Tag: materials science
Greg Hilmas named interim chair of materials science and engineering
Dr. Gregory E. Hilmas, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim chair of the materials science and engineering department at Missouri S&T, effective July 1.
Read More »Collaboration unites S&T engineering, Winthrop University fine arts
When it comes to materials science and engineering, there’s more than a bit of artistry involved. At any given time, its practitioners may tame glass, shape steel or push the boundaries of biomedicine. And those rigid lines dividing creative spontaneity from analytical discipline? They’re often downright blurry, if not overlapping.
Read More »Missouri S&T students named Caterpillar-APEC Scholars
Four undergraduate students and one doctoral student in materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive annual scholarships through a joint effort with Caterpillar Inc. to promote economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read More »Glass scaffolds that help heal bone show promise as weight-bearing implants
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a type of glass implant that could one day be used to repair injured bones in the arms, legs and other areas of the body that are most subject to the stresses of weight.
Read More »Huebner named chair of UMR’s materials science and engineering department
Dr. Wayne Huebner has been named chair of the materials science and engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, effective with the start of the current semester.
Read More »Superconductivity is key to conserving energy, says UMR researcher
Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is working with superconducting materials that might eventually revolutionize the way energy is conserved.
Read More »UMR researchers develop environmentally friendly coatings for military applications
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are helping to develop a two-layer, chromate-free coating system to protect military equipment, especially aircraft, from corrosion. The two layers consist of a non-chromate conversion coating and self-priming ultra-violet light materials.
Read More »U.S. News again ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs
The University of Missouri-Rolla is again one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of graduate schools. The rankings also list five UMR programs as among the best in the country.
Read More »Delbert Day elected into National Academy of Engineering for cancer research
Dr. Delbert Day, Curators’ Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering at UMR whose work with glass has resulted in a variety of inventions — from "glasphalt" for roads to an innovative approach to fight liver cancer using microscopic, irradiated glass beads — has been elected into the National Academy of Engineering, the NAE announced Friday, Feb. […]
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