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Missouri S&T researcher’s robotic bridge inspection system earns ASCE’s 2025 Pankow Award 

Posted by on October 17, 2025

Dr. Genda Chen’s invention, called the Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment System, or BIRDS, was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation. 

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Keune named communications, outreach and engagement leader for Missouri S&T

Posted by on October 15, 2025

Katharine Keune, a longtime communications leader at The Ohio State University, has been named vice chancellor for communications, outreach and engagement at Missouri S&T. Her appointment will begin Monday, Oct. 27.

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Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment, research says

Posted by on October 14, 2025

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and financial economists found when we examined how corporate characteristics shape pollution emissions.

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Steering success: Meet the student leaders of Kummer Vanguard Scholars

Posted by on October 13, 2025

When new Missouri S&T students who are Kummer Vanguard Scholars come to campus, they aren’t just joining another scholarship program. They’re stepping into a large student group that challenges them to enhance S&T, lead others and get involved.

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Kummer I&E Fellows welcomes new program manager

Posted by on October 13, 2025

The Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellows program welcomes Fernando Chavez as the new program manager.

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Haunted Mine offers free admission, STEM-themed event on Oct. 24

Posted by on October 13, 2025

The Missouri S&T Kummer Center for STEM Education is teaming up with the university’s Haunted Mine for a free, one-night-only event called “STEM in the Shadows” for K-12 students and their families. 

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90 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields

Posted by on October 10, 2025

A total of 88 current and former researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists recognized either for their career-long impact or for their 2024 metrics, according to a Stanford University analysis of the Elsevier Data Repository.

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24 hours, big ideas: Students shine in Campus Impact Challenge  

Posted by on October 2, 2025

Five Missouri S&T students turned 24 hours into a winning idea during the Campus Impact Challenge Sept. 12-13, hosted by Kummer Student Programs. 

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Stoffer Lecture’s namesake to present 10th annual lecture at S&T

Posted by on September 30, 2025

Dr. James O. Stoffer, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, will deliver the 10th annual Stoffer Lecture at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Room B-10 Bertelsmeyer Hall on the S&T campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. This year’s lecture is titled “Environmentally Safe Aircraft Coatings.”

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Q&A about S&T’s environmental science program

Posted by on September 29, 2025

In 2022, Missouri S&T began offering a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. The program, offered through S&T’s biological sciences department, draws on the university’s expertise in science, engineering, humanities and social science fields to help address the projected growth in demand for environmental scientists in Missouri and elsewhere.

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