Tag: environmental engineering
Chemical transport in plants likened to that of humans
Plant roots and certain human membrane systems resist chemical transport in much the same way, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology in a recent journal article. This similarity could make it easier to assess chemical risks for both people and plants, and may even lead to a new approach to testing medications.
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Undergrad’s solar house energy analysis published by journal
The energy efficiencies of a solar house could result in significant energy savings, according to research by an undergraduate engineering student at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »S&T students place second in national design competition
A group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology has earned second place in an EPA competition to create an innovative, “green” infrastructure design for managing stormwater. The students earned $1,500 for their team and $8,000 in green infrastructure research funds for their institution.
Read More »Nature’s expert witnesses: plants tell of environmental pollution
The poet William Blake once wrote that we could “see a world in a grain of sand.” Today, environmental engineers are seeing the world beneath the surface through a greener part of nature: the trunks and branches of trees.
Burken named interim ERC director
Dr. Joel Burken, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim director of the university’s Environmental Research Center for Emerging Contaminants. He will serve in the interim capacity during the search for a permanent replacement. His appointment began July 1.
Read More »UMR undergraduate gets EPA fellowship
Hannah Bruce, a junior in environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 15 students nationally to receive an Environmental Protection Agency fellowship to support her studies.
Read More »‘Green’ degree paying off for UMR graduate
Leonor Valdez-Sanchez, the state’s first environmental engineering graduate, is enjoying life outside the classroom.
Read More »UMR dedicates Chester and Evelyn Baker Greenhouse
The man Time magazine called the "Hero for the Planet" joined UMR faculty, students and an ecologically minded alumnus to dedicate the campus’s newest facility for environmental research.
Read More »UMR chair elected fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Dr. William Schonberg, chair and professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for his "significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession."
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