Academics & Faculty
Dr. Frank Liou named to the College of Fellows of SME
Dr. Frank Liou, the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor and director of manufacturing engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named to the College of Fellows of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and will be honored at the 2021 SME Fall Gala on Nov. 10. The SME fellows honor was established in 1986 to recognize outstanding contributions to the social, technological and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession. Only those with 20 or more years of dedicated service can receive this honor.
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Pernicka named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor
Dr. Henry Pernicka, professor of aerospace engineering and Dean’s Educator Scholar at Missouri S&T, has been named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Read More »S&T names vice provost for corporate, professional education
Dr. Beth Concepción, who served as assistant provost for strategic engagement in Oglethorpe University’s Hammack School of Business, will become vice provost for corporate and professional education at Missouri University of Science and Technology, effective Sept. 27.
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Missouri S&T graduate named interim associate dean for research
Dr. David Borrok, chair of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering (GGPE) at Missouri S&T, has been named interim associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at S&T. The appointment became effective Aug. 1.
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S&T names director of new Kummer Center for STEM Education
Courtney Jones, a former high school principal in Arkansas and most recently an educator in Jefferson City, Missouri, has been appointed as the founding director of the Kummer Center for STEM Education at Missouri S&T.
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Missouri S&T plans new degree in environmental science
To meet the growing demand and interest in environmental sustainability, Missouri S&T plans to add a new bachelor’s degree in environmental science.
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Serhat Hosder elected as fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has elected Dr. Serhat Hosder, a professor of aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, as a fellow in the oldest international professional institution devoted to the aerospace community.
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CAREER Award funds research on earthquake history
A researcher at Missouri S&T has won the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for his research into the history of earthquakes along the North American-Caribbean tectonic plate boundary, which runs through the Caribbean Sea from Haiti to the Guatemala-Mexico border. The research will provide new insights for elementary and middle school students and will help scientists better understand how and when earthquakes occur in the region.
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Missouri S&T researcher studying human-robot interaction wins NSF CAREER award
Research to understand how humans and robots communicate and interpret each other’s intentions has resulted in a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for Dr. Yun Seong Song, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T. The five-year, $538,876 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support Song’s research to advance physical human-robot interaction.
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Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe named associate dean at Missouri S&T
Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, professor of geology and geophysics, has been named as associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at Missouri S&T. Oboh-Ikuenobe has served in the position as interim for the past year.
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