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Missouri S&T graduate student awarded top IEEE honor

Posted by on October 31, 2017

A Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate student has received a top award from a leading academic honor society for engineers. Katelyn Brinker of Highland, Illinois, is co-winner of the 2017 Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Student Award from IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN). The honor society for electrical and computer engineers is an affiliate of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology.

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Missouri S&T crowns 2017 Homecoming royalty

Posted by on October 28, 2017

Missouri University of Science and Technology crowned the 2017 Homecoming Queen and King at halftime of the Oct. 28 football game between Missouri S&T and Southwest Baptist University.

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The innovator’s toolbox: metallurgical engineer returns to Missouri S&T for O’Keefe Lecture

Posted by on October 19, 2017

As a Ph.D. student at Missouri University of Science and Technology, metallurgical engineer Martin Perez dove deep into studying the effects of molten metal corrosion and the use of alloy powders in alkaline batteries.
But when Perez returns to S&T next week to deliver the ninth annual Dr. Thomas J. O’Keefe Lecture, expect very little discussion about powder metallurgy. Instead, the guest lecturer plans to focus on what he calls the “secret to innovation: applied imagination.”

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Missouri S&T students nominated for Homecoming Queen

Posted by on October 19, 2017

Seven students at Missouri University of Science and Technology have been nominated by student organizations to compete for the title of 2017 Homecoming Queen.

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Missouri S&T students nominated for Homecoming King

Posted by on October 19, 2017

Seven students at Missouri University of Science and Technology have been nominated by student organizations to compete for the title of 2017 Homecoming King.

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Missouri S&T to honor faculty, alumni during Homecoming

Posted by on October 17, 2017

Nine people with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology will be honored during the Miner Alumni Association’s Legends Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 27. The awards banquet is held in conjunction with Missouri S&T Homecoming festivities.

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It’s all about connections

Posted by on October 10, 2017

New alumni just out of school are focused on starting careers and getting established in a new community. And sometimes that community is a long way from home and campus. But just because you aren’t in Rolla doesn’t mean you have to lose touch.

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Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng named Wilkens Professor

Posted by on October 4, 2017

Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng, a wireless communications expert and member of the Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty since 2005, was named the Roy A. Wilkens Missouri Telecommunications Professor at Missouri S&T effective Sept. 1.

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For Carla Bates, perseverance pays

Posted by on September 29, 2017

Growing up in Rolla, Dr. Carla Bates knew all about the local university and thought about working there, or even earning a degree from there one day. Three degrees later, she’s now in her fourth year on the business and information technology (BIT) faculty and doing her “dream job” of teaching.

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The doctor is IN

Posted by on September 19, 2017

“The medical students from Rolla are different. Every single one seems to be scarily talented and driven.” That is the opinion of Dave Westenberg, who says he has probably taught a class to every S&T student who has gone on to medical school in the past 15 years. “It makes writing letters of recommendation for […]

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