Tag: University of Missouri-Rolla
Nash tells UMR grads to go forth and ‘seek healthy adventure’
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.”
Read More »UMR’s Pringle named Curators’ Teaching Professor
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.
Read More »UMR’s Schulz named Curators’ Professor
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.
Read More »UMR faculty members receive excellence awards
Eighteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during a dinner Dec. 15.
Read More »Worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers puts UMR grads in ‘catbird’s seat’
A worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers is making some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla a hot commodity.
Read More »Experts to investigate breach at Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant
A hazards-mitigation team from UMR and the U.S. Geological Survey plan to assess this morning’s reservoir breach at a hydroelectric power plant in southeast Missouri to help determine the cause of the incident.
Read More »UMR receives six awards from electrical engineering association
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.
Read More »Air Force employs technology developed at UMR to coat F-15 fleet
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.
Read More »UMR study finds gas pipelines could serve as wireless links
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.
Read More »UMR makes donations to GRACE
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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