Tag: Engineering

Experts to investigate breach at Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant

Posted by on December 14, 2005

A hazards-mitigation team from UMR and the U.S. Geological Survey plan to assess this morning’s reservoir breach at a hydroelectric power plant in southeast Missouri to help determine the cause of the incident.

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Masonry expert to discuss deterioration detection

Posted by on November 18, 2005

Michael Schuller, president of Atkinson-Noland & Associates in Boulder, Colo., will present “Nondestructive and In-place Evaluation of Masonry” at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Room 110 of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.

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ASEM honors engineering management faculty, alumni

Posted by on November 15, 2005

Three faculty members from UMR’s engineering management and systems engineering department and two recent Ph.D. recipients from that department were honored by the American Society of Engineering Management during ASEM’s annual conference Oct. 26-29 in Virginia Beach, Va.

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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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Ercal to serve as interim chair of computer science at UMR

Posted by on September 12, 2005

Dr. Fikret Ercal, professor and assistant chair of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named interim chair of the UMR computer science department. He will replace Dr. Daniel St. Clair, who is currently on leave from UMR. Ercal will serve in the position for approximately one year while the department conducts a […]

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Whitefield named chair of chemistry at UMR

Posted by on September 12, 2005

Dr. Phil Whitefield, professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla and director of the UMR Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Research, has been named chair of the chemistry department. The appointment took effect Sept. 1.

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UMR Observatory to host three Visitors’ Nights this semester

Posted by on September 8, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host three Visitors’ Night during the fall semester at UMR’s astronomical observatory. Weather permitting, the public is invited to view the skies through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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UMR to host opening reception for fall art exhibition Sept. 20

Posted by on September 7, 2005

An opening reception for “Art Works in Rolla III,” an exhibition that celebrates the University of Missouri-Rolla’s connection to the art world with works by artists with a historical connection to UMR, will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the lobby of Castleman Hall.

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UMR to celebrate connection to local artists in fall exhibition

Posted by on September 7, 2005

This September, the University of Missouri-Rolla will celebrate its connection to the art world with an exhibition of works by area artists whose works are already in the university collection or who have taught at UMR. The show will include works that reflect the history or missions of the university, including its unique place in […]

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UMR historian launches project to research the U.S. Bureau of Mines

Posted by on September 6, 2005

When University of Missouri-Rolla historian Dr. Jeff Schramm began researching the U.S. Bureau of Mines Rolla experiment station last spring, he found that almost no scholarly works about the bureau exist.

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