Research
McManus tells untold story of battle against all odds
In his latest book, “ Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible,” historian John McManus provides a fresh insight into the legendary defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Read More »NSF grant helps UMR researcher with post-Katrina study
Sixteen months after flooding and power loss – brought on by Hurricane Katrina – knocked out key telecommunications hubs along the Gulf Coast, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher has developed a truly mobile solution to the communication problem.
Read More »UMR researchers hope to use quakes to unlock secrets about Earth’s crust
Over the past several decades, the United States Government established the Global Seismographic Network to monitor nuclear explosions worldwide. That network has also proven to be a crucial source of information for geologists and geophysicists like Drs. Stephen Gao and Kelly Liu, who are trying to unlock secrets about the earth’s crust.
Read More »UMR, MoDOT complete Blanchette Bridge study
A smorgasbord of factors, including welding problems and construction misfits, contributed to the cracking of “stringers” on the Blanchette Bridge in St. Louis in July 2005, according to a recent report issued by University of Missouri-Rolla researchers.
Read More »Air Force has high hopes for UMR researchers
The United States Air Force is looking to the University of Missouri-Rolla for a revolutionary way to power everything from unmanned aerial vehicles to terrestrial robots.
Read More »UMR graduate student: Salt could cool cores of advanced nuclear reactors
The water in a conventional nuclear reactor cools the core, but a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Rolla says salt would be a better alternative in some advanced reactor designs.
Read More »UMR student helps to engineer wheelchair capable of going up and down stairs
Lindsay Waters of Springfield, Mo., was one of 13 college students from the United States and Puerto Rico to work on advanced science and engineering projects this summer at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Working with two other students, Waters helped to design and build a wheelchair capable of autonomously traversing stairs.
Read More »Superconductivity is key to conserving energy, says UMR researcher
Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is working with superconducting materials that might eventually revolutionize the way energy is conserved.
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