Research

Missouri S&T, Idaho National Laboratory sign SUPER-powered research agreement

Posted by on April 8, 2026

Missouri S&T and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) held a signing ceremony Tuesday, April 7, during a visit by INL leaders to the university for a collaboration aimed at advancing research and educational opportunities.

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New book by S&T philosophy professor examines ethical city building

Posted by on April 6, 2026

When designing a city, planners consider numerous factors, such as location, nearby amenities and proximity to public transportation. But there are other considerations the average home buyer may not even think about, such as street layouts and the fiber-optic cable systems buried underground. In his sixth book, Creating Future Cities: Technology, Ethics, and the Fight […]

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Celebrate future of manufacturing at Missouri Protoplex ribbon-cutting April 15

Posted by on April 2, 2026

Missouri S&T will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Missouri Protoplex, a new 117,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. Attendees should RSVP for the event at go.mst.edu/protoplexrsvp by Wednesday, April 8.

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Researchers lead push for health innovation at NextGen Pathways Symposium

Posted by on April 1, 2026

Missouri S&T researchers  joined colleagues from across the University of Missouri System at the Havener Center March 12-13 to share the latest developments from projects that could improve health outcomes for the state and beyond. 

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S&T physicist’s research helps reveal previously unseen galaxies

Posted by on March 5, 2026

Researchers affiliated with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX), including Dr. Shun Saito, an associate professor of physics at Missouri S&T, have made the largest and most accurate 3D map yet of light emitted by excited hydrogen 9 billion to 11 billion years ago in the early universe.

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30 Missouri S&T researchers rank among world’s top 0.05% of scholars

Posted by on February 3, 2026

Researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the top 0.05% cited scholars in the world, recognized either for their lifetime of work or for research over the past five years, according to the 2025 Highly Ranked Scholars list developed by ScholarGPS. 

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Missouri S&T awarded MoDOT grant to test low-salt diets for winter roads 

Posted by on January 20, 2026

A Missouri S&T research team has been awarded $450,000 from the Missouri Department of Transportation for a two-year study evaluating new materials for treating roadways during winter weather that could reduce or replace traditional salt-based treatments. 

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Using philosophy for counseling: Missouri S&T lecturer publishes new book

Posted by on January 8, 2026

A Missouri S&T faculty member has published a new book that focuses on society and people’s feelings of insecurity and precariousness. Precarity, Trauma, Addiction, and Love in Philosophical Counseling, by Dr. Ross Channing Reed, a lecturer in philosophy at Missouri S&T, was released today (Thursday, Jan. 8) by Bloomsbury Publishing. Reed’s book examines how the […]

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Research stories worth revisiting

Posted by on December 23, 2025

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

Posted by on December 10, 2025

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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