Tag: chemical and biochemical engineering
S&T student team creates spinach-based skin graft
A team of three undergraduate students from Missouri S&T recently won a $15,000 first place award at the Regnier Venture Creation Challenge in Kansas City for their project titled “Foliagraft.” Foliagraft is a new way to use spinach leaves and stem cells to help burn victims and others with wounds and conditions that require a skin graft.
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Time-traveling concrete: S&T researcher looks to ancient Rome to transform modern industry
A researcher at Missouri S&T is looking to solve the problems of tomorrow by using chemistry from the distant past.
Dr. Monday Uchenna Okoronkwo, assistant professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at S&T, is researching how to mimic the chemistry and composition of ancient Roman concrete while also applying modern technology to make it even better.
Read More »S&T Academy of Chemical Engineers inducts five new members
Five professionals with ties to chemical and biochemical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Academy of Chemical Engineers at Missouri S&T during a ceremony held on April 13. The academy honors chemical engineers for contributions to their profession, leadership and involvement with Missouri S&T. It serves as an advisory […]
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Missouri S&T students exhibit research to state legislators
Thirteen undergraduate students from Missouri University of Science and Technology traveled to Jefferson City, Missouri on Thursday, April 6, to participate in the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.
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Rezaei named Doshi Associate Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Dr. Fateme Rezaei has been named the Linda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri S&T. She began her new role on Sept. 1.
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Carbon-capture research wins $1.7 million grant
Researchers at Missouri S&T will develop a system to capture carbon dioxide and use it for blended cement, ultimately contributing to the decarbonization of the cement industry. The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.7 million grant for the project.
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Saluting S&T engineering alumnae
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a time to appreciate the contributions of women and girls around the world. We salute Missouri S&T alumnae for the difference they continue to make in Rolla and for their influence in their professions and communities. Here are a few of the thousands of women we’re proud to call S&T graduates.
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NASA selects S&T for lunar-living project
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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Keeping calm and carrying on
Imagine being one of a handful of teams invited to take part in a first-ever national competition only to have your entry lost in the matrix of a shipping system. What to do? In the case of Missouri S&T’s Chem-E Cube team, they carried on in the face of adversity and won an award for their efforts.
Read More »Missouri S&T researchers work to extract pollutants from water
t is an uphill battle to extract pollutants such as heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and radioactive metals from industrial waste and water run-off. Researchers typically focus on cleaning and purifying wastewater to prevent those pollutants from entering the environment and damaging ecosystems. But a team of researchers from Missouri S&T have devised a way to not only clean up heavy metals from the wastewater, but also facilitate recycling the chemicals used and reusing the metals that are extracted.
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Sports Headlines
- Luebbert breaks hammer throw record to finish third at NCAA Championships
- Miners fall short in playoff for match play; Liljedahl finishes sixth
- S&T’s Hampton earns first-team D2CCA All-Midwest Region honors
- Liljedahl in tie for second at NCAA-II Championships, but Miners slip to sixth
- Three Miners named to Academic All-District at-large team