Research

UMR receives $1.4 million to further study of aircraft/aerospace emissions

Posted by on August 26, 2005

The Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Research at the University of Missouri-Rolla, a leader in the study of aerospace emissions and their effect on the environment, has received a $1.185 million grant from NASA and a $259,000 grant from the California Air Resources Board to further its research in this area.

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Taxed power grid may get help from UMR researcher

Posted by on August 18, 2005

As high heat and humidity push the demand for electricity to record levels this summer, a University of Missouri-Rolla professor is developing techniques to improve power grid reliability and prevent cascading outages during disturbances. 

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UMR researcher developing next-generation glucose sensor

Posted by on August 15, 2005

Wake up. Prick your finger. Repeat daily for the rest of your life. That’s a way of life for thousands of diabetics, and it’s something Dr. Chang-Soo Kim, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is trying to change.

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Virtual facilitator could help teams solve problems faster, say UMR researchers

Posted by on August 15, 2005

Inefficient, unproductive meetings — like those satirized in Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” cartoon — are the bane of the modern workplace, but two University of Missouri-Rolla professors are looking to reverse that with new software to help people share ideas and stick to an agenda.

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UMR researcher helps develop tool to diagnosis osteoarthritis

Posted by on August 12, 2005

A technique used to detect land mines could soon help rheumatologists and radiologists diagnosis osteoporosis and cervical cancer, thanks in part to the efforts of a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.

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Paseo Bridge hid its problems, say UMR researchers

Posted by on August 9, 2005

As the $21 million Paseo Bridge rehabilitation project nears completion in Kansas City, two University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are sharing their findings on why the bridge cracked in the first place.

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UMR student finds personal connection to research

Posted by on July 27, 2005

Sometimes you pick your research. Sometimes your research picks you.

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UMR student to use grant to help solve energy problems

Posted by on July 21, 2005

Swakshar Ray of Calcutta, India, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering and a member of the Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was one of five students internationally picked to receive a $3,000 grant from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computational Intelligence Society.

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Microfossil hunters to meet in St. Louis

Posted by on July 20, 2005

Led by a University of Missouri-Rolla scientist, a group of fossil hunters will converge on St. Louis in September to discuss new developments in the field of palynology, a branch of paleontology that is focused on microscopic evidence dating back a billion years.

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UMR researcher pilots new fly ash study

Posted by on July 18, 2005

A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is leading an effort to reduce the amount of fly ash making its way into the state’s landfills.

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