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Missouri S&T professor receives $875,000 from Rio Tinto for critical minerals research 

Posted by on April 22, 2024

A Missouri S&T professor has been awarded $875,000 from Rio Tinto, a global mining group, for a two-year project researching new techniques to recover critical minerals in the waste byproducts that come from extracting and refining copper. 

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Samantha Thompson: An award-winning mathematician

Posted by on April 15, 2024

Samantha Thompson believes that her love of mathematics comes mainly from external influence. Specifically, she says that it is thanks to a series of fantastic math teachers in high school who fostered her enjoyment for math.

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CASE Dean’s Medal goes to Agnes Vojta

Posted by on April 11, 2024

Dr. Agnes Vojta, teaching professor of physics at Missouri S&T, recently received the Dean’s Medal for Outstanding Commitment to Undergraduate Student Success in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at S&T.

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Missouri S&T students exhibit research to state legislators

Posted by on April 10, 2024

Undergraduate students from Missouri University of Science and Technology traveled to Jefferson City, Missouri, on April 4 to participate in the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.

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Alagha, Xu named Quenon Associate Professors at Missouri S&T

Posted by on April 10, 2024

Drs. Lana Alagha and Guang Xu have been appointed Robert H. Quenon Associate Professors of Mining Engineering at Missouri S&T.  

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Missouri S&T professor wins SME’s Mineral Industry Education Award

Posted by on April 9, 2024

Dr. Samuel Frimpong, vice provost for graduate education at Missouri S&T, was honored with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration’s (SME) Mineral Industry Education Award during the 2024 SME Annual Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix. 

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Missouri S&T group named NSBE Medium Chapter of the Year two years in a row

Posted by on April 1, 2024

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter at Missouri S&T was named NSBE Medium Chapter of the Year at the organization’s fiftieth annual convention, held March 20-24 in Atlanta.

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Back to where it all started

Posted by on March 21, 2024

Tanner Beistel remembers that as far back as kindergarten, he tried to hurry up and finish his work so he could go help other kids with their schoolwork. By the time he was in fifth grade, he knew that he wanted to be a teacher. Now he is realizing that dream as a student teacher at Rolla Middle School, where he teaches science and social studies.

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Gao named Missouri S&T’s chair of geosciences, geological and petroleum engineering

Posted by on March 21, 2024

Dr. Stephen S. Gao, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering (GGPE) at Missouri S&T, will take the reins as permanent chair of his department on Monday, April 1. Since August 2023, he has served as the interim chair. 

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2024 Queen of Love and Beauty crowned at Missouri S&T

Posted by on March 20, 2024

Katie McNevin, a junior in electrical engineering from Saint Charles, Missouri, has been crowned the 2024 Queen of Love and Beauty as part of the 116th St. Pat’s celebration in Rolla. She was nominated by Phi Sigma Rho. 

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