UMR student recognized for laser forming research

Posted by on October 26, 2004

Jack Pennuto Jr. of Louisville, Ky., a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the "Best Student Paper Award" at the 23rd International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics held in San Francisco. Pennuto’s paper will appear in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Laser Applications.

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UMR students learn engineering skills through online movies, games

Posted by on October 25, 2004

Homework assignments in five sections of Basic Engineering 110, Mechanics of Materials, at UMR have gone digital and visual, thanks to a team of UMR researchers.

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St. Louis artificial intelligence conference set for Nov. 7-10

Posted by on October 25, 2004

Advances in "smart" engineering system design techniques from artificial life to data mining and "fuzzy" logic will be the focus of ANNIE 2004, the Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering conference to be held Nov. 7-10 at the Marriott Pavilion Hotel in St. Louis.

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UMR researcher receives award for earthquake-related work

Posted by on October 22, 2004

Dave Hoffman, a research engineer at UMR, recently received the Otto Nuttli Award from the St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award is named for the late Otto Nuttli, a former professor of seismology at St. Louis University, who was the reigning expert on the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

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Junior high girls find the fun in math, science and engineering at UMR

Posted by on October 19, 2004

On Friday, Nov. 5, more than 500 seventh- and eighth-grade girls will travel to the University of Missouri-Rolla campus to learn how fun science, mathematics, engineering and technology can be.

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American Experience at Normandy featured in UMR historian’s new book

Posted by on October 16, 2004

University of Missouri-Rolla military historian Dr. John C. McManus has published the second volume in a two-book series that examines the Normandy invasion from the American perspective.

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UMR landscaping wins national award

Posted by on October 16, 2004

The landscape services department at the University of Missouri-Rolla will receive national recognition for campus beauty and excellence in grounds maintenance at the 2004 Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) Green Star Awards ceremony to be held in Charlotte, N.C., in November.

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UMR faculty and staff honored by MSM-UMR Alumni Association

Posted by on October 16, 2004

Nine faculty and staff were honored during the MSM-UMR Alumni Association’s Awards Banquet Saturday, Oct. 16, at UMR.

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Civil engineering student named UMR’s 2004 Homecoming king

Posted by on October 16, 2004

Patrick Wallain of Anderson, Mo., a senior in civil engineering at the UMR, has been chosen UMR’s 2004 Homecoming King. Wallain was nominated by Sigma Chi.

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Mechanical engineering student chosen UMR’s 2004 Homecoming queen

Posted by on October 16, 2004

Danielle Miller of St. Peters, Mo., a senior in mechanical engineering at UMR has been chosen UMR’s 2004 Homecoming Queen. Miller was nominated by Zeta Tau Alpha.

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