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Colin Mochrie talks science, improv, and his upcoming Rolla show
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.
Read More »Missouri S&T materials science student joins ASM International board
A Ph.D. student studying materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T was recently appointed as a student member of ASM International’s board of trustees.
“My interest in serving on this board began after attending some of ASM International’s excellent conferences and events,” says Kingsley Amatanweze, of Mgbowo, Nigeria. “It is an honor to be selected, and I look forward to being a voice for my fellow students and colleagues in the materials science field.”
Read More »Missouri S&T to host free screening of ‘Nuclear Now’ May 1
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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S&T researcher revives university’s supersonic wind tunnel
Researchers at Missouri S&T will soon be able to conduct experimental research at supersonic speeds, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Davide Viganò, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, and his team of students.
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100 years of ham radio: Missouri S&T club celebrates its centennial
Over the past 100 years, Missouri S&T and higher education in general has changed in countless ways, but one aspect of S&T that has remained constant is the presence of an amateur radio club.
The Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, call sign W0EEE, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding on Saturday, April 15. The public is invited to attend an open house 2-5 p.m. in the club’s radio shack located in Emerson Hall.
Read More »Cain named chief marketing and communications officer for Missouri S&T
Cheryl Cain has been named vice chancellor of marketing and communications and chief marketing and communications officer at Missouri S&T. She is currently vice president for marketing and communications at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Her appointment will begin July 3.
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Kelley Wilkerson receives 2023 Women’s Advocate Award
Dr. Kelley Wilkerson, assistant teaching professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award at Missouri S&T. She was honored during a reception today (Wednesday, April 12) at Hasselmann Alumni House.
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Catherine Johnson is Missouri S&T’s 2023 Woman of the Year
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 researcher secures over $14M in funding to develop fiber-optic sensors for harsh, extreme conditions
A researcher at Missouri S&T is leading the charge on developing fiber optic sensors that can be used in harsh and extreme environments, and he says this could open a new world of data that was previously either unavailable or difficult to obtain.
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S&T professor emeritus inducted into Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association Hall of Fame
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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