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Missouri S&T doctoral student Ken Boyko isn’t exactly slowing down during his”retirement.”
At 65, Boyko is preparing to complete a Ph.D. in geological engineering, perhaps as soon as this fall. His research focuses on how LIDAR (light detection and ranging) scanners can be used to “see through” vegetation that might otherwise prevent detection of potential falling rock. The research could enhance safety along highways and bridges and also involved a project for the U.S. Navy, which wants to use the technology as a navigational aid for self-driving off-road vehicles.
Read More »Statement regarding presidential executive order temporarily banning citizens from seven countries from entering the U.S.
At 5 p.m. today (Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017), Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader issued the following statement regarding the recent presidential executive order to temporarily ban immigrants and refugees from seven countries from entering the United States:
Read More »A day ON, Not a Day Off
Nearly 180 Missouri S&T students returned to campus for the spring semester a day early on Monday, January 16, to work on service projects at 13 organizations around the Rolla community as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. They cleaned exercise equipment, cooked meals, hung shelves, painted and more. Here’s a […]
Read More »Fix-it fixation
Brandt and Nicole Genz never envisioned careers as small-business owners flourishing amid the 21st century version of the Arts and Crafts Movement. But after earning engineering degrees in Rolla, the St. Louis couple is now carving out an unexpected expertise in the home design market as the creative and managerial forces behind Rescued Furnishings and Designs.
Read More »Missouri S&T campus to close due to winter weather
For the latest about the weather situation and its impact on campus, check alert.mst.edu. Due to potentially hazardous winter weather conditions, the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus will be closed Friday, Jan. 13. Only employees who are considered situationally critical should report to work on Friday.
Read More »Super sleuth: S&T biology graduate helps track down issues in women’s health
Grace Deitzler in her lab at Washington University. Photo by Kim Deitzler. Grace Deitzler had a problem. With wide-ranging interests in high school, she couldn’t decide what she wanted to focus on when she went to college. Music education? Interesting, but no. Theater? More of a hobby, so no to that, too. Environmental engineering? With […]
Read More »From wide receiver to mining leader
Braden Lusk first came to Rolla in 1996 as a walk-on wide receiver from central Kansas who excelled at math and science in high school but admittedly “had no idea what an engineer was.”
Read More »From shop class to the boardroom
Training engineers to manage complex organizations is now accepted practice on many college campuses as well as in the modern workplace.
Combining the worlds of technical-oriented problem solvers and bottom-line number crunchers into its own academic discipline? A half-century ago, that notion took root not in a corporate boardroom, but on the campus of what is now Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Middleton, Nixon congratulate graduates at S&T commencement
Two Missouri leaders offered words of advice and congratulations to just over 1,200 graduates as part of commencement ceremonies at Missouri University of Science and Technology on Saturday, May 14.
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Missouri S&T ranks 5th for annual return on investment
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the best values in higher education, according to the 2016 PayScale College ROI Report.
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- Miners Set School Record with 48 Council of Presidents’ Academic Honors
- S&T Sets New Department Standard for Br. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Honorees
- Missouri S&T Shatters School Record with 381 GLVC All-Academic Honorees
- Twelve Miners Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors for Track & Field/Cross Country