Research

Missouri S&T researchers awarded seed grants from Taylor Geospatial Institute

Posted by on March 17, 2023

Researchers from Missouri S&T were recently awarded funding from the Geospatial Institute Seed Grant Program to Stimulate Collaborative Research. This program is administered by the Taylor Geospatial Institute, which awarded a total of $1.7 million for projects throughout the TGI consortium.

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Manufacturing moon metal: Missouri S&T students conduct research for NASA challenge

Posted by on March 16, 2023

An aerospace engineering Ph.D. student at Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a team of 12 undergraduate students on a research project that is literally out of this world. The group recently received funding to continue its work for NASA’s 2023 Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing Idea (BIG Idea) Challenge: Lunar Forge.

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S&T researchers are one step closer to 3D printing human organs

Posted by on March 16, 2023

It may still be decades before human organs can be successfully printed with 3D technology and transplanted, but Missouri S&T researchers are visionaries in the technology that will one day make this a reality.

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Over twice as fast as a speeding bullet: S&T researchers developing new thermal protection materials

Posted by on March 14, 2023

Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri S&T recently received $2.6 million in funding to assist the U.S. in these efforts. 

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Bringing crucial cancer treatments to rural communities

Posted by on March 13, 2023

Fresh air, sunsets, and a night sky full of stars are a few of the benefits to country living that rural residents can claim. But access to medical specialists and customized cancer treatment? That often means a lengthy drive to a more urban area. Researchers at Missouri S&T are looking at a new way to deliver radiation therapy to cancer patients that eliminates the need to travel.

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O’Fallon native works to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere

Posted by on March 9, 2023

Missouri S&T student Samuel Hackett says that he feels most at home in the laboratory. Hackett is only a sophomore, but he has already conducted chemical research for two years and hopes to continue that path for the rest of his life.

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S&T professor leads $2 million DOE project to curb climate change, critical minerals crisis

Posted by on March 9, 2023

A researcher at Missouri S&T was recently tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to lead a $2 million grant project related to critical minerals and clean energy.

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S&T professor named director of Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation

Posted by on March 8, 2023

Dr. John J. Myers, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T, was recently named director of the statewide Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI).

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Researching worms to understand age-related diseases

Posted by on March 7, 2023

Age-related decline and diseases are beginning to affect the aging population of Missouri in economics, health care and workforce. Because of this pressing issue for the state, two Missouri S&T students are investigating how different reproductive and aging traits affect the way aging occurs.

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Better than ‘Lassie?’: S&T student studies robotic dog’s potential for mine emergencies

Posted by on March 6, 2023

Can a robotic version of man’s best friend help miners in perilous situations escape? That is a question Dustin Peterson, a mining engineering student at Missouri S&T, has been contemplating, and he says the research is promising.

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