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Dr. Satish Puri, an associate professor of computer science at Missouri S&T, poses with stacks of printed maps in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library that only represent a small fraction of the petabytes of digital data used for his research. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.

Algorithmic advances: S&T researcher works to improve geospatial analytics

By Greg Edwards | November 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Imagine owning a library with every book imaginable — millions and millions of titles — but not having a way to organize the different texts or search for specific information.

This is essentially the scenario Missouri S&T researcher Dr. Satish Puri works to fix, but instead of it being a brick-and-mortar library filled with books, he is working with petabytes of digital data — primarily geospatial information, such as maps — and finding the best ways to run queries and get useful results as quickly as possible.

Mel Azimzadeh, a master’s student in civil engineering, uses an Oculus Quest 2 headset to tour the Missouri S&T Solar Village, shown behind her. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.

Missouri S&T to power new energy technology incubator

By Greg Edwards | November 16, 2023 | 1 Comment

Missouri S&T has long been home to one of the nation’s most diverse energy-focused research portfolios, and leaders are now taking steps to accelerate energy innovation from S&T’s laboratories to the marketplace.

Erik Gergstrom and Dr. Andrea Scharf in lab

Curators approve Ph.D. programs in bioengineering and biological sciences at S&T 

By Velvet Hasner | November 16, 2023 | 1 Comment

The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 16) to approve two new Ph.D. programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new programs in bioengineering and biological sciences support S&T’s continued growth in education and research related to health care and related fields.   The programs now must be approved […]