Tag: materials science and engineering

Missouri S&T metallurgical engineering student awarded national industry scholarship 

Posted by on March 18, 2025

Abigail Rosendahl, a junior in metallurgical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been announced as a 2025 recipient of the Ellwood Metallurgy Scholarship — a $15,000 scholarship awarded to college juniors studying metallurgy that also comes with a paid summer internship. 

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Engineers Week: Q&A with Dr. Yijia Gu, assistant professor of materials science and engineering  

Posted by on February 20, 2025

Dr. Yijia Gu joined Missouri S&T in 2019 as an assistant professor of materials science and engineering. Here is a Q&A with Gu in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2025.  

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First Solar supports Missouri S&T efforts to secure critical materials supply chains

Posted by on January 21, 2025

First Solar, Inc. has established the Endowed Professorship in Critical Energy Materials in the materials science and engineering department at Missouri S&T. The decision to endow a professorship reflects the strategic alignment between the two organizations, which have collaborated on critical minerals, particularly tellurium, for the past decade.

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S&T professor, alumnus elected Fellow of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration  

Posted by on January 7, 2025

Dr. Michael Moats, professor and chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) 2025 class of Fellows. 

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S&T professor elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted by on December 10, 2024

Dr. Richard K. Brow, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2024 class of Fellows.  

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S&T study on heat-resistant materials receives Air Force funding  

Posted by on November 18, 2024

Researchers at Missouri S&T are studying advanced materials and welding techniques for use in extreme conditions that could lead to more durable hypersonic vehicles or safer nuclear reactors with funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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S&T students keep ironmaking traditions alive at Maramec Spring Park 

Posted by on October 16, 2024

Maramec Iron Works in St. James, Missouri, may have officially ceased operations in 1878, but iron has still been produced at least the past couple years at the location, which is now home to Maramec Spring Park. 

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S&T welcomes new faculty

Posted by on August 16, 2024

Missouri S&T welcomed approximately 40 new faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes topics such as algorithmic fairness, analyzing complex data, earthquake seismology, extraction of metals, infrastructure, machine learning, neuroimaging and user interface and user experience (UI/UX).

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Meet S&T at the state fair

Posted by on August 6, 2024

The Missouri State Fair will be held Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia, and Missouri S&T invites all fair attendees to experience the best of the university through live demonstrations, a “drone zone,” games and more.

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From STEM student to CEO: Dr. Sumin Zhu

Posted by on July 17, 2024

Dr. Sumin Zhu believes that people with expertise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can use their know-how to help them become successful entrepreneurs.

That concept may sound straightforward, but Zhu, a materials scientist-turned-CEO, says it’s a message that needs to be further emphasized to students and young professionals.

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