Hilgers named interim chair of business and information technology at S&T

Posted by on June 15, 2021

Dr. Michael Hilgers has been named interim chair of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s business and information technology (BIT) department. His appointment begins Friday, June 18.

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Alysha M. O’Neil named chief financial officer at Missouri S&T

Posted by on June 14, 2021

Alysha M. O’Neil, director of project implementation and engagement for the Division of Finance and chief business officer for the chancellor’s office at the University of Missouri-Columbia, has been named vice chancellor for finance and operations at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She starts on July 1. O’Neil succeeds Cuba Plain, who retired on […]

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Chasing the northern lights

Posted by on June 9, 2021

Derrick Barger doesn’t speak much Russian, and he doesn’t speak any Norwegian. But that won’t stop him from moving to the Ukraine for the summer and then moving to Norway for graduate studies after he finishes his undergraduate degree at Missouri S&T.

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Summer classes begin at Missouri S&T

Posted by on June 8, 2021

At the close of registration on Monday, June 7, 2,043 students were enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology in one of the university’s four summer sessions.  Missouri S&T’s four summer learning sessions include a blend of in-person, online and hybrid instruction. An eight-week session and the first of three four-week sessions began Monday, […]

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How to be an ally

Posted by on June 8, 2021

More than 50 years ago, a tragedy at the Stonewall Inn in New York City galvanized a movement to seek full equality for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Changing the landscape

Posted by on June 8, 2021

Using robotics and artificial intelligence, alumni entrepreneurs set out to transform the lawn care industry Mowing neighborhood lawns is a common summertime ritual for teens looking to earn some money. George Leno Holmes Jr. was one of those teens. The two-time Missouri S&T mechanical engineering graduate spent many St. Louis summer days mowing with his […]

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Design and mucking team news

Posted by on June 4, 2021

COVID-19 affected this year’s mining engineering competitions just like nearly every other aspect of life. But our teams would not be denied a chance to participate.

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Catherine Johnson promoted to tenured position

Posted by on June 4, 2021

Catherine Johnson was promoted to associate professor of mining and explosives engineering and granted tenure this fall. The action comes as no surprise to those who are familiar with Johnson’s work at Missouri S&T.

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From Quito to Rolla, a lifechanging experience

Posted by on June 4, 2021

What would draw a student from Quito, Ecuador, to a mining engineering program at Missouri S&T? For Nicolas Sanchez Calderon, it was the chance to combine his interests in civil engineering and geology. Sound like a stretch? Not at all, says Sanchez Calderon.

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Mining the future of critical minerals

Posted by on June 4, 2021

What are critical minerals, where do we find them, and why are they considered critical? Missouri S&T helped lead the discussion to answer those questions in 2021.

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