Researchers predict sinking land due to groundwater extraction
A Missouri S&T researcher, working with colleagues at Stanford University, has developed a new model that could help water managers map precisely where groundwater recharge is most needed to replenish aquifers in California’s Central Valley, the state’s most productive farming region.
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Missouri S&T grad helps capture first-ever image of a black hole
For the first time ever, scientists have captured an image of a black hole, and a Missouri S&T graduate played an important role. Dr. Frederick K. Baganoff, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, is among the collaborators on the international Event Horizon Telescope project to produce the first direct images of a black hole. Baganoff earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from Missouri S&T in 1985.
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Researchers discover an economical way to produce high-performance thin films for electronics
Researchers at Missouri S&T have found an unprecedented, economical method for creating high-performance inorganic thin films, or “epitaxial” films, used in the manufacture of semiconductors for flexible electronics, LEDs and solar cells.
Read More »Missouri S&T Chem-E-Car Team to host regional competition in Rolla
Missouri S&T will host a regional Chem-E-Car Competition sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) this April. The competition challenges college students to design and construct cars that are powered by a chemical energy source, that will safely carry a specified load over a given distance and then stop.
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S&T’s Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge teams prepare for competition
Two teams of students from Missouri S&T will test the principles of construction and engineering at the 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)/American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Mid-Continent Student Conference – one by hand-constructing a scale-model bridge and the other by racing a 250-pound concrete canoe.
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Missouri S&T’s Mark Fitch to receive UM System president’s award for service
Missouri S&T’s Dr. Mark Fitch will receive a University of Missouri System President’s Award for University Citizenship – Service this week.
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Missouri S&T jazz ensembles to perform spring concert
Missouri S&T’s arts, languages, and philosophy department will present its spring Jazz Ensemble Concert next week.
Read More »Passing of Don Brackhahn
Donald G. Brackhahn, former executive director of the Miner Alumni Association, died Monday, April 1. He joined the S&T staff in 1985 and retired 2002. Brackhahn and his wife, Nancy, have been longtime supporters of S&T, the alumni association and Miner athletics.
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Miner Aviation Team set to take off in Arizona
A team of students from Missouri S&T will fly its student-designed and -built airplane over 100 feet into the air as part of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Design, Build, Fly International Competition this April.
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S&T, Phelps Health receive $5.1 million to help military address traumatic brain injury
687SharesArmed with more than $5.1 million in federal funds, researchers at Missouri S&T and Phelps Health are helping the U.S. Army tackle the persistent problem of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among soldiers and recruits.
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