Tag: Engineering school

UMR class intended to teach public about government bid proposals

Posted by on September 7, 2006

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla is sponsoring a training class for those interested in doing business with the federal government. The workshop, “Preparing Successful Government Bid Proposals,” will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center on the […]

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UMR to host mine rescue competition

Posted by on September 7, 2006

In order to prepare for the eventuality of underground disasters like the one that happened last winter in West Virginia, mine rescue teams must anticipate and practice many scenarios that might occur below the surface. That’s just what mine rescue teams from Missouri, New Mexico, Kansas, Illinois and Nevada will be doing Sept. 26-28 at […]

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UMR researcher picked for National Academy of Engineering symposia

Posted by on September 5, 2006

Dr. Venkata Allada, professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 60 engineering researchers from Japan and the United States to be selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) twelfth annual Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.

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UMR students work to solve energy problems during MIT Design Summit

Posted by on September 1, 2006

Fifty students from 21 universities in 13 countries, including two students from the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently returned to their home campuses after participating in a design summit hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.

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Superconductivity is key to conserving energy, says UMR researcher

Posted by on August 31, 2006

Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is working with superconducting materials that might eventually revolutionize the way energy is conserved.

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UMR Fall Open House to be held Sept. 30

Posted by on August 30, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla will hold the first Fall Open House of the 2006-2007 season for prospective students on Saturday, Sept. 30. This year’s activities will include a spotlight showcase on the UMR College of Arts and Sciences, the UMR School of Management and Information Systems and the UMR School of Engineering.

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Record number of employers expected to recruit at UMR

Posted by on August 30, 2006

The future’s so bright at the state’s premier technological research university that students might want to consider wearing shades.

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CAT Week at UMR begins Sept. 5

Posted by on August 28, 2006

Representatives from Caterpillar Inc. will be on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus Tuesday, Sept. 5-Thursday, Sept. 7, to allow students to explore leadership practices, career opportunities and life in the corporate world of a Fortune 100 company.

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UMR Observatory to host three Visitors’ Nights this fall

Posted by on August 25, 2006

The moon and Jupiter will be visible after sunset on Friday, Sept. 1, and amateur astronomers and curious skywatchers will be able to view them through the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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Fall Film Festival features acclaimed movies

Posted by on August 24, 2006

Beginning with Match Point on Tuesday, Aug. 29, this season’s University of Missouri-Rolla Free Film Festival will showcase 13 critically acclaimed feature films and documentaries.

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