Research
Research stories worth revisiting
In 2025, S&T researchers explored questions that stretch from the smallest atomic interactions to the vastness of space, from the chemistry of everyday spices to the future of artificial intelligence, health care and sustainable manufacturing.
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Retraining the membrane: S&T student’s award-winning research boosts algae growth
Algae — the green, sometimes slimy-looking organisms found in bodies of water — could potentially be used as a commercial product to capture industrial emissions, serve as a biofuel and improve wastewater treatment. But finding a cost-effective way to feed the algae with carbon dioxide so it can grow efficiently at a large enough scale for […]
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S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage
Bullets move fast. Prototyping them? Not so much. But a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T is researching an accelerated process for producing and testing 3D-printed ballistics, and she has already earned international recognition.
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Organ-on-a-chip: S&T researchers develop new 3D printing method for tissue engineering
A Missouri S&T research team has developed a new light-based 3D-printing method that could speed up and simplify the process of making organs-on-a-chip — small tissue-like devices that are used for medical research and drug testing.
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Missouri S&T researcher’s robotic bridge inspection system earns ASCE’s 2025 Pankow Award
Dr. Genda Chen’s invention, called the Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment System, or BIRDS, was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.
Read More »90 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
A total of 88 current and former researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists recognized either for their career-long impact or for their 2024 metrics, according to a Stanford University analysis of the Elsevier Data Repository.
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S&T student awarded NASA fellowship to develop method to extract moon metal
When some people look at the moon’s dusty, gray surface, they see multiple obstacles standing in the way of humans building permanent structures there. When Jacob Ortega looks at it, he sees an opportunity to turn its surface materials into aluminum for lunar construction.
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S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T welcomed over 30 faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, biomedical engineering, concrete sustainability, nuclear reactor safety and semiconductor design. The new faculty are:
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Advances in bioactive materials show promise for healing chronic wounds
Chronic wound infections are a longstanding issue that affects hospitals and patients, because the bacteria that are associated with these infections often form complex “biofilms,” in which the microbial organisms persist in the infection.
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Missouri S&T geologist selected as Fulbright Scholar
A Missouri S&T researcher who studies the geology of regions affected by ancient earthquakes has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar.
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