Research
Did the COVID-19 lockdowns really affect lunar temperatures?
Almost five years ago, much of the world went quiet for several weeks due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. It went so quiet, in fact, that scholars published a 2024 article in a Royal Astronomical Society publication claiming the lack of human activity likely led to the Moon’s surface temperatures cooling down in April and May of 2020.
But researchers from Missouri S&T and the University of West Indies (UWI) in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, are now challenging those findings in a new article published this year in that same journal.
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Missouri S&T-led critical minerals Tech Hub awarded $28.5 million in federal funds
A Regional Innovation and Technology Hub (Tech Hub) led by Missouri S&T has secured $28.5 million in implementation funds from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) for its efforts focused on critical minerals processing.
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S&T chemist researches how plant growth is regulated
Ever wondered what gives foods like garlic, horseradish and mustard their strong taste and smell? It’s the chemical structure of the plant cells signaling and creating defenses. But scientists still don’t completely understand the molecular functions and physiological roles of certain enzymes in similar plants. With a $984,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Dr. […]
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S&T researchers listed as most prolific authors for their topics in Scopus
Fourteen researchers associated with Missouri S&T are listed as the most prolific contributors in their topics from 2019 to 2023 in Scopus — a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database and website, scopus.com, maintained by the Elsevier publishing company.
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S&T study on heat-resistant materials receives Air Force funding
Researchers at Missouri S&T are studying advanced materials and welding techniques for use in extreme conditions that could lead to more durable hypersonic vehicles or safer nuclear reactors with funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Read More »‘Women in the Valley of Kings’ named one of the best science books by Nature
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard’s newest book, Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age, was recently reviewed in Nature as one of its five best science book picks. The book, published in July 2024, is a historical non-fiction work that covers some of the earliest European women […]
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S&T researchers earn funding for public interest technology program
Dr. Ryan Cheek, assistant professor of English and technical communication at Missouri S&T, and department colleagues Dr. Carleigh Davis, associate professor, and Dr. Rachel Schneider, associate teaching professor, have recently earned funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) to launch a “Zine Lab” for advancing gender justice and promoting technological equity.
Read More »78 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
A total of 67 current and former faculty of Missouri S&T are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 54 current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2023, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.
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Missouri S&T to launch semiconductor engineering program in fall 2025
Missouri S&T anticipates the launch of a new bachelor’s degree program in semiconductor engineering in fall 2025. The program will help address the profession’s workforce gap, which federal and industry employment projections show could soar to the tens of thousands over the next several years.
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S&T graduate student’s work featured on cover of international chemistry journal
A chemistry research team from Missouri S&T recently had its work featured on the cover of “Chemistry – A European Journal.” Harmeet Bhoday, a Missouri S&T Ph.D. student in chemistry from Chandigarh, India, was the lead author of an article titled “Perfect Polar Alignment of Parallel Beloamphiphile Layers: Improved Structural Design Bias Realized in Ferroelectric […]
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