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Meet a few of Missouri S&T’s Kummer Vanguard Scholars

Posted by on July 3, 2023

A few Kummer Vanguard Scholars recently shared their thoughts on the program and how it has affected their S&T experience. The program has grown dramatically since it began in 2021. This August, 1,180 of the students who start the semester at Missouri University of Science and Technology – including nearly 400 first-year students – are recipients of Kummer Vanguard Scholarships and participants in a program that provides learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

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Missouri S&T seeks K-12 teachers to present at regional STEM conference, July 31-Aug. 1

Posted by on June 29, 2023

The Kummer Center for STEM Education at Missouri University of Science and Technology is seeking K-12 STEM teachers, educational partners and others with expertise in K-12 STEM education to deliver one-hour presentations at its upcoming Regional STEM Conference, Monday, July 31, and Tuesday, Aug. 1 on the S&T campus in Rolla.

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Gao named interim chair of geosciences, geological and petroleum engineering at Missouri S&T

Posted by on June 29, 2023

Dr. Stephen S. Gao, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering (GGPE) at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has accepted the role of interim chair of his home department effective Aug. 1.

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Missouri S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science

Posted by on June 29, 2023

Dr. Seung-Jong “Jay” Park has been named Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science at Missouri S&T effective Aug. 1.

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S&T researchers awarded $2 million to assess public perception of nuclear waste sites

Posted by on June 27, 2023

Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology have been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to assist the agency in finding interim storage sites for the country’s spent nuclear fuel. 

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Kueny named chair of psychological science at Missouri S&T

Posted by on June 27, 2023

Dr. Clair Reynolds Kueny has been named chair of psychological science at Missouri S&T. Her appointment begins Monday, July 3.

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Kummer Institute report honored in international ‘Circle of Excellence’ competition

Posted by on June 22, 2023

Missouri S&T’s annual report for the Kummer Institute for Student Success, Research and Economic Development recently received a gold “Circle of Excellence” award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE announced the winners of the international competition Wednesday, June 21. The annual Circle of Excellence competition is designed to showcase […]

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Missouri S&T awards Chancellor’s Scholarships

Posted by on June 20, 2023

Missouri University of Science and Technology awarded Chancellor’s Scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year to 21 Missouri high school graduates. To qualify for the scholarship, students must be Missouri residents, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.75 or rank in the upper 10 percent of their high school graduation class and have […]

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Manufacturing moon metal: Missouri S&T students conduct research for NASA challenge

Posted by on June 15, 2023

An aerospace engineering Ph.D. student at Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a team of 12 undergraduate students on a research project that is literally out of this world. The group recently received funding to continue its work for NASA’s 2023 Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing Idea (BIG Idea) Challenge: Lunar Forge.

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Missouri S&T physicist-led team finds new behavior of light

Posted by on June 15, 2023

A research collaboration led by a Missouri S&T physicist has used a new computational process that increases the speed and scale of numerical simulations to observe a previously theorized emerging behavior of light. Despite over 40 years of research, it had remained unknown whether the phenomenon called Anderson localization could take place for the electromagnetic waves.

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