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Jacob Ortega looks toward the moon. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.

S&T student awarded NASA fellowship to develop method to extract moon metal  

By Greg Edwards | September 12, 2025 | 0 Comments

When some people look at the moon’s dusty, gray surface, they see multiple obstacles standing in the way of humans building permanent structures there. When Jacob Ortega looks at it, he sees an opportunity to turn its surface materials into aluminum for lunar construction. 

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S&T wins Clery Center’s 2025 Campus Safety Impact Award

By Peter Ehrhard | September 11, 2025 | 0 Comments

Missouri S&T has earned the Clery Center’s 2025 Campus Safety Impact Award. The award is given to an institution of higher education that demonstrates innovation and collaboration in enhancing safety on campus.

The Missouri S&T nuclear reactor glows blue with Cherenkov radiation from high-energy electrons moving faster than light in water. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.

S&T researcher awarded $1 million to test nuclear fuel  

By Greg Edwards | September 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

A Missouri S&T researcher is partnering with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy project to study how a nuclear fuel with a high enrichment level will perform in small modular and microreactors.