Tag: school of engineering
UMR scholar to receive award from electrical engineering society
Dr. Steve Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will receive the Achievement Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Regional Activities Board during the organization’s conference in Colorado April 7-9.
Read More »Free summer workshops will help students, teachers ‘discover’ manufacturing processes
Two free, hands-on summer workshops designed to help students and educators alike make sense of the manufacturing process have been set at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The workshops, titled "Discover Manufacturing," are sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Advance Technological Education Program, UMR’s Manufacturing Engineering program, and the Advanced Manufacturing Center at St. Louis Community […]
Read More »Education journal publishes work by UMR scholars
Dr. Steve Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently served as guest editor of the Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, a half-yearly publication for educators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Read More »UMR to take lead in introducing engineering to state’s schools
Project Lead the Way, a national high school and middle school pre-engineering curriculum designed to attract higher numbers of young people to careers in technology and engineering, recently got a helping hand from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR chair elected fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Dr. William Schonberg, chair and professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for his "significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession."
Read More »UMR researcher receives $400,000 from National Science Foundation
Dr. Jee-Ching Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to support his work on modeling nanoparticle self-assembly.
Read More »UMR scholar works to promote hydrogen energy technology worldwide
For the past three months, Dr. John Sheffield, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been living in Istanbul, staying out of the classroom but remaining focused on hydrogen energy.
Read More »UMR researcher works to clear air on soot formation
As five Midwestern states add soot alerts to their warning system for dirty air, one University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is trying to get to the root of the soot problem.
Read More »Ralph Flori named assistant dean of engineering
Dr. Ralph Flori, associate professor of basic engineering at the University of Missouri, was named assistant dean of engineering for pre-college and undergraduate programs for the School of Engineering effective Jan. 1.
Read More »Minority students to get taste of UMR Feb. 24-27
Sixty minority high school students from across Missouri will spend a weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla later this month learning about college life and the fields of engineering, math and science.
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