Missouri University of Science and Technology

The future of mining engineering: Sam Steele is more than ready

Posted by on March 6, 2026

By the time Sam Steele graduates from Missouri S&T, the mining engineering junior who is also a Kummer Vanguard Scholar, will already have experience working in underground salt mines in New York, surface phosphate operations in Florida and a blasting company in Herman, Missouri.

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S&T students earn innovation award at Tenaska Business Challenge

Posted by on March 5, 2026

Four students from Missouri S&T earned the “Most Innovative Solution” award at the Tenaska Business Challenge, a multi-university competition hosted at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Feb. 25-27.

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I&E Fellows: Where are they now? Meet Logan Wilcox, lead engineer

Posted by on March 5, 2026

When Logan Wilcox joined Missouri S&T’s first cohort of the Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellows program, he didn’t know exactly where he would end up. Now, he’s a lead engineer at GE Aerospace.

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David Braswell joins Kummer Missouri S&T Foundation Board

Posted by on March 5, 2026

David Braswell, a retired attorney and longtime advisor to philanthropist Fred Kummer, will join the Kummer Missouri S&T Foundation Board on April 8.

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From small classrooms to big ideas: Engineering Day welcomes 500 students to Missouri S&T

Posted by on February 27, 2026

Approximately 500 middle and high school students from 12 schools across the state filled the Missouri S&T campus for Engineering Day on Feb. 26.

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FIRST Tech Challenge returns to Missouri S&T

Posted by on February 27, 2026

Missouri S&T will once again host the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship on Saturday, March 7, welcoming hundreds of middle and high school students to campus for a themed robotics competition.

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The frontier of AI benchmarks: Q&A with an expert

Posted by on February 4, 2026

In this Q&A session, Kummer College Dean Jim Sterling chats with the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Chair and Professor Amaury Lendasse, an expert in machine learning and AI. 

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Gary Forsee joins Kummer Missouri S&T Foundation Board

Posted by on January 15, 2026

Gary Forsee, a 1972 civil engineering graduate of Missouri S&T, will join the Kummer Missouri S&T Foundation Board on Jan. 29.

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Missouri S&T summer camp registration now open for 2026 

Posted by on December 22, 2025

Missouri S&T is now accepting registrations for its 2026 summer camps, offering students of all ages the chance to explore, create and learn through hands-on STEM experiences. 

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STEM Center launches free, open-source science curriculum for Missouri middle schools

Posted by on December 18, 2025

The Kummer Center for STEM Education at Missouri S&T is now offering a free, open-source science curriculum for sixth- through eighth-grade educators across Missouri. The curriculum project began with the STEM Center’s first Rigorous Curriculum Cohort in 2022, when middle school teachers from across Missouri collaborated to refine a standards-based science curriculum.  After three years […]

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