Missouri University of Science and Technology

S&T alumna emphasizes how ‘little bits’ of effort can help with climate change

Posted by on April 25, 2023

A vice president of Chevron with a petroleum engineering degree from Missouri S&T is highly involved with her alma mater, as well as the nonprofit organization she founded, to help instill sustainable practices into daily life. It’s possible some people may find her work with Chevron and petroleum engineering to contradict her environmental efforts, but […]

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Colin Mochrie talks science, improv, and his upcoming Rolla show

Posted by on April 21, 2023

Colin Mochrie, star of the television program “Whose Line it is Anyway?,” will appear on the Leach Theatre stage with hypnotist Asad Mecci at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, to present their new show “HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis” at Missouri S&T.

If Mochrie’s life had gone slightly different, he may have been known as one of the world’s best dolphin trainers, instead of one of the world’s best improvisational comedians.

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Missouri S&T to host free screening of ‘Nuclear Now’ May 1

Posted by on April 18, 2023

Missouri S&T will host a free screening of Nuclear Now, a documentary by Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, May 1. The screening will be in St. Pat’s Ballrooms A and B of the Havener Center.

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Catherine Johnson is Missouri S&T’s 2023 Woman of the Year

Posted by on April 12, 2023

Missouri S&T honored Dr. Catherine Johnson, the Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor of Mining Engineering, as the 2023 Woman of the Year today (Wednesday, April 12) during a reception at Hasselmann Alumni House. 

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S&T professor emeritus inducted into Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association Hall of Fame

Posted by on April 6, 2023

When Dr. David Richardson began his bachelor’s degree studies in civil engineering at Missouri S&T in the late 1960s, he says he never could have dreamed how exactly his career would progress — and how many high-profile awards and accolades he would earn along the way.

Now, Richardson, who also earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from S&T, has one more award he can add to his mantle, as he was recently inducted into the Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) Hall of Fame.

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Racing for 24 hours: S&T Makerspace students place 6th in mini dirt bike race

Posted by on April 5, 2023

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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S&T co-ed mucking team takes second in international competition, men finish seventh

Posted by on April 5, 2023

Missouri S&T students likely did their school mascot, Joe Miner, proud with their final results in the 45th Intercollegiate Mining Competition.

The university’s co-ed team earned second place honors for their division in the competition, which was held in late March at the Western Australia School of Mines (WASM), and the men’s team came in sixth.

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Civil engineering historian to speak on ‘great projects’ for S&T’s 2023 Stueck Lecture

Posted by on April 5, 2023

Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced Raymond “Paul” Giroux as the speaker for its 2023 Stueck Lecture. Giroux’s lecture will focus on lessons that can be learned from “great projects” for North American infrastructure engineering and construction.

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S&T professor receives SME’s Environmental Distinguished Service Award

Posted by on March 30, 2023

Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, chair of mining and explosives engineering at Missouri S&T, was recently presented with the Environmental Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).

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Missouri S&T group named NSBE Medium Chapter of the Year

Posted by on March 28, 2023

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter at Missouri S&T was named NSBE Medium Chapter of the Year at the organization’s annual convention, held March 22-26 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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