the nation’s best.

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S&T provides community relief after March 14 tornado

Posted by on March 27, 2025

Instead of the usual basketball or volleyball setups on the multi-purpose courts in Missouri S&T’s Student Recreation Center, rows of tables were arranged March 25-26 for a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) to assist individuals affected by Rolla’s March 14 tornado.

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S&T event challenges students to innovate carbon capture solutions 

Posted by on March 18, 2025

Two students won first place at Missouri S&T’s Micro Grand Challenge on March 9.  

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Abigail Richner’s path to entrepreneurial excellence 

Posted by on March 18, 2025

Abigail Richner, a senior engineering management major with an emphasis in aerospace engineering, has big plans for her future as a project manager. Helping lead her to that career path is S&T’s Badges of Entrepreneurial Excellence program. 

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S&T community helps with recovery after tornado rips through Rolla

Posted by on March 16, 2025

It’s not quite 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 16, and a large group of Missouri S&T students has congregated at a pavilion in Rolla’s Schuman Park, a short distance from the university’s campus.

Just a couple days ago, a sense of merriment filled the air as many of the same students took part in games and a carnival in this same location as part of S&T’s St. Pat’s celebrations. But today, the feeling is a mix of solemness and determination, as everyone has come together to help clean up their community in the aftermath of what appears to be two different tornadoes that went through Rolla.

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Environmentally minded Ph.D. student developing long-last batteries that bring more power to smaller spaces  

Posted by on March 12, 2025

When Gracie Boyer was a child, one of the many questions she asked her father, a diesel mechanic, was how their refrigerator worked. After he explained, she had several follow-up questions, including: How would it function if the external temperature was dramatically higher due to the world being on fire? Could an appliance maintain a consistent temperature internally when subjected to extreme fluctuations externally?

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Engineers Week: Recent S&T grad works for company that developed robotic system for mother’s surgery 

Posted by on February 18, 2025

A December 2024 graduate of Missouri S&T is putting his knowledge and skills to work for the company behind the robotic system used to perform his mother’s minimally invasive cancer surgery. 

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Engineers Week: Q&A with Dr. David Bayless about becoming a professional engineer 

Posted by on February 17, 2025

Dr. David Bayless is chair and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T. In commemoration of National Engineers Week 2025, here is a Q&A with Bayless focused on the professional engineer credential. 

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S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing staff, faculty receive awards

Posted by on December 11, 2024

Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing held its Fall 2024 awards ceremony last week at the Havener Center, and several staff and faculty members were presented with honors. 

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Soon-to-be S&T graduate: When in doubt, just remember ‘Sí se puede’ 

Posted by on December 10, 2024

When students doubt their ability to succeed or are unsure about their plans for after high school, Raphael “Tito” Marzo has a simple but powerful message for them: “Sí se puede” — or “Yes you can.” 
 
This is the same message Marzo, who will graduate in December with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T, heard countless times four years ago when he attended the Sí Se Puede program coordinated by the university’s student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). 

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