Tag: chemistry

S&T researchers earn $3 million grant to improve sustainable jet fuels

Posted by on September 12, 2023

Missouri S&T researchers have received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to further study the effects of sustainable aviation fuels on the environment. S&T received a similar grant of over $2 million in 2022 to begin the research.

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Emeritus professor James O. Stoffer establishes endowed professorship in polymer chemistry

Posted by on June 5, 2023

Dr. James O. Stoffer, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, has donated a $550,000 gift of patent royalties to establish a professorship in polymer chemistry in his home department. Matched by funds from the university’s Kummer Inspiration Program, the $1.1 million James O. Stoffer Endowed Professorship in Polymer Chemistry will also support […]

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Woelk named associate dean for academic affairs

Posted by on April 24, 2023

Dr. Klaus Woelk, associate professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at S&T. The appointment begins July 1.

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Missouri S&T students exhibit research to state legislators

Posted by on April 6, 2023

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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O’Fallon native works to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere

Posted by on March 9, 2023

Missouri S&T student Samuel Hackett says that he feels most at home in the laboratory. Hackett is only a sophomore, but he has already conducted chemical research for two years and hopes to continue that path for the rest of his life.

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Reddy named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Posted by on January 31, 2023

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced today (Tuesday, Jan. 31) that Dr. V. Prakash Reddy, professor of chemistry at Missouri S&T, has been elected Fellow of its organization.

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‘Black Girls Do STEM’ founder Cynthia Chapple to speak at S&T

Posted by on January 26, 2023

Cynthia Chapple, founder of Black Girls Do STEM, will give a presentation at at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall.

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Mochalin named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Posted by on January 24, 2023

Dr. Vadym Mochalin, associate professor of chemistry at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. According to the society, this title is awarded to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the chemical sciences.

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Everyone needs a mentor

Posted by on November 28, 2022

Raheemat Rafiu finds coaching and mentoring others very fulfilling. So fulfilling in fact, that she started a mentorship program to help international students navigate their career paths by using various teachable moments from her personal journey.

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The future of automobile travel may be low-temperature combustion

Posted by on August 24, 2022

Ph.D. student Adrian Batista is motivated to learn from different fields of science and combine them to solve problems, because he believes that connecting them is the path to solving for new technological applications. That is why he chose to attend graduate school in chemistry after earning an undergraduate degree in physics.

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