Tag: design
Design team harnesses human power
A group of students at the University of Missouri-Rolla is combining human power with technical ingenuity on a quest to maintain its reputation as one of the best “super bike” teams in the nation.
Read More »UMR Concrete Canoe Team prepares for annual competition
A team of students from the University of Missouri-Rolla is about to find out how its concrete canoe handles water.
Read More »UMR students to see if steel bridge holds up under contest stress
Students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are learning the engineering principles of bridge building by working on a scale model that will be entered in an annual competition sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
Read More »250 UMR students will be first to move into new Residential College this fall
Approximately 250 students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship, research, design and women in leadership this fall — but not in the classroom. These students will be part of four interactive “learning communities” where much of the learning will occur in non-traditional fashion.
Read More »An eye for design: Flexibility to meet function in new UMR degree program
“This program was developed for students who have interests that are multi-disciplinary in nature and who are interested in design,” says Dr. Ron Fannin, professor and chair of basic engineering, where the program will be located. “There’s going to be a very strong design focus, probably more than in any other engineering program we offer.”
Read More »Publications office receives UCDA award of excellence
The UMR office of publications recently received an award of excellence in the special event category from the University & College Designers Association (UCDA).
Read More »UMR Formula SAE Team finishes fourth out of 140
A team of University of Missouri-Rolla students placed fourth out of 140 college and university teams in a global competition of formula-style race cars held May 20-23 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.
Read More »A threepeat for UMR’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team
The second time was a charm for UMR engineering students hoping to claim a share of the national championship in the annual Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC), held May 7-9 at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Read More »Running on people power
UMR’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team, national champions in 2002 and 2003, gears up for a "threepeat" in 2004.
Read More »Student talents shine through design competitions
With its victory in July’s American Solar Challenge attracting national attention, the UMR Solar Car Team may be UMR’s most visible student design team these days. But it isn’t the only one enjoying success in national and international competitions. Over the past year, UMR teams have won competitions with human-powered vehicles, radio-controlled airplanes and old-fashioned […]
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