Mining and Explosives Engineering

Engineers Week: S&T student says mining is vital to propel society forward

Posted by on February 19, 2024

The key to advancing future technologies lies with one of the world’s oldest industries. 
 
That message may sound counterintuitive at first glance, but Kate Johnson, a mining engineering student at Missouri S&T, says it makes perfect sense. 

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S&T-led critical minerals Tech Hub to be considered for over $40 million in federal funding

Posted by on December 19, 2023

As one of the nation’s 31 Tech Hubs, the Critical Minerals and Materials for Advanced Energy Tech Hub, led by Missouri S&T, will soon be considered for a range of $40 million to $70 million in federal funding.

The university is currently hosting workshops to strategize on how to make the strongest case possible.

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S&T students to gain LIFE experiences through new leadership program

Posted by on December 11, 2023

Missouri S&T students majoring in engineering, computer science, and geology and geophysics may soon be able to gain valuable LIFE experiences that will help them be effective leaders in their fields. 

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Missouri S&T staff, faculty honored with CEC awards

Posted by on December 8, 2023

Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing recently held its Fall 2023 awards ceremony at the Havener Center, and several staff and faculty members were presented with honors.

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Missouri S&T to power new energy technology incubator

Posted by on November 16, 2023

Missouri S&T has long been home to one of the nation’s most diverse energy-focused research portfolios, and leaders are now taking steps to accelerate energy innovation from S&T’s laboratories to the marketplace.

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S&T awarded EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant to train mining professionals

Posted by on November 6, 2023

A Missouri S&T research team has been awarded a Pollution Prevention (P2) grant for over $850,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to focus on pollution and waste related to the mining of critical minerals in Missouri and Alaska.

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Critical minerals expertise leads Missouri S&T to be named one of nation’s Tech Hubs

Posted by on October 24, 2023

Missouri S&T’s expertise in critical minerals and materials research has led to its selection as one of 31 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) funded through the CHIPS and Science Act.

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Engineering innovation opportunities are topic of 2023 Porth Lecture at S&T

Posted by on October 16, 2023

The privatization of space flight is a promising frontier for scientific exploration and the advancement of commerce, security and technology in outer space, but harnessing that potential requires infrastructure. Visiting speaker Dr. Ajay P. Malshe will discuss this and other Space 2.0 needs during the Porth Lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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Missouri S&T partners with Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network

Posted by on October 16, 2023

Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing is set to take its highly ranked engineering curriculum to an even higher level, as the university is now a member of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). “Our students regularly see great success after graduating, in large part thanks to the experiential, hands-on learning opportunities we provide,” […]

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S&T’s Haunted Mine opens Oct. 20

Posted by on October 9, 2023

A group of mining engineering students have put together a collection of nightmarish thrills for this year’s Haunted Mine, opening Friday, Oct. 20, at Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine.

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