Research

S&T-led critical minerals Tech Hub to be considered for over $40 million in federal funding

Posted by on December 19, 2023

As one of the nation’s 31 Tech Hubs, the Critical Minerals and Materials for Advanced Energy Tech Hub, led by Missouri S&T, will soon be considered for a range of $40 million to $70 million in federal funding.

The university is currently hosting workshops to strategize on how to make the strongest case possible.

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Missouri S&T students conducting research for NASA

Posted by on December 19, 2023

Seventeen students from Missouri S&T are conducting NASA-funded research that may directly affect the space agency’s work. 

These students are interns and fellows as part of the Missouri Space Grant Consortium, which is administered by Missouri S&T.  

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S&T moon metals research team receives NASA award

Posted by on December 14, 2023

A multidisciplinary team of Missouri S&T students was one of seven finalists in NASA’s 2023 Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing Idea (BIG Idea) Challenge: Lunar Forge. 

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S&T atherosclerosis researcher awarded patent, says clinical trials ‘a few years away’

Posted by on December 5, 2023

A Missouri S&T researcher studying chronic artery disease, or atherosclerosis, was recently awarded a patent for a nano-formulation he says could potentially be used as a treatment for the disease.

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Algorithmic advances: S&T researcher works to improve geospatial analytics

Posted by on November 29, 2023

Imagine owning a library with every book imaginable — millions and millions of titles — but not having a way to organize the different texts or search for specific information.

This is essentially the scenario Missouri S&T researcher Dr. Satish Puri works to fix, but instead of it being a brick-and-mortar library filled with books, he is working with petabytes of digital data — primarily geospatial information, such as maps — and finding the best ways to run queries and get useful results as quickly as possible.

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Curators approve Ph.D. programs in bioengineering and biological sciences at S&T 

Posted by on November 16, 2023

The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 16) to approve two new Ph.D. programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new programs in bioengineering and biological sciences support S&T’s continued growth in education and research related to health care and related fields.   The programs now must be approved […]

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Missouri S&T awarded $1.25 million for agricultural workforce development

Posted by on November 13, 2023

The United States federal government anticipates significant workforce shortages soon for the food, agriculture and natural resources industries, and faculty members from Missouri S&T are part of nationwide effort to address the issue.

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Developing carbon-negative cementitious materials, giving new life to ‘unusable’ waste

Posted by on November 9, 2023

A Missouri S&T research team was recently awarded $2.5 million in funding to find new ways to turn waste products into supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) – plus use those materials to store carbon permanently in concrete.

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S&T professor’s glass powder that controls bleeding may also prevent infections

Posted by on November 8, 2023

Can a glass powder that was developed to stop bleeding after gunshot wounds and other body trauma also serve as an antibacterial and help stave off infections?

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S&T awarded EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant to train mining professionals

Posted by on November 6, 2023

A Missouri S&T research team has been awarded a Pollution Prevention (P2) grant for over $850,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to focus on pollution and waste related to the mining of critical minerals in Missouri and Alaska.

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