Tag: Engineering

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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Kummer Vanguard Scholars reflect on their experiences

Posted by on October 25, 2024

Now in its fourth year, the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program boasts 1,300 students at Missouri S&T. The program, established by a generous gift in 2020 from Fred and June Kummer, goes beyond a traditional scholarship program. We asked five first-generation college students about how their experience through the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program and Missouri S&T are helping them fulfill their dreams. Here’s what they said:

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S&T students keep ironmaking traditions alive at Maramec Spring Park 

Posted by on October 16, 2024

Maramec Iron Works in St. James, Missouri, may have officially ceased operations in 1878, but iron has still been produced at least the past couple years at the location, which is now home to Maramec Spring Park. 

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78 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields

Posted by on October 8, 2024

A total of 67 current and former faculty of Missouri S&T are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 54 current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2023, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.

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