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Hilmas named chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T
Dr. Gregory E. Hilmas, a ceramic engineer and leading expert in methods to create more durable, next-generation materials, has been named chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T.
The Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering has served as interim department chair since July 2017. He succeeds Dr. Matthew J. O’Keefe, executive director of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi
Missouri S&T nuclear engineering student travels the world to research advanced nuclear concepts
A Missouri S&T student heads to France next week where he will study nuclear reactor physics, fuels and systems in a country that gets 80 percent of its energy from nuclear power.
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Landing a job at Microsoft
The college selection process was a slam dunk for Zach Ellis. An all-state and all-district selection at Whitfield School in St. Louis, the 2016 Missouri S&T engineering management graduate knew he wanted a place where he could grow academically and personally while continuing to play basketball, a sport he has always loved.
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Fireworks 101: Behind the scenes of a pyrotechnics class
Five hours before kickoff of a Missouri S&T Miners football game last September, Leanna Lincoln and her dozen S&T classmates are wiping sweat from their brows. The sun beats down on an empty practice field just beyond the south end zone as Lincoln listens to S&T explosives engineering instructor Jerry Vaill.
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Nine honored at S&T Staff Excellence Awards ceremony
Nine full-time employees at Missouri S&T were honored Wednesday, May 30, for their contributions to the campus during Missouri S&T Staff Recognition Day ceremonies.
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S&T physics major and robotics volunteer puts kids’ STEM experiences first
Joey Franz, a junior in physics at Missouri S&T with an emphasis in secondary education, combines his passions for physics and working with kids through volunteering as a high school robotics competition mentor.
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College of Engineering and Computing honors 18 graduate students
The College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T is honoring 18 graduate students in recognition of their scholarly productivity and teaching excellence. Eight doctoral students representing six academic departments have been named CEC Dean’s Ph.D. Scholars at Missouri S&T, while another 10 doctoral students affiliated with seven departments have been designated as inaugural Dean’s Graduate Educators. Each student was recognized and honored at an end-of-semester campus reception on Thursday, May 10.
Read More »S&T physics graduate receives Fulbright grant to teach in Russia
Owen Smith, a 2017 physics graduate of Missouri S&T, has received a Fulbright scholarship grant to study in Russia from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Smith will be an English-language teaching assistant at a Russian university for the academic year from September 2018 to June 2019.
Read More »Missouri S&T honors alumni, friends for professional distinction
Missouri S&T presented four Awards of Professional Distinction during spring commencement ceremonies held Saturday, May 12. The awards recognize the outstanding Missouri S&T graduates and friends of the university for professional achievement.
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