Tag: Engineering
Earthquake simulator wins first place in second annual Miner Creativity Challenge
Seismic Simulator, an earthquake simulator that shows young learners the power of movement, was awarded the $5,000 first-place prize in the Miner Creativity Challenge held in April. The event is organized by Kummer Student Programs in partnership with S&T’s Makerspace and the Kummer Center for STEM Education.
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S&T to host Rural Infrastructure Challenge Summit on energy resilience Sept. 13
Missouri S&T will host its second Rural Infrastructure Challenge Summit from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 in the university’s Innovation Forum.
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Robotics, lawnmowing and cutting-edge research
When Dr. George Holmes Jr. says his education at Missouri S&T helped set him on a path to develop cutting-edge technology for his own company, he means it literally.
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S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T welcomed approximately 40 new faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes topics such as algorithmic fairness, analyzing complex data, earthquake seismology, extraction of metals, infrastructure, machine learning, neuroimaging and user interface and user experience (UI/UX).
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Missouri S&T professor wins Tau Beta Pi-McDonald Mentor award
Dr. Steve E. Watkins, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected to receive the 2024 Tau Beta Pi-McDonald Mentor award.
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Saudi Arabia students affected by Crowdstrike outage still able to enjoy summer camps
Missouri S&T holds a wide variety of STEM-related summer camps that bring in students from around the nation, and even all around the world. In July, a group of four high school students from Saudi Arabia had a difficult journey getting to the Missouri S&T campus to attend the Exploring Materials in Your World Camp. While they were forced to miss most of the actual camp, S&T employees ensured the international students still had a fun and educational time while at Missouri S&T.
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Missouri S&T professor’s micro research project receives major Air Force grant
Dr. Zhi Liang from Missouri S&T is researching something so small that it can’t be seen by the naked eye, but its implications could be so large that the Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently awarded him a three-year, $600,000 grant.
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Missouri S&T’s American Nuclear Society student group honored on the national stage
For the second year in a row, Missouri S&T’s student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has been recognized as the winner of the national organization’s Samuel J. Glasstone award.
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From STEM student to CEO: Dr. Sumin Zhu
Dr. Sumin Zhu believes that people with expertise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can use their know-how to help them become successful entrepreneurs.
That concept may sound straightforward, but Zhu, a materials scientist-turned-CEO, says it’s a message that needs to be further emphasized to students and young professionals.
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TKD Foundation establishes endowed chair in glass science at Missouri S&T
The TKD Foundation, headquartered in Rolla, Missouri, has permanently funded the Richard K. Brow Chair of Glass Science endowment at Missouri S&T. Co-founded by the late Thomas E. “Ted” Day and his wife, Kimberly A. “Kim” Day, the TKD Foundation seeks to turn innovative ideas into tangible outcomes that will help mankind.
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Sports Headlines
- 2026 Miner Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class Announced
- S&T Men's Basketball Earns Team Academic Excellence Awards; Five Miners Named to Honors Court
- S&T Men's Volleyball Earn AVCA Team Academic Award
- Ten Miners and Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic; Fraser Named Scholar Athlete of the Year
- S&T Welcomes Ryan Hunt as New Assistant Track & Field Coach