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University of Missouri System names three S&T faculty Presidential Engagement Fellows
Three Missouri S&T faculty will serve as University of Missouri System Presidential Engagement Fellows during the 2021-22 academic year. The faculty members will serve as ambassadors in the region and speak to local organizations and communities about their areas of research and expertise. There is no cost for an organization or individual to host a speaker.
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S&T alumni mentor students to help future careers
Engineering graduates enter the workforce with essential academic knowledge, technical skills and problem-solving ability. But employers say they need more than academic prowess and technical know-how. Soft skills like effective communications, leadership, networking, negotiating, conflict resolution and cultural aptitude play a critical role in employees’ success. Students at Missouri S&T are getting help in those areas from alumni mentors through a program housed in the Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (ChBE).
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NSF honors S&T early-career faculty
From earthquake clues in ancient bedrock to robots to 2D metals, faculty researchers at Missouri S&T are leading their students into fascinating territory – and winning national recognition to boot. Three of our faculty have won CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation this year.
Read More »S&T alumnus John Warmack to speak at Missouri S&T commencement July 31
John Warmack of Texarkana, Arkansas, principal at Warmack and Co. LLC, will deliver the commencement address at a special July ceremony at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The commencement ceremony will honor former Missouri S&T students who graduated during 2020 or in spring 2021 but were unable to participate in a ceremony because of […]
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Missouri S&T alumni mentor students in soft skills to help careers
Engineering graduates enter the workforce with essential academic knowledge, technical skills and problem-solving ability. But employers say they need more than academic prowess and technical know-how. Soft skills like effective communications, leadership, networking, negotiating, conflict resolution and cultural aptitude play a critical role in employees’ success. Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are getting help in those areas from alumni mentors through a program housed in the Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (ChBE).
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Materials science and engineering awards and recognitions
Student recognition Julian Kosacki, a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering, recently earned the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award. The Missouri S&T Academy of Mines and Metallurgy awarded scholarships to Kathryn Buscher, a senior in ceramic engineering, and McKenzie Shea, a senior in metallurgical engineering. Zoe Reed, a […]
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Faculty and students rack up accomplishments
Muthanna Al-Dahhan, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and CEC Distinguished Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Fellow, won a highly competitive three-year, $800,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). Beginning in October 2020, the award funds research of fourth-generation pebble-bed nuclear reactors. Al-Dahhan […]
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U.S. Dept. of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission support S&T nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering and radiation science is grateful for the support shown in the past year by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The grants and scholarships they provided will help our students create tomorrow’s cutting-edge energy solutions and promote nuclear energy as a sustainable resource for decades to come.
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Graham receives tenure
Joseph Graham was promoted to associate professor and was granted tenure this year. Graham is also the facility director of S&T’s nuclear reactor.
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Crane will make light(er) work at the S&T reactor
Remember using a pole suspended in the ceiling joists and a rope and pulley system to move objects in the reactor pool? Those days could soon be a fond (okay, maybe not so fond) memory with the much-anticipated acquisition of a new crane. This crane, which supports transfers into and out of the pool, can handle much heavier equipment than currently possible.
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