Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Still time to register for Private Pilot Ground School this fall at S&T

Posted by on September 25, 2013

There is still time to register for a Private Pilot Ground School to be held at Missouri University of Science and Technology this fall.

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Researchers study ways to make stronger materials in 3-D

Posted by on September 17, 2013

Aided by funding from NASA and using methods similar to 3-D printing, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are running computer simulations of processes that could lead to stronger, more durable materials for the space agency.

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Private Pilot Ground School to be held this fall at S&T

Posted by on September 10, 2013

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s department of mechanical and aerospace engineering is sponsoring a Private Pilot Ground School this fall through Missouri S&T’s distance and continuing education program.

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Ph.D. candidate Andrew Brune receives NASA Space Technology Fellowship

Posted by on September 10, 2013

Andrew Brune of St. Charles, Mo., a Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of 65 graduate students in the United States to be named a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow for 2013.

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Researchers get NASA funding to study how to propel and control tiny spacecraft

Posted by on August 2, 2013

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.

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Researchers design nanometer-scale material that can speed up, squeeze light

Posted by on April 27, 2013

In a process comparable to squeezing an elephant through a pinhole, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have designed a way to engineer atoms capable of funneling light through ultra-small channels.

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Professor edits book on advances in missile guidance, control

Posted by on September 24, 2012

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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.

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Researchers demonstrate ‘giant’ forces in super-strong nanomaterials

Posted by on September 21, 2012

Metamat-wave-150px-web.jpgIn 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.

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S&T mechanical engineer wins Powe research award

Posted by on July 2, 2012

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.

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Flexible automation symposium features latest in advanced manufacturing

Posted by on May 1, 2012

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.

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