S&T design team places 10th in international competition

Posted by on September 9, 2015

A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology designed a prototype Mars rover that placed 10th out of 40 competitors in the European Rover Challenge (ERC). Missouri S&T’s Mars Rover Design Team was the only U.S. team to compete.

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Missouri S&T and Arts Rolla to host writing competition

Posted by on September 9, 2015

The arts, languages, and philosophy department at Missouri University of Science and Technology and Arts Rolla are accepting submissions for the 10th Biannual Writing Competition.

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Visitors’ Night at the S&T Observatory to feature viewing of Cygnus

Posted by on September 9, 2015

The public is invited to view a cluster of stars in the constellation Cygnus through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope on Monday, Sept. 21.

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The Hit Men to perform at Missouri S&T

Posted by on September 8, 2015

The 2015-16 season of the Campus Performing Arts Series at Missouri University of Science and Technology will kick off this month with a performance by The Hit Men. The group includes former performing and recording members of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the Ramones, Jim Croce, and Tommy James and the Shondells.

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Missouri S&T to test emergency alert system

Posted by on September 4, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology will conduct a test of its emergency alert system at noon Wednesday, Sept. 16.

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Tour Missouri S&T’s latest solar-powered house

Posted by on September 4, 2015

The local community is invited to attend a send-off reception for Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Solar House Design Team. During the event, visitors can tour the latest solar house, learn about its advanced technology from team members and help send the team off to California for the 2015 Solar Decathlon.

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Bai partners with DOE on CO2 storage, oil recovery

Posted by on September 3, 2015

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is working on a method to increase oil production and store carbon dioxide into oil formations — at the same time.

Dr. Baojun Bai, the Lester Birbeck Endowed professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering at Missouri S&T, has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant to make the process of drawing oil from underground and storing CO2 more efficient using thermostable particle gels, which can resist the high temperature of formations.

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Missouri S&T team connects the dots in power supply systems

Posted by on September 3, 2015

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is working to produce algorithms for cyber-physical systems (CPS) to help bridge the gap between computational and physical systems in an increasingly interconnected world.

A CPS is a system of collaborating computers that control physical entities, such as power systems. The National Science Foundation awarded a team led by Dr. Jonathan Kimball, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T, $333,298 for the project. Also working on the project are Dr. Bruce McMillan, associate dean for research and outreach in the College of Engineering and Computing and a professor of computer science at Missouri S&T; and Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow, professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University.

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New look, lineup for KMST

Posted by on September 2, 2015

This fall, public radio station KMST will unveil a new modern logo and an updated programming schedule that reflects the interests of its listeners.

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17 S&T faculty receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 1, 2015

Seventeen faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1.

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