Miners in space
David Harris now knows why they call NASA’s KC-135 aircraft the "vomit comet." The UMR mechanical engineering senior led a team of seven other UMR students and two Rolla Senior High School students on a trip aboard the KC-135 last summer to conduct welding experiments in near-zero gravity. The plane flies in parabolic patterns to […]
Read More »ME Building renovation a campus priority
With renovation of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building now complete, the campus is directing its energy toward its next big project: turning the mechanical and aerospace engineering complex into a world-class teaching and research facility.
Read More »Lifting heavy, flying high
Weighing in at 35 pounds, the UMR Advanced Aero Vehicle Group’s radio-controlled aircraft is no lightweight when it comes to the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual "heavy lift" competition. The plane lifted twice its weight in last year’s Aero Design East competition, giving the team its first-ever national championship last May.
Read More »Running on people power
UMR’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team, national champions in 2002 and 2003, gears up for a "threepeat" in 2004.
Read More »No. 1 in the sun: UMR’s Solar Car Team
Last July, UMR’s Solar Car Team won the American Solar Challenge, a grueling, 2,300-mile trek along historic Route 66. UMR’s Solar Miner IV shattered solar racing records on its way to becoming the 2003 American Solar Challenge Champions. A chronicle of the trip, excerpted from the fall 2003 issue of UMR’s alumni magazine, the MSM-UMR […]
Read More »UMR instructor publishes Russian text
Scholars of the Russian language may find the synthesis of Russian verbs a little easier thanks to a new book by Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, an instructor of Russian at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Her book, "Problems in the Synthesis of Russian Verbs," was published in Moscow in 2003 by RUDN Press.
Read More »UMR professor working as congressional aide
Dr. Steve E. Watkins, an associate professor of electrical engineering at UMR, is spending a year in Washington, D.C., working for U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., as one of two IEEE-USA Congressional Fellows for 2004.
Read More »Observatory hosts four visitors nights
Several planets will be visible after sunset in the night sky this winter, and amateur astronomers and curious skywatchers will be able to view them through the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory’s 16-inch telescope.
Read More »UMR enrollment is 4,340
On-campus enrollment on the first day of classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla is 4,340, slightly up from last year’s first-day enrollment, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »UMR shines in annual CASE competition
Four communications offices at the University of Missouri-Rolla received eight awards for media relations, publications, radio production and video production from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) during the CASE District VI conference held Jan. 11-13 in Denver.
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Sports Headlines
- Edmonds and Fraser Earn GLVC Scholar-Athlete Honors
- Miners Set School Record with 48 Council of Presidents’ Academic Honors
- S&T Sets New Department Standard for Br. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Honorees
- Missouri S&T Shatters School Record with 381 GLVC All-Academic Honorees
- Twelve Miners Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors for Track & Field/Cross Country