Tag: mining engineering

Missouri S&T to defend world champion titles Down Under

Posted by on March 18, 2015

A group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students is preparing to travel over 9,000 miles to defend two world championship titles in events based on mining techniques generally known as “mucking.” The students will compete in the 37th Intercollegiate Mining Competition held Wednesday, March 25, through Sunday, March 29, at the Western Australia School of Mines in Kalgoorlie, Australia.

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Missouri S&T to host annual Blasters Training Seminar in January

Posted by on December 2, 2014

Missouri University of Science and Technology will host its annual Blasters Training Seminar Jan. 5-7, 2015, at the Embassy Suites in St. Charles, Missouri.

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Visit Missouri S&T’s spooky haunted mine

Posted by on October 6, 2014

Mining engineering students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are brewing up a special treat for people who want to visit S&T’s Experimental Mine Facility this Halloween.

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Ph.D. in explosives engineering offered this fall at Missouri S&T

Posted by on August 28, 2014

Missouri University of Science and Technology will offer the nation’s first Ph.D. in explosives engineering beginning this fall. The new doctorate will help the university fill critical shortfalls in government and industry. In the mining industry alone, more than 5,000 engineers will retire in the next decade.

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S&T offers nation’s first Ph.D. in explosives engineering

Posted by on February 11, 2014

Missouri University of Science and Technology has been approved by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to offer the nation’s first Ph.D. in explosives engineering. Missouri S&T was also the first in the nation to offer undergraduate and post-graduate minors in explosives engineering in 2005, a postgraduate certificate in 2006, and a master’s degree in […]

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Curators approve nation’s first Ph.D. in explosives engineering

Posted by on November 21, 2013

A pioneering program in explosives engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology is poised to expand to the doctoral level. The University of Missouri System Board of Curators voted to approve the degree program at its Nov. 21 meeting. The program now must be approved by the Coordinating Board of Higher Education.

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S&T’s Haunted Mine to operate on Friday

Posted by on October 29, 2013

The Haunted Mine at Missouri S&T will operate an additional day this Halloween season. Mining engineering student volunteers will be on hand to frighten folks on Friday, Nov. 1, in addition to Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31.

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Visit S&T’s Haunted Mine this Halloween

Posted by on October 8, 2013

Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are planning a spooky treat for people who want to visit S&T’s Experimental Mine Facility this Halloween.

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Mine rescue contest results released

Posted by on October 1, 2013

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s gold team finished in third place in the field portion of the Missouri Mine Rescue Contest that was held Sept. 24-26 at the university. The students competed against seven professional and two student mine rescue teams.

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Plan to upgrade experimental mine approved by curators

Posted by on September 16, 2013

Plans to upgrade the Experimental Mine Facility at Missouri University of Science and Technology are moving forward with the University of Missouri System Board of Curators’ recent approval of a $1.2 million state capital appropriations request.

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