Tag: ceramic engineering

Kelley Wilkerson receives 2023 Women’s Advocate Award

Posted by on April 12, 2023

Dr. Kelley Wilkerson, assistant teaching professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award at Missouri S&T. She was honored during a reception today (Wednesday, April 12) at Hasselmann Alumni House.

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Over twice as fast as a speeding bullet: S&T researchers developing new thermal protection materials

Posted by on March 14, 2023

Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri S&T recently received $2.6 million in funding to assist the U.S. in these efforts. 

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S&T professor receives Global Star honor from American Ceramic Society

Posted by on February 13, 2023

Dr. William Fahrenholtz, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering at Missouri S&T, has been recognized for his contributions to the American Ceramic Society’s International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites.

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Missouri S&T investigates ceramics processing through $1.4 million project

Posted by on June 22, 2022

When you order fries at McDonald’s, you expect them to taste the same in Missouri as they do in Montana. That type of consistency is what researchers at Missouri S&T are trying to achieve in ultra-high-temperature ceramics processing for hypersonic vehicles.

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NASA selects S&T for lunar-living project

Posted by on February 23, 2022

Researchers at Missouri S&T will develop mineral extraction techniques for lunar construction as part of a NASA project to make it possible for people to live and work on the moon. NASA will provide up to $2 million over two years to support S&T’s research.

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Missouri S&T among winners in NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge

Posted by on February 1, 2021

The success of NASA’s future plans to explore and inhabit the moon may depend in part on research by university students, including a team of seven from Missouri University of Science and Technology who have won a grant from the space agency to develop a way to remove lunar dust from power-producing solar cells. The […]

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Huebner receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education

Posted by on November 20, 2020

Dr. Wayne Huebner, professor of ceramic engineering at Missouri S&T, received a 2020 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education and was recognized during a surprise celebration on Thursday, Nov. 19.

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Bringing the workforce up to speed for hypersonic flight

Posted by on November 5, 2020

Attaining hypersonic flight – the ability to fly and maneuver at more than five times the speed of sound – is a priority for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as it works to modernize the military and weapons systems. Materials engineering researchers at Missouri S&T are part of a multi-university team working to develop training programs for the future hypersonic workforce.

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Missouri S&T adjunct professor named Senior Member by National Academy of Inventors

Posted by on August 11, 2020

Dr. Steven Jung, an adjunct professor at Missouri S&T who developed a specialty glass used to speed healing of open wounds, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, the NAI announced today (Tuesday, Aug. 11).

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Missouri S&T professor awarded top honor by American Ceramic Society

Posted by on June 22, 2020

Dr. Richard K. Brow, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering and interim deputy provost for academic excellence at the Missouri S&T has received Distinguished Life Member recognition from The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), the organization’s highest honor.

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