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Missouri S&T joins initiative to increase engineering diversity
As one of the most diverse student bodies in the history of Missouri University of Science and Technology begins a new semester, the university has joined a national effort to help bring even more diversity to engineering nationwide.
Read More »Flood damage after Katrina could have been prevented, S&T expert says
A decade after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, experts say the flooding that caused over 1,800 deaths and billions of dollars in property damage could have been prevented had the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers retained an external review board to double-check its flood-wall designs.
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Missouri S&T to represent USA at European Rover Challenge
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Mars Rover Design Team is the only team from the United States that has qualified to compete at the European Rover Challenge (ERC), an international competition that challenges university students to design, build and operate the next generation of Mars rovers.
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Missouri S&T students receive Grainger Power Engineering Awards
Nine electrical engineering graduates each received a $6,000 Grainger Power Engineering Award from the electrical and computer engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The awards are presented as a reward for academic excellence.
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Missouri S&T prepares for another record enrollment
For the third year in a row, Missouri University of Science and Technology expects to break its all-time record enrollment when classes start on Monday, Aug. 24.
Read More »S&T Diplomacy Lab projects need student help
The United States Department of State has selected two Missouri University of Science and Technology bids for autumn 2015 Diplomacy Lab projects. Undergraduate and graduate students are needed for both projects, says Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of environmental engineering and a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T.
Missouri S&T and Stevens Institute of Technology are the only two technological research universities among the 20 university partners that are part of Diplomacy Lab.
Read More »Robert R. Holmes named Civil Engineer of the Year
Dr. Robert R. Holmes, an adjunct professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology and a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist, will receive the 2015 Government Civil Engineer of the Year award on Oct. 13 in New York.
Established by the Government Engineers Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the award recognizes distinguished civil engineers employed in public service for significant engineering contributions.
Read More »Professor Michael Schulz featured in physics journal
Dr. Michael Schulz, Curators’ Professor of physics and director of Missouri S&T’s Laboratory for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Research, was recently featured on the Journal of Physics website for his JPhysB journal article Influence of the post-collision interaction on interference effects in ionization of H2 by proton impact. In this interview, republished here with permission from JPhysB, he answers our questions about his research, what […]
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Missouri S&T’s Free Fall Film Festival starts Sept. 1
The local community is invited to view new and classic films at no cost during Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 2015 Free Fall Film Festival. The first film in the series will be “Selma,” a 2014 historical drama that follows Martin Luther King Jr.’s march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
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Visitors’ Nights return this fall to the Missouri S&T Observatory
The public is invited to view the Saturn and its rings through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope on Thursday, Aug. 20.
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