Tag: Engineering
S&T professor elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Richard K. Brow, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2024 class of Fellows.
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Soon-to-be S&T graduate: When in doubt, just remember ‘Sí se puede’
When students doubt their ability to succeed or are unsure about their plans for after high school, Raphael “Tito” Marzo has a simple but powerful message for them: “Sí se puede” — or “Yes you can.”
This is the same message Marzo, who will graduate in December with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T, heard countless times four years ago when he attended the Sí Se Puede program coordinated by the university’s student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
‘A relentless practicality’
When Dr. Joshua P. Schlegel envisioned what his career would be like during his youth, he says he didn’t anticipate he would one day be an award-winning educator.
But that’s exactly what he is, as he was recently recognized at Missouri S&T’s annual faculty awards banquet as a 2024 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Oerther receives global award for engineering education
Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, an environmental health engineering professor at Missouri S&T, has been awarded the Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education from the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES).
Read More »S&T student selected as scholar for national organization’s Critical Minerals Research Lab
A Ph.D. student in mining engineering at Missouri S&T has been selected for Resources for the Future’s first class of scholars for its Critical Minerals Research Lab.
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S&T chemical engineering students place fifth in international energy poverty competition
A team of three Missouri S&T students in the Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering was recently awarded fifth place out of almost 150 teams in the international Switch Competition focused on addressing energy poverty, or a lack of around the globe.
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Missouri S&T students pitch their startup concepts for scholarship prizes
EcoBioCapture, a business concept based on a process developed by two S&T students for farming operations to meet emissions regulations while developing supplemental food for their livestock, won the $5,000 first-place prize in the university’s third annual Startup Challenge on Nov. 11.
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S&T study on heat-resistant materials receives Air Force funding
Researchers at Missouri S&T are studying advanced materials and welding techniques for use in extreme conditions that could lead to more durable hypersonic vehicles or safer nuclear reactors with funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
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Maryland lieutenant governor, S&T alumna returns to Rolla Dec. 4 for Chancellor’s Speaker Series
Aruna Miller, lieutenant governor of Maryland and an alumna of Missouri S&T, will speak at the university Wednesday, Dec. 4 for the Chancellor’s Speaker Series.
Read More »Missouri S&T professor to serve as AIChE president
Dr. Joseph Smith, a professor in Missouri S&T’s Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, is set to take the reins as president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) beginning in 2025, the organization recently announced.
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