Far out: UMR scientist’s views on solar system gain credibility
For decades, Dr. Oliver Manuel, a professor of nuclear chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been telling anyone who will listen that the accepted theory on the sun’s origin that it was created slowly along with the planets in a huge collapsing cloud of hydrogen and helium is seriously flawed.
Read More »An eye for design: Flexibility to meet function in new UMR degree program
“This program was developed for students who have interests that are multi-disciplinary in nature and who are interested in design,” says Dr. Ron Fannin, professor and chair of basic engineering, where the program will be located. “There’s going to be a very strong design focus, probably more than in any other engineering program we offer.”
Read More »UMR researcher: Midwest quakes pack punch
A New Madrid earthquake packs a more powerful punch than a California quake of the same magnitude, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.
Read More »UMR students examine tools used in Wi-Fi security attacks
As the federal government considers whether airplane passengers should have inflight wireless Internet access, two University of Missouri-Rolla students are examining the vulnerabilities such networks pose.
Read More »UMR, Rolla community team to aid tsunami victims
University of Missouri-Rolla faculty, staff and students have joined Rolla community members to form the Rolla Community Tsunami Relief Fund to raise funds for assistance to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in southeast Asia. To date the groups have raised more than $5,000.
Read More »EPA selects UMR to help others improve environmental performance
The University of Missouri-Rolla, the only university in the United States with an ISO-14001-certified campuswide Environmental Management System, has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency to help promote EMS within college and university communities and in public sectors.
Read More »Researcher to discuss top five environmental problems
A member of the National Academy of Engineering will discuss this century’s top five environmental challenges and the technological, societal and cultural advances needed to address those issues Friday, Jan. 28, on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.
Read More »UMR offers first explosives engineering minor
As the spring semester started last week, the University of Missouri-Rolla became the first university in the United States to offer a minor in explosives engineering. Also new this semester, UMR is offering a demolitions course that is the first of its kind in the nation.
Read More »UMR’s Eta Kappa Nu chapter receives national honor
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the electrical and computer engineering honor society at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received an honorable mention in the 2003-04 Outstanding Chapter Activities program. UMR’s chapter has received the honor for four of the past five years.
Read More »Mariesa Crow named dean of UMR School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources
Dr. Mariesa Crow, the transition dean of the University of Missouri-Rolla School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources (SoMEER) since October 2003, was named dean of the school effective Jan. 1.
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