Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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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Updated: Missouri S&T to celebrate National Engineers Week with multiple speakers, events
Missouri S&T will celebrate its engineering education heritage during National Engineers Week 2023, which runs from Feb. 19-25. Events include a talk by one of S&T’s three alumni to become a NASA astronaut, presentations on artificial intelligence and bioengineering, and outreach by student design team members at the Saint Louis Science Center.
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S&T researcher receives $1.5 million Department of Defense grant to increase robustness of hypersonic vehicles
The development of hypersonic weapons and advancement of hypersonic technologies has become a critical research focus for the national defense of the United States, and researchers from Missouri S&T are directly involved in these efforts working with a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Serhat Hosder, a professor of aerospace engineering […]
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S&T spacecraft design expert discusses the viability of interstellar travel
Researchers at NASA recently announced the discovery of another planet about 95% the size of Earth that is 100 light-years away and could potentially sustain life. Could this new discovery lead to humans one day traveling to planet TOI 700 e and enjoying its resources, such as the potential for liquid water? This is a […]
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Missouri S&T selected for Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project
Missouri S&T students will have the opportunity to contribute to eclipse science during two upcoming solar eclipses as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project in 2023 and 2024.
Read More »77 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% in their fields for career and single-year impact
Sixty-five current and former faculty of Missouri University of Science and Technology are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 12 other current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2021, according to a recent analysis by Stanford University.
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Bristow delivers plenary speech at precision engineering conference in Japan
Dr. Douglas Bristow, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, delivered a plenary speech at the 19th International Conference on Precision Engineering on Nov. 29 in Nara, Japan. Bristow’s speech, titled “Two Metrology-in-the-Loop Problems in Additive Manufacturing and Robotic Machining for the Aerospace Industry,” was the second of four plenary speeches given at the conference organized […]
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Missouri S&T commencement speakers announced
More than 700 Missouri University of Science and Technology graduates will be awarded degrees during three commencement ceremonies to be held at Missouri S&T in December. Dr. Robert M. Wagner, director of the Buildings and Transportation Science Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will speak at the Dec. 16 ceremony for Ph.D. graduates. Mike Kehoe, lieutenant governor of Missouri, will speak at both Dec. 17 ceremonies.
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