Tag: Kummer Institute
Missouri S&T poised to help Missouri manufacturers make 3D printing the new normal
With the recent purchase of a large-format metal 3D printer, the Kummer Institute Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Missouri S&T took an important step toward helping Missouri manufacturers use technology to sharpen their competitive edge. The purchase was based on feedback and input from manufacturers, who report that acquiring traditionally manufactured parts has become increasingly difficult due to irregularities in the supply chain.
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Missouri S&T names Shelley D. Minteer founding director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability
Dr. Shelley D. Minteer, the Dale and Susan Poulter Endowed Chair of Biological Chemistry at the University of Utah, has been appointed founding director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Minteer is an expert in energy storage and conversion and on the electrification of chemical manufacturing, a process known as electrosynthesis.
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Missouri S&T manufacturing expertise helps small business weighing big investment
Digital printing is changing the manufacturing industry. But for manufacturers that want to incorporate it, the steepness of the learning curve complicates the process of making an informed investment. For smaller manufacturers, the challenge is even more acute. That challenge is at the heart of a recent analysis S&T conducted on behalf of Masterclock, a manufacturer of precise timing systems equipment with 25 employees based in St. Charles, Missouri.
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Meet a few of Missouri S&T’s Kummer Vanguard Scholars
A few Kummer Vanguard Scholars recently shared their thoughts on the program and how it has affected their S&T experience. The program has grown dramatically since it began in 2021. This August, 1,180 of the students who start the semester at Missouri University of Science and Technology – including nearly 400 first-year students – are recipients of Kummer Vanguard Scholarships and participants in a program that provides learning opportunities beyond the classroom.
Read More »Missouri S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science
Dr. Seung-Jong “Jay” Park has been named Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science at Missouri S&T effective Aug. 1.
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Kummer Institute report honored in international ‘Circle of Excellence’ competition
Missouri S&T’s annual report for the Kummer Institute for Student Success, Research and Economic Development recently received a gold “Circle of Excellence” award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE announced the winners of the international competition Wednesday, June 21. The annual Circle of Excellence competition is designed to showcase […]
Read More »$300 million gift from June and Fred Kummer continues to transform Missouri S&T, the Rolla region and Missouri
Nearly three years ago, June Kummer and her late husband, Fred S. Kummer, a 1955 Missouri S&T graduate, made a donation that transformed Missouri S&T, the Rolla region and the state of Missouri. Their $300 million donation, received Oct. 9, 2020, and announced Oct. 12, remains the largest single gift ever to any Missouri university, public or private, and the fifth-largest gift to any public institution in the nation, according to data compiled by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Missouri S&T students compete to define innovation
The popularity of the word innovation seems nowhere near its peak, but what does the term actually mean? A recent competition challenged Missouri S&T students to address that question with a physical or digital creation. The competition was part of the university’s two-year anniversary celebration in October of the $300 million gift from the late […]
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$300 million gift from June and Fred Kummer continues to transform Missouri S&T, the Rolla region and Missouri
Missouri S&T will commemorate the two-year anniversary of the transformational $300 million gift from Fred and June Kummer during Kummer Day, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus. The welcome will be followed by presentations by undergraduate scholars, doctoral fellows and affiliated faculty and staff.
Read More »Missouri S&T welcomes new faculty
At the start of the fall semester, Missouri S&T welcomed 15 faculty members to campus. Their expertise ranges from aerothermodynamics and advanced manufacturing to sports marketing and quantum physics.
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