Several UMR faculty members and students will present research papers at the 38th annual meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America April 1-2 at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis.

NASA may come one step closer to faster, less expensive and more reliable access to space if the X-43A vehicle has its first successful test flight on March 27, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher who helped design and analyze its propulsion system.

Dr. William G. Fahrenholtz, assistant professor of ceramic engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to support his work on processing high-temperature ceramic materials.

It may not be the common cold that’s the culprit behind your itchy eyes and dry throat but some of the common chemicals found in your home, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher developing new techniques to understand indoor air pollution and "Sick Building Syndrome."

Dr. Thomas Vojta, assistant professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation for his research into superconductivity.

Dr. Melanie Mormile, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been elected a fellow of the Science Advisory Board of the Soap Lake Conservancy.