Tag: electrical and computer engineering

UMR alumnus, Eta Kappa Nu chapter receive national honors

Posted by on March 30, 2007

Benjamin R. Moss, a 2006 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla and Rolla native, recently received the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Award from Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the national electrical and computer engineering honor society.

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Four inducted into UMR Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Four electrical and computer engineers were inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla during the academy’s annual meeting Thursday, April 20.

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UMR study finds gas pipelines could serve as wireless links

Posted by on December 12, 2005

Detecting leaks and conducting maintenance in America’s aging network of natural gas pipelines will eventually be a job for wireless robots, according to researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Techies to unite in St. Louis for global conference

Posted by on October 11, 2005

More than 1,500 hardcore techies from around the world will meet up in St. Louis Nov. 28-Dec. 2 to share research and discuss security and other communications-related issues in a forum led by a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.

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UMR researcher to discuss control system security

Posted by on September 28, 2005

A University of Missouri-Rolla professor will lead discussions on secure control systems at the Process Control Systems Forum (PCSF) Oct. 25- 27 in Chicago, Ill.

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Electrical engineering society to honor UMR professor

Posted by on September 2, 2005

Dr. Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and the director of the real-time power and intelligent systems (RTPIS) laboratory at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been picked to receive the Young Outstanding Member award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Industry Applications Society (IEEE-IAS).

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Taxed power grid may get help from UMR researcher

Posted by on August 18, 2005

As high heat and humidity push the demand for electricity to record levels this summer, a University of Missouri-Rolla professor is developing techniques to improve power grid reliability and prevent cascading outages during disturbances. 

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UMR researcher developing next-generation glucose sensor

Posted by on August 15, 2005

Wake up. Prick your finger. Repeat daily for the rest of your life. That’s a way of life for thousands of diabetics, and it’s something Dr. Chang-Soo Kim, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is trying to change.

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Virtual facilitator could help teams solve problems faster, say UMR researchers

Posted by on August 15, 2005

Inefficient, unproductive meetings — like those satirized in Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” cartoon — are the bane of the modern workplace, but two University of Missouri-Rolla professors are looking to reverse that with new software to help people share ideas and stick to an agenda.

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UMR researcher helps develop tool to diagnosis osteoarthritis

Posted by on August 12, 2005

A technique used to detect land mines could soon help rheumatologists and radiologists diagnosis osteoporosis and cervical cancer, thanks in part to the efforts of a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.

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