Tag: civil engineering

Twelve inducted into UMR Academy of Civil Engineering

Posted by on April 22, 2006

Eleven civil engineering alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla and the university’s chancellor were inducted into the UMR Academy of Civil Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony held April 21 in the Kummer Atrium of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building on the UMR campus.

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U.S. News again ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs

Posted by on March 31, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla is again one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of graduate schools. The rankings also list five UMR programs as among the best in the country.

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UMR’s Chi Epsilon chapter to host national meeting

Posted by on March 7, 2006

The Chi Epsilon chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla will play host to more than 240 civil engineering students from across the nation during the 39th conclave March 9-11.

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UMR students take top prize in ASCE Geo-Congress 2006

Posted by on March 6, 2006

A team from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Information Mining and Geotechnical Site Characterization Design competition held Feb. 26. The competition was held during ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Congress 2006, a national conference that focused on “Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age.”

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It’s good to be King

Posted by on February 8, 2006

The minimum requirement for portraying St. Pat is the ability to grow a beard. But Jeremiah King, UMR’s 2004 St. Pat, has a lot more than facial hair going for him.

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Jack Guth: An artist at heart

Posted by on February 8, 2006

Jack Guth, CE’50, has always been an artist at heart — even as a schoolboy.

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UMR to celebrate International Education Week Nov. 17

Posted by on November 15, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla will sponsor free cultural and informational events Thursday, Nov. 17, in observance of International Education Week.

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UMR researcher elected fellow of civil engineering society

Posted by on November 11, 2005

Dr. Craig Adams, the John and Susan Mathes Missouri Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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Paseo Bridge hid its problems, say UMR researchers

Posted by on August 9, 2005

As the $21 million Paseo Bridge rehabilitation project nears completion in Kansas City, two University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are sharing their findings on why the bridge cracked in the first place.

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UMR engineering students set their sights on Bolivia

Posted by on August 5, 2005

While most college students are packing up to return to campus, three University of Missouri-Rolla students are preparing for a different journey — one that will take them deep into the Andes mountains

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