UMR students receive research awards
ROLLA, Mo. – Two students from the University of Missouri-Rolla each received research awards from the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) during a conference held Oct. 13-16 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Read More »Biology of horror is subject of new book by UMR’s Jack Morgan
ROLLA, Mo. – There is more to the element of horror in books and film than the gross-out, in-your-face horror of films like Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street, says Jack Morgan, an instructor in the English department at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR graduate set to blast off
UMR graduate Sandra Magnus and a crew of four other astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut are scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Oct. 7 aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. This is Magnus’ first space flight.
Read More »Hilmas wins "Oscars of Invention" award
Dr. Greg Hilmas, assistant professor of ceramic engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will receive one of Research and Development Magazine’s 2002 R&D 100 awards, also known as the "Oscars of Invention" and the "Pulitzer Prizes of Technology," on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Chicago.
Read More »UMR takes first step toward residential college
In the first step of a residential life plan that will change student life at the University of Missouri-Rolla as well as the campus’ appearance, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved on Friday the selection of a consultant to design two new residential buildings at UMR.
Read More »Washing away land mines
UMR researchers hope to wash away the problem of land mines by developing technology that harnesses — and focuses — the power of water, as a child’s plastic water pistol does.
Read More »$69 million corporate grant sets the PACE for UMR
A donation of $69 million — the largest single corporate grant ever to UMR — will provide state-of-the-art computer workstations and software for UMR’s manufacturing engineering program, officials announced Oct. 13.
Read More »Energy crunch fuels demand for nuclear engineers
Just as interest in nuclear power may be reviving, the nation will be running low on the nuclear engineers needed to keep reactors running.
Read More »Researchers work to solve energy problems
Amid summer’s energy crunch, UMR researchers are to address electrical distribution problems that could lead to power failures.
Read More »Researchers developing next generation of Navy warships
The U.S. Navy’s warships in the future will be safer, high-tech vessels able to sustain power and continue in battle even after taking a missile hit.
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