Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Researchers get NASA funding to study how to propel and control tiny spacecraft
NASA hopes to expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe, but current small satellites that gather vital information can’t be controlled once they’ve been released into space. Two researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology think they may have discovered a fix for the problem.
Read More »Professor edits book on advances in missile guidance, control
The latest theoretical developments in guided weapon systems are among the topics covered in a new textbook co-edited by Dr. S.N. Balakrishnan, Curators’ Professor of aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Researchers demonstrate ‘giant’ forces in super-strong nanomaterials
In a study that could lead to advances in the emerging fields of optical computing and nanomaterials, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology report that a new class of nanoscale slot waveguides pack 100 to 1,000 times more transverse optical force than conventional silicon slot waveguides.
S&T mechanical engineer wins Powe research award
Dr. Xiaodong Yang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of 30 junior faculty members in the nation to win a competitive research grant through the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards program.
Read More »Flexible automation symposium features latest in advanced manufacturing
Researchers from around the world will converge on St. Louis in June to attend the 2012 International Symposium on Flexible Automation, says Dr. Ming C. Leu of Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Liou named Bytnar professor at Missouri S&T
Dr. Frank Liou, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor of Product Innovation and Creativity thanks to a gift from a 1968 mechanical engineering graduate of Missouri S&T. The appointment began on Sept. 1.
Read More »Midha to direct Missouri S&T’s Product Innovation and Creativity Center
Dr. Ashok Midha, professor and former chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is now director of the Missouri S&T Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC). The appointment began on Sept. 1.
Read More »S&T’s Eversman named AIAA fellow
Walt Eversman, Curators’ Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was named a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 11.
Drallmeier named chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering
Dr. James Drallmeier, Curators’ Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will become chair of that department effective Jan. 1, 2011.
