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3 from campus among S&T’s most influential alumni
Three current and former university faculty members – Col. Tom Akers, Professor Jerry Bayless and Dr. Delbert E. Day – are among 28 “Alumni of Influence” selected by a panel of Missouri University of Science and Technology alumni and faculty. The alumni were honored during a special event on the Missouri S&T campus Saturday, Nov. 12.
Read More »Alternative jet fuels cut particulate matter emissions
Conventional jet fuel mixed with alternative fuels has been shown to cut particulate matter emissions from a plane’s engine by nearly 40 percent, according to a recent study by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Professor’s book explores Irish-American culture
A new book by Jack Morgan, research professor emeritus of English at Missouri University of Science and Technology, offers new insight into the Irish presence in the United States since the Famine.
Enke named chair of engineering management at S&T
Dr. David Enke, chair and associate professor of finance and operations management and H. Michael and Laurie Krimbill Faculty Fellow of Finance at the University of Tulsa, has been named chair of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His appointment takes effect Jan. 1, 2012.
Read More »S&T researcher takes on Fight Club
The first rule of Fight Club, according to Dr. Olivia Burgess, is that we are driven by our own personal utopian ideas, regardless if they end up creating dystopia.
Read More »Alumni to discuss hydraulic fracking, electric cars at S&T
Two Missouri University of Science and Technology alumni will be on campus Saturday, Nov. 12, to present “Tomorrow’s Energy on Earth and Beyond.” Sidney Green, an expert in geomechanics, the geological study of soil and rocks, will discuss the controversial use of hydraulic fracturing to recover natural gas. Jon Bereisa, recognized in 2011 by Automotive News magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world to the electrification of the automobile, will give an insider’s look at the car of the future.
Read More »Growing smarter engineers with FarmVille
There are no agriculture majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology, but some engineering students on the campus have taken up virtual planting and harvesting through the social networking game FarmVille on Facebook. Unlike millions of other Facebook users, however, they’re playing to earn a grade and learn new ways to approach complex engineering problems.
Read More »Lockheed VP to discuss STEM challenges at S&T-led conference
Responding to continuous global change in systems needs will be covered during the 2011 Complex Adaptive Systems Conference to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Chicago.
Read More »S&T students recognized at national AIChE conference
Students from Missouri University of Science and Technology were recognized at the American Institute of Chemical Engineering’s Annual Meeting held Oct. 16-21 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Read More »TIME’s most influential to discuss world’s water needs
Gary White, executive director and co-founder of water.org and a graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology, will visit Missouri S&T to discuss his life’s inspiration and work — bringing safe drinking water to people living without it.
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