Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

U.S. News: Missouri S&T remains state’s top public grad school for engineering

Posted by on April 7, 2026

Missouri S&T rose in the national rankings again this year, remaining the state’s top public graduate school for engineering and placing among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday, April 7.

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Celebrate future of manufacturing at Missouri Protoplex ribbon-cutting April 15

Posted by on April 2, 2026

Missouri S&T will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Missouri Protoplex, a new 117,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. Attendees should RSVP for the event at go.mst.edu/protoplexrsvp by Wednesday, April 8.

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A shot above the rest: Owen Fraser wins national title, keeps 4.0 GPA

Posted by on March 30, 2026

Missouri S&T now has a national champion in shot put: Owen Fraser. 

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What’s in a name? For Chase Stem, leader of S&T’s world-champ Mars rover team — a lot

Posted by on February 23, 2026

In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare asks, “What’s in a name?” suggesting that a name alone does not define who someone will become.

But for one Missouri S&T student who has spent years chasing opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), his name may have been more fitting than anyone could have predicted.

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30 Missouri S&T researchers rank among world’s top 0.05% of scholars

Posted by on February 3, 2026

Researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the top 0.05% cited scholars in the world, recognized either for their lifetime of work or for research over the past five years, according to the 2025 Highly Ranked Scholars list developed by ScholarGPS. 

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S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing honors staff, faculty members

Posted by on December 24, 2025

Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing recently held its fall 2025 awards ceremony, and several staff and faculty members were presented with honors. 

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Retraining the membrane: S&T student’s award-winning research boosts algae growth

Posted by on December 10, 2025

Algae — the green, sometimes slimy-looking organisms found in bodies of water — could potentially be used as a commercial product to capture industrial emissions, serve as a biofuel and improve wastewater treatment.  But finding a cost-effective way to feed the algae with carbon dioxide so it can grow efficiently at a large enough scale for […]

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S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage 

Posted by on December 1, 2025

Bullets move fast. Prototyping them? Not so much. But a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T is researching an accelerated process for producing and testing 3D-printed ballistics, and she has already earned international recognition. 

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Teeing up for the future: Cole Komyati aims high 

Posted by on October 17, 2025

For Missouri S&T senior Cole Komyati, “drive” is more than a golf term: it’s a way of life. 

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S&T Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers inducts five

Posted by on October 15, 2025

Five professionals with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers during an induction ceremony, held Oct. 3. The academy recognizes outstanding alumni for their professional achievement and success. It also provides support and experience to help the S&T mechanical and aerospace engineering department reach […]

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