Tag: computer science

Motorola VP named St. Clair Chair of computer science at UMR

Posted by on July 17, 2007

Dr. Thomas Weigert, Motorola Fellow and vice president of the company’s Global Software Group, has been named the first Daniel C. St. Clair Chair of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He will begin at UMR Sept. 1.

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Madria named IEEE distinguished speaker

Posted by on June 1, 2007

Dr. Sanjay Madria, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected as a speaker in the IEEE Computer Society’s Distinguished Visitors Program. Madria will serve a three-year term in the society’s North America region.

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UMR named Missouri’s first NSA-designated university for cyber-security education

Posted by on May 4, 2007

UMR students will soon be eligible for new scholarships and grants related to securing the nation’s information systems, thanks to the university’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE).

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Three inducted into UMR Academy of Computer Science

Posted by on April 23, 2007

Three computer science alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla were inducted as members into the UMR Academy of Computer Science during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on April 19.

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UMR computer scientist chosen as visiting scientist in Japan

Posted by on November 1, 2006

Dr. Sanjay Madria, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is spending two months in Japan this fall as part of a research exchange program.

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UMR student to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference

Posted by on July 13, 2006

Joshua Monroe, a senior in computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a scholarship worth $1,595 from Apple Computer Inc. to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) August 7-11 in San Francisco.

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Three inducted into UMR Academy of Computer Science

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Three computer science alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla were inducted as members into the UMR Academy of Computer Science during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on April 20.

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Stephen Tebo shares his keys to success

Posted by on February 16, 2006

Entrepreneurship seems to be a natural for Stephen Tebo, MS CSci’68. It started with a job shining shoes at age 8 and continued through college, when he collected a sold coins to cover tuition at Fort Hays State University.

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UMR researchers expand website to dissect frogs

Posted by on October 26, 2005

Dissecting frogs online is an everyday experience for two researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Ercal to serve as interim chair of computer science at UMR

Posted by on September 12, 2005

Dr. Fikret Ercal, professor and assistant chair of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named interim chair of the UMR computer science department. He will replace Dr. Daniel St. Clair, who is currently on leave from UMR. Ercal will serve in the position for approximately one year while the department conducts a […]

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