Tag: mechanical

UMR Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers inducts six members

Posted by on October 19, 2007

Six University of Missouri-Rolla graduates were inducted into the Academy of Mechanical Aerospace Engineers during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on Thursday, Oct. 19.

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Five inducted into mechanical/aerospace engineering academy

Posted by on October 20, 2006

Five University of Missouri-Rolla graduates were inducted into the Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on Thursday, Oct. 19.

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Creation through destruction

Posted by on June 15, 2006

The old Mechanical Engineering Annex, built in 1902, is history. The demolition, which took several months, started early this year. Now, concrete has been poured on the vacant site and the steel beams of a brand new structure are starting to rise.

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UMR students take first in helicopter design competition

Posted by on April 11, 2006

A multidisciplinary team of students from the University of Missouri-Rolla took the $5,000 top prize this month in a helicopter design competition sponsored by the Huntsville, Ala., chapter of the American Helicopter Society.

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Students angle for win at UMR competition

Posted by on February 16, 2006

Just days after trout fishing season opens in Missouri, students from across the country will try to snag the top prize in a fishing pole design competition at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Paseo Bridge hid its problems, say UMR researchers

Posted by on August 9, 2005

As the $21 million Paseo Bridge rehabilitation project nears completion in Kansas City, two University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are sharing their findings on why the bridge cracked in the first place.

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UMR student tests low-cost software for small-plane simulation

Posted by on June 24, 2004

University of Missouri-Rolla student Peter Cross is investigating applications of normal aircraft simulation software for use with non-commercial aircraft to see how accurately he can simulate flights on a much smaller scale than normal.

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Student’s space shuttle research wins national competition

Posted by on January 22, 2003

A University of Missouri-Rolla graduate student’s research on a guidance system for the next generation of space shuttles won first place nationally in the graduate student competition of the 2003 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) National Student Conference. The conference was held Jan. 7 in Reno, Nev.

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