Tag: Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows
Kummer I&E Fellows explore industry
Students in Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Fellows Program are getting an inside look at industry with site visits to companies across Missouri.
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I&E Fellows: Where are they now? Meet Radwa Eissa, assistant professor
When Dr. Radwa Eissa was growing up in Cairo, Egypt, conversations about building design were part of daily life. And with several architects in her family, she decided to follow that path.
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I&E Fellows: Where are they now? Meet Logan Wilcox, lead engineer
When Logan Wilcox joined Missouri S&T’s first cohort of the Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellows program, he didn’t know exactly where he would end up. Now, he’s a lead engineer at GE Aerospace.
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Missouri S&T to celebrate five years of impact on Kummer Day
Missouri S&T will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Fred and June Kummer’s $300 million gift during Kummer Day on Thursday, Oct. 9, on the university’s campus in Rolla, showcasing its transformative impact on campus and the community.
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Engineering for impact: Ph.D. student tackles energy resilience in island nations
Born and raised in Jamaica, Ashley Ann Davis brings a firsthand perspective on infrastructure challenges faced by small island nations.
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An opportunity to contribute knowledge to the scientific community
After completing his Ph.D. in industrial chemistry in Nigeria, his home country, Dr. Ugochukwu Ewuzie worked as a laboratory scientist for a global energy company. Spending his days working on synthetic fuels and waste created by various refining processes, Ewuzie began to wonder not just how to reuse those waste byproducts but how to reuse them in a way that’s good for the environment. That’s where the road to Missouri S&T and his second Ph.D., this one in chemical engineering, began to pave itself in concrete—literally.
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Environmentally minded Ph.D. student developing long-last batteries that bring more power to smaller spaces
When Gracie Boyer was a child, one of the many questions she asked her father, a diesel mechanic, was how their refrigerator worked. After he explained, she had several follow-up questions, including: How would it function if the external temperature was dramatically higher due to the world being on fire? Could an appliance maintain a consistent temperature internally when subjected to extreme fluctuations externally?
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Bringing circular economy to construction projects
Missouri S&T Ph.D. student Radwa Eissa is looking to bring the circular economy to construction by studying ways to use reusable, modular components and materials that could be recycled at the end of the building’s useful life.
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The future of automobile travel may be low-temperature combustion
Ph.D. student Adrian Batista is motivated to learn from different fields of science and combine them to solve problems, because he believes that connecting them is the path to solving for new technological applications. That is why he chose to attend graduate school in chemistry after earning an undergraduate degree in physics.
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By the book: Missouri S&T senior shares guidance for new college students
As she prepares to graduate from Missouri S&T this May, Ashley-Ann Davis has some important advice for next fall’s college freshmen. “Figure out what’s important to you, and once you figure that out, prioritize it,” says Davis, of Jefferson City, Missouri. “Once you prioritize what matters, you can focus more easily.” But setting priorities doesn’t […]
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