Tag: alumni
KUKA Robotics president returns to Rolla for lab dedication
When Jack Pennuto first came to Missouri S&T in 2000, he was an aspiring mechanical engineer excited to join the S&T men’s swimming team. When the now 23-time All-American swimmer returned to his alma mater this spring, he came as the president of U.S. operations for KUKA Robotics.
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Engineering with the stars: Startup founded by S&T alumni joins accelerator program
If four Missouri S&T alumni with degrees in chemical engineering, computer engineering and computer science want to call themselves stars in their industry, they now have a new benchmark to make their case.
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The hidden history of coaching
History is a major that can be applied to almost any field – communications, research, law, writing and editing, governmental roles and non-profit work – but few people earn a degree in the discipline with an eye towards coaching basketball. William Walker, Missouri S&T’s men’s head basketball coach and a 1987 history alumnus, was once […]
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Robotics, lawnmowing and cutting-edge research
When Dr. George Holmes Jr. says his education at Missouri S&T helped set him on a path to develop cutting-edge technology for his own company, he means it literally.
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S&T alumnus is laser-focused on supporting mechanical and aerospace engineering students
When Jacopo Frigerio was inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers in October 2023, he says one of his goals was to find new ways to positively impact as many students as possible in his home department.
Read More »West Point professor to deliver Missouri S&T’s 2024 Stueck Distinguished Lecture
Missouri S&T has announced Col. Aaron Hill Jr., a 2001 alumnus of the university, as the speaker for its 2024 Stueck Distinguished Lecture.
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Missouri S&T alumni shoot for the moon
In the 1960s, Donald Beinart, a Missouri S&T alumnus, helped create flight simulation systems for NASA’s Project Gemini, which was a precursor to the Apollo program’s manned lunar landings. Almost six decades later, his grandson, Matt Klosterman, who is also a Missouri S&T alumnus, played a role in the country’s first lunar landing since the Apollo program came to an end.
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S&T alumna encourages women to consider nuclear engineering
Corie Glenn, a Missouri S&T alumna, has been interested in nuclear engineering since she was a teenager, and she says she hopes more young women will realize this is a potential career path.
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Missouri S&T alumnus to be awarded 2024 Fulbright Prize
Gary White, an alumnus of Missouri S&T, has been announced as a 2024 recipient of the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding along with Academy award-winning writer, actor and humanitarian Matt Damon.
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S&T to honor nearly 700 graduates at fall commencement ceremonies
Missouri University of Science and Technology will hold three commencement ceremonies this fall in the Gale Bullman Building, located at 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla. Ph.D. candidates will be honored during a ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates will be recognized during two ceremonies held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Saturday’s ceremonies are divided by discipline.
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