Dr. Richard Brow named Curators’ Professor

Posted by on December 18, 2004

Dr. Richard K. Brow, chair of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named Curators’ Professor of ceramic engineering during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 18.

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Abdeldjelil ‘D.J.’ Belarbi named Distinguished Teaching Professor

Posted by on December 18, 2004

Dr. Abdeldjelil "D.J." Belarbi, professor of civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named a Distinguished Teaching Professor during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 18.

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UMR faculty members receive excellence awards

Posted by on December 17, 2004

Eighteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas during an awards dinner Dec. 14.

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32 UMR faculty members receive teaching awards

Posted by on December 17, 2004

Thirty-two University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2003-2004 during a luncheon held Friday, Dec. 10, on campus.

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Connecting the (quantum) dots

Posted by on December 14, 2004

Imagine if your office laser printer could print text the size of atoms, then embed that ink into a writing surface as light as air. That, in a sense, is what researchers at UMR have done with a new "laser writing" technique they have developed. But with this process, the "ink" is a semiconductor that […]

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UMR commencement to be held Dec. 18, Sen. Kit Bond to speak

Posted by on December 13, 2004

The University of Missouri-Rolla’s winter commencement will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, in UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue. U.S. Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree from UMR.

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UMR honored for assisting Missouri business

Posted by on December 9, 2004

The University of Missouri-Rolla recently received one of three 2004 Missouri Impact! Awards from Missouri Enterprise Business Assistance Center for the campus’ efforts to help Missouri business succeed by developing new technologies, techniques and innovative processes.

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UMR receives four awards from electrical engineering association

Posted by on December 9, 2004

The St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented University of Missouri-Rolla faculty and staff members with four awards during a banquet held Dec. 4 in St. Louis.

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UMR donates toys, canned goods, bikes to GRACE

Posted by on December 9, 2004

Faculty, staff and students at the University of Missouri-Rolla donated five truckloads of canned goods and toys to the Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise’s GRACE for Christmas program. The toys included 44 bicycles and 38 helmets purchased by the School of Engineering. Additional cash donations totaled more than $1,000.

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National ACTE recognizes UMR for work with RTI

Posted by on December 8, 2004

The University of Missouri-Rolla has received the 2004 Award of Merit from the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) for the campus’ collaboration with Rolla Technical Institute (RTI) on several research and educational projects.

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