S&T researcher takes on Fight Club

Posted by on November 8, 2011

The first rule of Fight Club, according to Dr. Olivia Burgess, is that we are driven by our own personal utopian ideas, regardless if they end up creating dystopia.

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Alumni to discuss hydraulic fracking, electric cars at S&T

Posted by on November 7, 2011

Two Missouri University of Science and Technology alumni will be on campus Saturday, Nov. 12, to present “Tomorrow’s Energy on Earth and Beyond.” Sidney Green, an expert in geomechanics, the geological study of soil and rocks, will discuss the controversial use of hydraulic fracturing to recover natural gas. Jon Bereisa, recognized in 2011 by Automotive News magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world to the electrification of the automobile, will give an insider’s look at the car of the future.

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S&T shines at ASEM annual conference

Posted by on November 3, 2011

Two faculty members and one student from the engineering management and systems engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology were honored at the American Society of Engineering Management international annual conference held Oct. 19-22 in Lubbock, Texas.

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S&T’s Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony to perform fall concert

Posted by on November 2, 2011

The Missouri University of Science and Technology Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will perform their fall concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in Leach Theater of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

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33 faculty to receive teaching awards from Missouri S&T

Posted by on November 2, 2011

Thirty-three Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members will receive the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2010-2011. The winners will be recognized at a ceremony scheduled from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. The Outstanding Teaching Award is given each year to faculty members by the Outstanding Teaching […]

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Growing smarter engineers with FarmVille

Posted by on October 31, 2011

There are no agriculture majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology, but some engineering students on the campus have taken up virtual planting and harvesting through the social networking game FarmVille on Facebook. Unlike millions of other Facebook users, however, they’re playing to earn a grade and learn new ways to approach complex engineering problems.

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Lockheed VP to discuss STEM challenges at S&T-led conference

Posted by on October 28, 2011

Responding to continuous global change in systems needs will be covered during the 2011 Complex Adaptive Systems Conference to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Chicago.

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Liou named Bytnar professor at Missouri S&T

Posted by on October 28, 2011

Dr. Frank Liou, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor of Product Innovation and Creativity thanks to a gift from a 1968 mechanical engineering graduate of Missouri S&T. The appointment began on Sept. 1.

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Midha to direct Missouri S&T’s Product Innovation and Creativity Center

Posted by on October 28, 2011

Dr. Ashok Midha, professor and former chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is now director of the Missouri S&T Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC). The appointment began on Sept. 1.

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Rolla residents and international students get-together

Posted by on October 28, 2011

Local residents are invited and encouraged to connect with international students at Missouri University of Science and Technology through the university’s International Friends Program. Missouri S&T’s office of international affairs sponsors this program, which allows community members to share American culture and customs with S&T students from other cultures.

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