Tag: Rolla

UMR to host summer camps

Posted by on May 11, 2006

Students between the ages of 10 and 20 can take a behind-the-scenes look at everything from robots and explosives to geology and spaceships at summer camps and programs to be held this summer on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. They include:

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UMR researcher to receive IEEE Young Engineer Award

Posted by on May 11, 2006

Dr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the real-time power and intelligent systems laboratory at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected to receive the Walter Fee Outstanding Young Engineer Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power Engineering Society (IEEE PES).

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UMR MecMovies project wins prestigious MERLOT award

Posted by on May 10, 2006

MecMovies, instructional software created at the University of Missouri-Rolla to illustrate hard-to-visualize engineering concepts, has been picked to receive a 2006 MERLOT Classics Award and the Editors’ Choice Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources.

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Drinking water: make mine unleaded, says UMR chemist

Posted by on May 10, 2006

The use of monochloramine to disinfect drinking water can cause harmful levels of lead in the water, says a University of Missouri-Rolla chemist. His research will be published in the May 15 issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology.

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UMR to host GeoMO conference

Posted by on May 10, 2006

The civil, architectural and environmental engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla is hosting GeoMO 2006, a conference and workshop on soil strength and slope stability, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 19, on campus.          

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UMR team prepares Indy-style car for competition

Posted by on May 9, 2006

A team of University of Missouri-Rolla students has designed and manufactured a sleek silver and blue vehicle that can outperform most sports cars – but UMR’s 2006 Formula Car isn’t street legal.         

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UMR wins fifth-straight human-powered vehicle championship

Posted by on May 8, 2006

A Human-Powered Vehicle Team from the University of Missouri-Rolla won its fifth straight championship by placing first overall in the East Coast HPV Challenge May 7 in Charlotte, N.C.         

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UMR to confer two posthumous degrees

Posted by on May 5, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla will confer two posthumous degrees during commencement ceremonies for approximately 700 graduates at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue.

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UMR student discusses Bureau of Mines at history conference

Posted by on May 4, 2006

Konya L. Lafferty of Rolla, Mo., a senior in history at the University of Missouri-Rolla, presented a paper at the 49th meeting of the Midwest Junto of the History of Science Society, held April 28-30 in Madison, Wis.

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Ron Miller to deliver UMR Commencement address

Posted by on May 3, 2006

Spring commencement at the University of Missouri Rolla will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla. UMR graduate James Ronald Miller will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate.         

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