Tag: Kummer Institute
Entrepreneurs inspire Kummer Vanguard Scholars: Advice from 3 innovators
Every entrepreneur has a first step. For the Missouri S&T Kummer Vanguard Scholars, that comes from hearing directly from innovators who turned ideas into successful businesses.
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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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Missouri S&T awarded five-year $19.8 million grant to lead Center for Chemical Innovation
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.
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Minteer earns national electrochemistry award
Dr. Shelley D. Minteer, founding director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability and professor of chemistry, earned the 2026 Manuel M. Baizer award of the Electrochemical Society.
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Spotlight Theatre creation shines in Miner Creativity Challenge
Spotlight Theatre, an interactive toy that teaches young learners how a spotlight works on stage, took home first-place as the judge’s choice in the Miner Creativity Challenge held in April at Missouri S&T. The winning design was created by three seniors at Missouri S&T: Josie Schnelten, an engineering management major from Auburn, Illinois; Colby DaVolt, […]
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Legendary records, unbreakable focus: Owen Fraser
Owen Fraser doesn’t chase awards as a member of the Missouri S&T men’s track and field team, but they keep finding him.
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Ivy league bound: S&T alumnus advances sustainable energy at Princeton
Even as a kindergartener, Caleb Moellenhoff said he wanted to become an engineer — a dream sparked by the inspiration of his father, an electrical engineer. That early curiosity didn’t fade and led him to Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering last year.
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Engineering meets business: S&T alumnus lands ideal career
Duncan Bannon always had a business-oriented mindset, and sought a career with a mix of business and STEM. A tour of the Missouri S&T campus sealed the deal as he saw the Engineering Management Building. Then it clicked: that was the next step in his path to success.
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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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