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S&T students visit one of the most biodiverse places on Earth

Posted by on June 7, 2023

Eleven Missouri S&T students are currently in Ecuador as part of a study abroad course through the university’s environmental science program. The students are conducting research at Tiputini Biodiversity Station on the Rio Tiputini, located in the Amazon rainforest, to learn about Ecuador’s biodiversity, including volcanos and rainforests.

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Emeritus professor James O. Stoffer establishes endowed professorship in polymer chemistry

Posted by on June 5, 2023

Dr. James O. Stoffer, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, has donated a $550,000 gift of patent royalties to establish a professorship in polymer chemistry in his home department. Matched by funds from the university’s Kummer Inspiration Program, the $1.1 million James O. Stoffer Endowed Professorship in Polymer Chemistry will also support […]

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Texas Tech librarian named dean of libraries at Missouri S&T

Posted by on May 31, 2023

Dr. Bella Karr Gerlich has been named dean of libraries at Missouri S&T. Currently the grants and special projects librarian at Texas Tech University, Gerlich will join S&T Tuesday, Aug. 1.

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Lights, camera, action! Movie Makers camp open for registration

Posted by on May 30, 2023

Registration is now open for Movie Makers, an evening camp offered by the Kummer Center for STEM Education at Missouri S&T. Movie Makers takes place 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, through Saturday, June 24. The camp is open to students entering grades 5-12. Tuition for the camp is $400, which includes all activities, supplies and meals. Full scholarships are available.

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Registration open for Missouri S&T’s national critical minerals workshop

Posted by on May 25, 2023

Registration is now open for the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop, which will be Wednesday, Aug. 9, and Thursday, Aug. 10, at Missouri S&T.

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S&T professors named inaugural fellows of the Taylor Geospatial Institute

Posted by on May 23, 2023

Two professors from Missouri S&T were recently announced as part of the inaugural class of fellows for the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI).

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Benavides’s legacy continues at Missouri S&T over 50 years after his graduation

Posted by on May 18, 2023

Francisco “Frank” Benavides may have graduated from Missouri S&T in 1970, but his name is still regularly heard on the campus and associated with top-tier research in the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department.

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S&T graduate Krysta Swartz plans to improve society with structural designs

Posted by on May 18, 2023

Three years ago, Krysta Swartz, of Caseyville, Illinois, graduated from high school and earned an associate degree from her local community college at the same time. She recently walked across the commencement stage again — this time with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T.

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Former Anheuser-Busch leader delivers S&T commencement address

Posted by on May 17, 2023

Susan M. Simmons, retired senior resident engineer at Anheuser-Busch Inc. and president of the Missouri S&T Board of Trustees, gave Missouri S&T graduates advice for their future careers during S&T’s commencement ceremonies. Simmons, who earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from S&T, spoke during the undergraduate and master’s degree ceremonies held at 10 a.m. and […]

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Morgan State University dean honors Missouri S&T Ph.D. graduates

Posted by on May 17, 2023

Dr. Oscar Barton, professor and dean of the Morgan State University Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering, delivered the commencement addresses during Missouri S&T’s commencement ceremony for Ph.D. graduates, held Friday, May 12, in the Gale Bullman Building on campus. Barton told graduates about his childhood experiences in a Washington, D.C., family of eight, […]

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