Research

S&T researcher investigates small-class effects on science achievement

Posted by on May 1, 2025

Many factors affect a high school student’s ability to excel in science classes. Smaller classroom sizes are generally thought to improve most subjects’ lessons, especially reading and mathematics, but few studies have been conducted that look at science achievement.  

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S&T researchers focus on containing fuel in nuclear reactors with $1 million in federal support

Posted by on April 16, 2025

Researchers at Missouri S&T are studying the strength of bonds between a new less-enriched uranium fuel and the metals that will contain it — allowing nuclear research reactors to potentially transition to a fuel with a reduced risk of being targeted or stolen for malicious purposes. 

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New book examines the spread of rumors to slaves and rebels in early America

Posted by on April 16, 2025

A new book by a Missouri S&T professor examines a period of slave unrest that stretched from the islands of the Caribbean to New York City in the first half of the eighteenth century. Dr. Justin Pope’s newest book, Dangerous Spirit of Liberty: The Politics of Slaves and Rebels in Early America and the West […]

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Missouri S&T researcher studies how energy shifts could improve tornado predictions 

Posted by on April 9, 2025

When the National Weather Service (NWS) issues a tornado warning, it’s based on storm rotation, wind patterns and other conditions suggesting a tornado may be imminent. With a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, a Missouri S&T researcher is studying if a new factor could improve prediction accuracy. 

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Goldberg publishes collection of short stories

Posted by on April 7, 2025

The new book, Night Watch, winner of the 2025 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, is a collection of short stories that explores longing, unease and hidden lives. This collection of literary fiction is the first book published by Mathew Goldberg, associate teaching professor of English and technical communication at Missouri S&T. The book is published […]

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Recent Missouri S&T graduate develops potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries 

Posted by on March 24, 2025

When people experience traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), immediate damage occurs from the blows to the brain, but the harm can continue in the weeks and months that follow. Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology are studying how an antioxidant material could potentially stop this ongoing damage.  “A person’s life can change in the blink […]

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Missouri S&T students exhibit research to state legislators

Posted by on March 14, 2025

Twelve undergraduate students traveled to Jefferson City, Missouri, on March 13 to participate in the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.

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Missouri S&T researcher’s robotic bridge inspection system earns ASCE’s 2025 Pankow Award 

Posted by on February 28, 2025

A researcher at Missouri S&T has developed a robotic system to make bridge inspections faster, more comprehensive and safer. Dr. Genda Chen’s invention, called the Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment System, or BIRDS, has been selected for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation. 

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Laser-focused on atomic research 

Posted by on February 26, 2025

Graduate student Shruti Majumdar is building her Ph.D. dissertation on two award-winning research projects that she has already presented. Both focus on the exploration of the few-body problem – where multiple particles interact in unpredictable ways in ion-atom collisions.   In 2023, Majumdar earned second place in Missouri S&T’s Shearer Prize competition, which recognizes the […]

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Missouri S&T earns highest research designation from Carnegie Foundation

Posted by on February 13, 2025

Missouri S&T has been classified as one of the nation’s top-tier research institutions and now has a Research 1 (R1) designation, according to the 2025 Carnegie Foundation classifications released today (Feb. 13). S&T is one of 187 institutions out of more than 4,300 nationwide to receive this distinction.

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