UMR freshman design tennis-ball-serving machines

Posted by on April 23, 2004

UMR freshman engineering students served up their design projects to three judges on the tennis courts outside the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Center Wednesday, April 21.

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UMR’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Team participates in the first University Student Hydrogen Design Contest

Posted by on April 20, 2004

UMR’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Team will participate in the first University Student Hydrogen Design Contest: Hydrogen Fueling Station during the 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USA on April 26-30 at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Corporate Development Council hosts awards banquet at UMR

Posted by on April 20, 2004

The Corporate Development Council (CDC) at the University of Missouri-Rolla presented six campus leadership awards during its annual leadership banquet and awards ceremony April 19 in Centennial Hall on the UMR campus.

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UMR places second in heavy-lift aircraft event

Posted by on April 19, 2004

A team of UMR students finished second in an international weight-lifting competition of radio-controlled airplanes held April 16-18 in Deland, Fla. The UMR team also received a trophy for lifting the most weight in the competition.

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UMR researcher named Office of Naval Research Young Investigator

Posted by on April 14, 2004

Dr. Babak Fahimi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, received a three-year, $280,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), as one of the 26 recipients of the ONR’s Young Investigator Award in 2004.

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UMR formula race car team to compete in world-wide contest

Posted by on April 14, 2004

Engineering students at UMR will enter their formula-style race car at a global competition May 19-23 in Michigan.

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UMR team going for "threepeat" in human-powered vehicle race April 24-25

Posted by on April 14, 2004

Engineering students from UMR will go for a "threepeat" win to keep the national title at the annual West Coast Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC) April 24-25 in Corvallis, Ore.

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Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe named UMR’s Woman of the Year

Posted by on April 14, 2004

Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, associate professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named the 2004 Woman of the Year at UMR Wednesday, April 14, during the campus’ annual Woman of the Year luncheon.

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‘Industrial ecology’ can help cut waste, says UMR researcher

Posted by on April 13, 2004

Many of the 2 million cell phones, computers and other electronic products Americans discard each year could have a second life if they were designed for disassembly and reuse, says a UMR researcher who specializes in industrial ecology.

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UMR mine rescue teams to compete in Louisiana contest April 29-May 1

Posted by on April 13, 2004

Two mine rescue teams from UMR — the only university in the United States to have mine rescue teams — will compete against professional rescuers in the Southern Region Mine Rescue Contest April 29-May 1 in New Iberia, La.

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