Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
‘MacGyver’ Miner: From maintenance worker to middle school math teacher to mechanical engineer
In 2004, Chad Abernathy graduated from high school in Newtown, Missouri, and began his collegiate studies at Missouri S&T. Not long after, he started working as a part-time maintenance worker for S&T’s student affairs and auxiliary services.
Four years later, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and earned magna cum laude honors.
Fast-forward another 15 years, and Abernathy is now in the final days of his second bachelor’s degree from S&T, and this time, it is in mechanical engineering.
Read More »S&T announces Undergraduate Research Conference winners
Dozens of students presented their research projects to the public during the 18th annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Missouri S&T this April.
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Princeton Review rates S&T high for ROI, career placement, internships
Missouri S&T is one of the nation’s best public universities when it comes to career placement for its graduates and student internships, according to the Princeton Review’s latest “Best Value Colleges” ranking, released April 25.
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Missouri S&T graduate engineering programs on the rise in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Missouri S&T is again one of the nation’s top-ranked institutions for pursuing a graduate degree in engineering, and several specific degree programs are on the rise, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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S&T researcher revives university’s supersonic wind tunnel
Researchers at Missouri S&T will soon be able to conduct experimental research at supersonic speeds, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Davide Viganò, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, and his team of students.
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Racing for 24 hours: S&T Makerspace students place 6th in mini dirt bike race
Racing mini dirt bikes for 24 hours on a muddy figure-eight track that has its layout changed every four hours may sound punishing or extreme to some, but to students involved with Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Makerspace group, it just sounded fun.
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First class of mechanical engineers to graduate from MSU, S&T cooperative program
In the 15 years since Dr. Douglas Carroll became the founding director of Missouri S&T’s cooperative engineering program with Missouri State University, he has seen hundreds of civil and electrical engineering students graduate with bachelor’s degrees. In May, he will see the first group of mechanical engineering students taking courses in Springfield graduate with degrees from Missouri S&T.
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S&T aerospace engineering student ‘shoots for the stars,’ wins major space scholarship
NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong is credited as saying, “Shoot for the stars, but if you happen to miss, shoot for the moon instead.” So far, Coleman Goulding, a student at Missouri S&T, is taking that advice to heart, and he now has a $15,000 scholarship and a keynote speaking engagement to prove it.
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Former NASA astronaut, S&T alumna to speak to community
A former NASA astronaut and alumna of Missouri S&T will deliver a virtual presentation about her career and experiences that viewers can watch at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in Room 250 Toomey Hall at S&T.
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S&T student named global champion by UN’s Education Cannot Wait
In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Education Cannot Wait today (Saturday, Feb. 11) named Somaya Faruqi as a global champion. Education Cannot Wait is the United Nations’ global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.
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