mining and explosives engineering
Missouri S&T professor appointed to Botswana International University of Science and Technology Council
Dr. Samuel Frimpong, the Robert H. Quenon Endowed Chair and professor of mining engineering at Missouri S&T, was recently appointed to serve on the Botswana International University of Science and Technology Council for a three-year term.
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Better than ‘Lassie?’: S&T student studies robotic dog’s potential for mine emergencies
Can a robotic version of man’s best friend help miners in perilous situations escape? That is a question Dustin Peterson, a mining engineering student at Missouri S&T, has been contemplating, and he says the research is promising.
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Missouri S&T leads national push to address critical minerals crisis, receives workshop funding
The United States is in the midst of a critical minerals crisis, and Missouri S&T is becoming known as a national hub to discuss and develop solutions to this issue. The university was recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to host the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop Wednesday, Aug. 9, and Thursday, Aug. 10.
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NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK: S&T mining professor focuses on protecting the environment
A mining professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology is doing his part when it comes to “Creating the Future,” which is the theme for National Engineers Week 2023, by focusing on the environmental and safety aspects of the mining industry.
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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.
Read More »Missouri S&T research team awarded pollution prevention grant from EPA
A Missouri S&T research group was recently awarded a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that is aimed at preventing pollution in the mining industry.
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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Missouri S&T mining expert advises National Academies committee
“The best practices we identified could be used anywhere.” Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, chair of mining and explosives engineering at Missouri S&T, contributed to a National Academies committee report on gold mining in Virginia.
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S&T’s Haunted Mine opens Oct. 21
A group of mining engineering students at Missouri S&T have created things that go bump – and scream – in the night for this year’s Haunted Mine, which opens Friday, Oct. 21, at Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine.
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Missouri S&T hosts Future of Coal workshop
Industry and academic leaders, government representatives and other interested parties will gather in person and online at Missouri S&T to discuss research, workforce needs, market conditions and sustainable sourcing for coal in the first of a series of international workshops Oct. 19-20.
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