Tag: UMR

Nash tells UMR grads to go forth and ‘seek healthy adventure’

Posted by on December 19, 2005

In his commencement address Saturday (Dec. 17, 2005), Zebulun (Zeb) Nash challenged the University of Missouri-Rolla graduating class to use their educations to make the world a better place. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Nash added: “Be flexible, and seek healthy adventure in your lives.”

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UMR’s Pringle named Curators’ Teaching Professor

Posted by on December 19, 2005

Dr. Allan Pringle, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named a Curators’ Teaching Professor during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.

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UMR’s Schulz named Curators’ Professor

Posted by on December 19, 2005

Dr. Michael Schulz, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named Curators’ Professor of physics during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.

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UMR faculty members receive excellence awards

Posted by on December 16, 2005

Eighteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during a dinner Dec. 15.

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Worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers puts UMR grads in ‘catbird’s seat’

Posted by on December 15, 2005

A worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers is making some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla a hot commodity.

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UMR receives six awards from electrical engineering association

Posted by on December 13, 2005

The St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented University of Missouri-Rolla students, alumni and faculty with six awards during a banquet held Dec. 3 in St. Louis.

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Air Force employs technology developed at UMR to coat F-15 fleet

Posted by on December 12, 2005

The entire fleet of F-15s in the U.S. Air Force is getting primed for future flights, thanks to chrome-free inhibitor technology originally developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla.        

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UMR study finds gas pipelines could serve as wireless links

Posted by on December 12, 2005

Detecting leaks and conducting maintenance in America’s aging network of natural gas pipelines will eventually be a job for wireless robots, according to researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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UMR makes donations to GRACE

Posted by on December 9, 2005

The materials science and engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla donated four truckloads of canned goods to the Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise (GRACE) Friday, Dec. 9. Additional cash donations totaled more than $2,000.

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Santa to visit KUMR studios Friday, Dec. 23

Posted by on December 9, 2005

Public radio station KUMR at the University of Missouri-Rolla invites kids of all ages to tune in to the station and call in to speak with Santa Claus on a special holiday edition of “Sounds Eclectic” 9-11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23.

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