Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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.
Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering inducts new members
Two professionals with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were recently inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers.
Read More »Courses charge up future electric vehicle engineers
When Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi and Ph.D. student Andrew Meintz offered the inaugural class on electric and hybrid vehicles last January at Missouri University of Science and Technology, they made an instant connection with students from a variety of engineering disciplines.
New process could improve dental restoration procedures
Oral surgeons may one day have an easier, less costly approach to one important aspect of dental restoration, thanks to a newly patented process developed by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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