Research
Professor wins industrial ecology fellowship
Dr. Venkata Allada, associate professor of engineering management at UMR, is among researchers from six universities to receive an AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship.
Read More »Solar elevation
How many gallons of gas does it take to drive from Chicago to Los Angeles? If you are a member of the UMR Solar Car Team, you are more concerned about abundant sunshine and big hills.
Read More »Stronger tiles, safer shuttles
In the wake of the Feb. 1 space shuttle Columbia tragedy, the national media spotlight turned to a couple of young faculty members in UMR’s ceramic engineering department. Greg Hilmas and Bill Fahrenholtz have just started work on a three-year, $300,000 project for the Air Force to develop ultra-high-temperature ceramic tiles — tiles that also […]
Read More »Students plan a spin on NASA’s "vomit comet"
In hopes of finding ways to improve construction in space, eight University of Missouri-Rolla students will conduct reduced-gravity experiments on welding properties April 23 through May 3 aboard NASA’s KC-135 aircraft, the "vomit comet" that doubled as a command module for Tom Hanks and other cast members during the filming of the movie Apollo 13.
Read More »UMR fuel cell research could bolster president’s energy program
President George Bush’s plans to pump more federal funding into the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles, as outlined in his State of the Union Address Tuesday, is good news for researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla, who are working to develop cheaper, more efficient fuel cells similar to those that may one day replace the internal […]
Read More »Oil research could bring revenue to Missouri
One key to lessening the nation’s reliance on foreign oil could be right here in Missouri, according to University of Missouri-Rolla researchers.
Read More »Professor’s "unified theory" for calculus on a fast track
A University of Missouri-Rolla mathematician’s research into a "unified theory" of continuous and discrete calculus is gaining the attention of mathematicians worldwide for numerous applications, including the study of insect populations.
Read More »Student’s space shuttle research wins national competition
A University of Missouri-Rolla graduate student’s research on a guidance system for the next generation of space shuttles won first place nationally in the graduate student competition of the 2003 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) National Student Conference. The conference was held Jan. 7 in Reno, Nev.
Read More »Equipping the army of the future
UMR researchers will be instrumental in helping the Army develop new tools for future warfare, including sensors for detecting biological and chemical agents, thanks to a $2.15 million grant to help fund a new research effort at the University of Missouri Technology Park at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Read More »The eXtremophiles
Move over, Scully and Mulder. UMR scientists are hot on the trail of a new life form: the extremophiles.
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