In 1972, Elton John released “Rocket Man” — a classic hit single and one of his most recognizable tunes. In 2003, Nicolas Graham was born, and it didn’t take long for the song title to be a fitting way to describe him.
Students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will demonstrate the engineering principles of off-road vehicles by racing a four-wheeled Baja vehicle during the Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Kansas collegiate design series.
372Shares372SharesMissouri S&T is known as a university that prepares students for success after college – whether that involves getting that great first job, furthering their education in graduate school or equipping them to pursue their passions as entrepreneurs. Miners are resourceful and inventive, and they leave S&T armed with an education that will prepare them
22SharesDr. Simon J. Bronner, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Folklore at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) at Harrisburg, has been been named the Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Visiting Professor of Humanities at Missouri S&T for the upcoming academic year. The visiting professorship was established in 1999 by an estate gift.
3SharesDr. Ming Leu, the Keith and Pat Bailey Missouri Professor of Integrated Product Manufacturing at Missouri S&T, is being honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for his role in advancing manufacturing research. The professional society has named Leu, who also directs the Intelligent Systems Center at S&T, the winner of its 2018 Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research
2SharesStudents can still register for the five-day Jackling Introduction to Engineering Camp at Missouri S&T. The camp will be offered at three different times this summer: June 10-14, June 24-28, and July 8-12. Students should be incoming high school juniors or seniors.
A team of Missouri S&T students will test its Formula 1-style racecar against other universities at the Michigan International Speedway as part of the Formula SAE Michigan competition.
2SharesDr. Costas Tsatsoulis, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas in Denton, will become vice chancellor of research and dean of graduate studies at Missouri S&T effective Sept. 4.
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