Tag: Engineering

‘A relentless practicality’

Posted by on December 9, 2024

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. 

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Oerther receives global award for engineering education

Posted by on December 5, 2024

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). 

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S&T student selected as scholar for national organization’s Critical Minerals Research Lab 

Posted by on November 27, 2024

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 

Posted by on November 25, 2024

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

Posted by on November 24, 2024

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  

Posted by on November 18, 2024

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

Posted by on November 18, 2024

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.

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Missouri S&T professor to serve as AIChE president 

Posted by on November 13, 2024

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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Missouri S&T researchers set to work in lunar gravity for NASA project

Posted by on October 30, 2024

A team of researchers from Missouri S&T examining how to enrich materials needed for construction on the Moon will soon experience what gravity is like on Earth’s closest celestial companion while testing their technology. 

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65th annual S&T Asphalt Conference is Dec. 3-4

Posted by on October 29, 2024

The 65th annual Asphalt Conference will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Missouri S&T. Registration is $200 per person through Monday, Nov. 25.

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