When some people look at the moon’s dusty, gray surface, they see multiple obstacles standing in the way of humans building permanent structures there. When Jacob Ortega looks at it, he sees an opportunity to turn its surface materials into aluminum for lunar construction.
Read More »Missouri S&T has earned the Clery Center’s 2025 Campus Safety Impact Award. The award is given to an institution of higher education that demonstrates innovation and collaboration in enhancing safety on campus.
Read More »A Missouri S&T researcher is partnering with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy project to study how a nuclear fuel with a high enrichment level will perform in small modular and microreactors.
Read More »On a whim, Dr. Casey Burton first visited Missouri S&T at age 17. He was returning home from a different college visit and decided to stop in with his parents for a tour. After all, Burton’s grandfather was an S&T alumnus, so he wanted to see the campus at least.
Read More »Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the nation’s best public universities when it comes to career placement for its graduates, student internships and overall value, according to the Princeton Review’s latest “The Best 391 Colleges – 2026 Edition,” released this week.
Read More »Missouri S&T has been awarded a $19.8 million collaborative agreement to renew the National Science Foundation’s Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry. This chemical innovation center will be led by Missouri S&T’s chemistry department and the university will partner with 13 additional institutions on the grant.
Read More »Chronic wound infections are a longstanding issue that affects hospitals and patients, because the bacteria that are associated with these infections often form complex “biofilms,” in which the microbial organisms persist in the infection.
Read More »The University Photographers’ Association of America named Missouri S&T photographer Michael Pierce the 2025 Mark A. Philbrick Photographer of the Year and the 2025 Overall Annual Photo Contest Winner during the association’s annual symposium in Tennessee in July.
Read More »Caleb Schwenk says he has always been passionate about United States history, explosions and the natural resources found in the earth. At Missouri S&T, he’s found ways to explore all three.
Read More »Missouri University of Science and Technology received the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, announced today (Monday, Aug.4). The award is a measure of an institution’s individual programs and initiatives that significantly advance student inclusion and belonging through programs and initiatives.
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