Tag: research
22 faculty members to receive awards at Missouri S&T
Twenty-two Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members received the Faculty Achievement, Research, Service or Teaching Award for 2013. Each award winner receives a $1,000 stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. The awards were presented at a ceremony held Feb. 18 on campus.
Read More »First two of four ‘signature’ areas named
Missouri University of Science and Technology made significant headway in carrying out its strategic plan this week by identifying two of four areas in which the campus aims to achieve best-in-class, or signature, status as a research university.
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13 important research stories of 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 […]
Read More »Missouri S&T named to National Academy of Inventors
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.
Read More »Fort Leonard Wood commanding general to visit S&T
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.
Read More »IT helps researchers see their data like never before
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.
Read More »Researchers get NASA funding to study how to propel and control tiny spacecraft
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.
Read More »S&T researcher thinks “inside the box” to create self-contained wastewater system for soldiers, small towns
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.
Read More »S&T students to take research ideas to Jeff City
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.
Read More »Missouri S&T to host annual research conference for undergrads
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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