Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

S&T students to bring clean water to Bolivia

Posted by on May 21, 2010

Thumbnail image for DSC01857.JPGTwenty-one students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will bring sustainable, clean water to portions of rural Bolivia this summer. Their goal goes beyond quenching thirsts; for these students, it’s about saving lives. In Bolivia, a lack of clean water contributes to the death of every tenth child before the age of 5.

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S&T students win international hydrogen design competition

Posted by on May 4, 2010

Hydrogen-station-web-sm.jpgA design for a hydrogen-powered community in California by students from Missouri University of Science and Technology captured the grand prize in the national Hydrogen Student Design Contest sponsored by the Hydrogen Education Foundation.

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Additive manufacturing process may lead to tougher, heat-resistant components for aerospace

Posted by on February 15, 2010

A new additive manufacturing process for mixing tough metals with ceramic materials and depositing, layer by layer, the mixed materials in the form of pastes could lead to stronger, heat-resistant, three-dimensional components for future space exploration, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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For manufacturing simulation, Wii devices might be a perfect fit

Posted by on February 2, 2010

Ready to give up on that new year’s resolution to get in shape? If so, don’t sell your Wii Fit on eBay just yet. Dr. Ming Leu might have a use for it – or for the remote, anyway.

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Drallmeier named Curators’ Teaching Professor

Posted by on December 10, 2009

Dr. James Drallmeier, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named Curators’ Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The new title will be conferred during Missouri S&T commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 19.

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Liou receives SME distinguished paper award

Posted by on July 2, 2009

Dr. Frank Liou, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, recently received an award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) for a paper he co-authored.

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Missouri S&T student Laura Confer appointed to UM Board of Curators

Posted by on June 5, 2009

LauraConfer-web-sm.jpgLaura A. Confer of Fenton, Mo., a mechanical engineering student at Missouri University of Science and Technology, began her first full day on Friday, June 5, as the student representative to the University of Missouri Board of Curators.

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Engineers Without Borders to leave S&T on May 17

Posted by on May 13, 2009

A dozen students representing nine majors from Missouri University of Science and Technology will leave Rolla on May 17 and spend the next two weeks constructing a sustainable water supply in Erquis Sud, Bolivia, near the city of Tarija.

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S&T student picked as EWB state representative

Posted by on May 7, 2009

Katie Fritts of Kansas City, Mo., a senior in mechanical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was recently selected to serve as a state representative for Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB). She is one of three state representatives for the Midwest region.

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S&T wins formula car competition at Virginia International Raceway

Posted by on April 27, 2009

The racing team from Missouri University of Science and Technology took first place over the weekend in season-opening formula car action at Virginia International Raceway.

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