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Curators approve Missouri S&T construction plans for Bioplex

Posted by on November 20, 2024

Plans to build a new facility for scientific research at Missouri S&T were unanimously approved today (Wednesday, Nov. 20) by the University of Missouri Board of Curators during the board’s meeting at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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Curators approve master’s degree program in economics and innovation at S&T

Posted by on November 20, 2024

The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 20) to approve a new master’s degree program at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Graduates of this program will earn a master of science degree in economics and innovation, or MEI. It is designed to address the need for a technically trained workforce […]

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S&T study on heat-resistant materials receives Air Force funding  

Posted by on November 18, 2024

Researchers at Missouri S&T are studying advanced materials and welding techniques for use in extreme conditions that could lead to more durable hypersonic vehicles or safer nuclear reactors with funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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Maryland lieutenant governor, S&T alumna returns to Rolla Dec. 4 for Chancellor’s Speaker Series

Posted by on November 18, 2024

Aruna Miller, lieutenant governor of Maryland and an alumna of Missouri S&T, will speak at the university Wednesday, Dec. 4 for the Chancellor’s Speaker Series.

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Missouri S&T student wins ACLCA leadership award

Posted by on November 15, 2024

A Missouri S&T Ph.D. student in mining engineering was awarded the 2024 Student LCA Leadership Award from the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) during the organization’s 2024 annual conference in late September in Snowbird, Utah.

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Missouri S&T professor elected AIChE Fellow 

Posted by on November 14, 2024

Dr. Douglas Ludlow, a professor in Missouri S&T’s Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). 

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Missouri S&T professor to serve as AIChE president 

Posted by on November 13, 2024

Dr. Joseph Smith, a professor in Missouri S&T’s Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, is set to take the reins as president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) beginning in 2025, the organization recently announced. 

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AI will change your future 

Posted by on November 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence is here to stay, along with all its controversies, questions and ambiguity. It is rising in the workplace and changing the way we work. Many researchers have looked at potential downsides, but few have looked at the upsides.  

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Remembering Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Vonalt

Posted by on November 12, 2024

Dr. Elizabeth Cummins, professor emerita of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, died on Saturday, Nov. 9. A memorial gathering will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla.

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Missouri S&T electrical engineering celebrates its centennial

Posted by on October 31, 2024

In 1924, Missouri S&T was called the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, its student newspaper had advertisements for 35-cent haircuts, there were 353 students enrolled in fall classes, with 111 of them being freshmen — and the electrical engineering department was officially created. 

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