Tag: research

13 important research stories of 2013

Posted by on December 23, 2013

Robotic brains. Glass that can heal bones. A urine test to detect breast cancer. New insights into how Internet use could indicate depression. These were among the most notable advances in research made by Missouri S&T professors and their students in 2013. Here are 13 that were publicized during the year, but are well worth talking […]

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Missouri S&T named to National Academy of Inventors

Posted by on October 17, 2013

Missouri University of Science and Technology has been named a charter member of the National Academy of Inventors, an organization that promotes research and innovation among research universities.

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Fort Leonard Wood commanding general to visit S&T

Posted by on September 27, 2013

U.S. Army Maj. Gen Leslie C. Smith, commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood, will visit the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus on Monday, Sept. 30.

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IT helps researchers see their data like never before

Posted by on August 7, 2013

Making sense of the ever-increasing mounds of data is one of the great challenges facing researchers today. At Missouri University of Science and Technology, staff and students in the information technology department have come up with an approach to help researchers gain a new perspective on their data.

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Researchers get NASA funding to study how to propel and control tiny spacecraft

Posted by on August 2, 2013

NASA hopes to expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe, but current small satellites that gather vital information can’t be controlled once they’ve been released into space. Two researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology think they may have discovered a fix for the problem.

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S&T researcher thinks “inside the box” to create self-contained wastewater system for soldiers, small towns

Posted by on September 16, 2009

Cheaper. Better. Faster. Most people will say you can’t have all three. But don’t tell that to Dr. Jianmin Wang, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Wang has created a wastewater system “in a box.” Each system, built by re-purposing a shipping container, is low power, low maintenance and highly efficient. Built from weathering steel, these containers are designed to be tough and can be dropped on site by helicopters.

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S&T students to take research ideas to Jeff City

Posted by on March 30, 2009

This April, students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Jefferson City, Mo., to share information about projects ranging from “Algae for Biodiesel” to “The Problem with Space Trash” with state lawmakers.

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Missouri S&T to host annual research conference for undergrads

Posted by on March 26, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology is hosting an Undergraduate Research Conference Wednesday, April 8, at the Havener Center on campus. A total of 81 Missouri S&T students, working individually or in groups, will participate.

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Aerospace research is conference topic

Posted by on May 30, 2008

The latest aerospace manufacturing research from the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies at Missouri S&T will be shared at a June 10 conference in Dayton, Ohio.

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S&T students recognized at undergraduate research conference

Posted by on April 24, 2008

Sixty four students from Missouri University of Science and Technology recently participated in the 2008 Undergraduate Research Conference at Missouri S&T. The conference gives undergraduates opportunities to showcase their research efforts to the campus community and general public. This marked the fourth year for the event.         

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