Research
FYRE program advances freshman’s STEM passion
Kaysi Lee came to Missouri S&T last fall with a passion for science that had been nurtured through the years by her female high school science teachers and by her parents. But when she arrived at S&T, she was surprised at how difficult she initially found her STEM coursework.
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Improving the performance of recycled materials in roads
In the future, our highways and neighborhood streets could be paved with shredded car tires, discarded roof shingles and even old roads ground-up into gravel. The idea of recycling materials is not new in pavement technology, but recycled road performance and cost are often prohibitive.
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Missouri S&T researchers win multimillion dollar grant to build fast-charging stations for electric cars
Researchers from Missouri S&T and three private companies will combine their expertise to create charging stations for electric vehicles that could charge a car in less than 10 minutes – matching the time it takes to fill up a conventional vehicle with gasoline.
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Missouri S&T researcher to test low-cost method of strengthening concrete with nanoparticles
It’s long been proven that adding nanoparticles to concrete improves the materials’ strength and durability, but the cost of such processes has outweighed the benefits. A Missouri S&T researcher is working on a safer, simpler and potentially more affordable method of combining nanoparticles with concrete.
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Chemistry undergraduate completes summer fellowship with gratitude and a published, peer-reviewed paper
Rachel Nixon, a junior in chemistry at Missouri S&T and recipient of the new Carey and Christine Bottom Endowed Scholarship in Undergraduate Chemistry Research, is thankful for the 10-week program she completed this summer. Working in Dr. Risheng Wang’s bionanotechnology lab eight hours a day, Nixon finished her peer-reviewed, published paper for a DNA-origami project already underway, then began a new project.
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Missouri S&T nuclear engineering student travels the world to research advanced nuclear concepts
A Missouri S&T student heads to France next week where he will study nuclear reactor physics, fuels and systems in a country that gets 80 percent of its energy from nuclear power.
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Missouri S&T chemist rolls the dice to better identify chiral molecules in drugs
“High risk, high reward” is the kind of discovery Dr. Garry Grubbs seeks with a new experiment designed to rapidly identify the atomic structure of chiral molecules widely used in pharmaceutical drugs. The finding could significantly reduce the time and costs involved in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.
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Ozark Biomedical Initiative Research Symposium to be held Aug. 18
Researchers from Missouri S&T and Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) will present their research at an annual symposium hosted by the Ozark Biomedical Initiative (OBI) on Saturday, Aug. 18.
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Looking inside a nuclear fuel pin to improve nuclear energy
The search for safe and environmentally friendly renewable energy sources is one of the biggest challenges currently facing humanity. One environmentally friendly and virtually inexhaustible energy source under development is the next generation of nuclear reactors and, along with them, new types of fuels.
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Partnership among Missouri S&T, Ameren and Hyperion pursues improved energy technology
A new partnership among Missouri S&T, a young energy technology company and Missouri’s largest electrical provider could change the way new technology is brought to the market.
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Sports Headlines
- 2026 Miner Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class Announced
- S&T Men's Basketball Earns Team Academic Excellence Awards; Five Miners Named to Honors Court
- S&T Men's Volleyball Earn AVCA Team Academic Award
- Ten Miners and Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic; Fraser Named Scholar Athlete of the Year
- S&T Welcomes Ryan Hunt as New Assistant Track & Field Coach