Missouri S&T in the News
In the news: EMSE, Explosives Camp, iGem and Maker Faire
- Stephen Corns, associate chair of graduate studies, is featured in an Engineering.com article about Missouri S&T’s master’s degree in engineering management. The article, “Take the Lead Where Engineering and Business Intersect,” was published June 23. Embedded with the story is a video produced by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) about Missouri S&T’s engineering management and systems engineering department. The video features several faculty and a student, including Corns; Dr. Suzanna Long, department chair; Lizzette Perez-Lespier, a recent PhD graduate; Dr. Elizabeth Cudney, associate professor; Dr. Stephen Raper, associate professor; and Dr. Joan Schuman, assistant teaching professor.
In the news: Dachau liberation, DELTA Labs, Oroville Dam, ‘World of Warcraft’
- Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished professor of history, was quoted in The Times of Israel article, “These U.S. Soldiers Liberated Dachau While Their own Families Were Locked Up Back Home,” published May 29. Rich Tenorio wrote the article about the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, the only U.S. military unit during World War II whose enlisted men were of Japanese descent. Read More »
Post-Dispatch covers S&T, “Rolla ratio”
Monday’s edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch includes two stories about Missouri S&T: A front-page article about our economic impact and value to the state and a story about the campus gender gap, which is similar to other STEM-focused universities.
Read More »Chancellor’s op-ed in Post-Dispatch
Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader’s recent op-ed, titled An Emerging Theory on STEM, was published this week in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Read More »Chancellor’s op-ed about STEM in today’s Post-Dispatch
An opinion piece by Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader, titled “STEM education: Where the girls are not,” was published in today’s edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The article points out the widening gender gap in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “While the majority of U.S. college students today are female, they […]
Read More »Researcher featured on cover of fluid mechanics journal
Congratulations to Dr. Arindam Banerjee, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, for making the cover of the Sept. 25 issue of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, published by Cambridge University Press. Read more about this in our research blog, Visions.
Read More »In the news: Obama coverage
The Obama for America campaign stop at Missouri S&T on Wednesday brought plenty of media attention to the campus and Rolla, as well as several media mentions of the new name. For a roundup of the media coverage that mentions Missouri S&T, visit the Missouri S&T online news clip site, http://del.icio.us/missourisandt/obama.
Read More »S&T in the news: food shortages, horses and hammocks (again)
Missouri S&T graduate student Parthiv Shah and his advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Cudney, were covered by the Malaysia Sun for their research to help predict future food shortages. Read the full story here. Springfield, Mo., NBC affiliate KY3 interviewed Missouri S&T plumber Roy Snelson yesterday about his unique method of travel to work. Check out the […]
Read More »Missouri S&T in the news: explosives camp, file-sharing, hammocks and horsepower
Missouri S&T has been in the news a lot lately. In terms of national visibility, the biggest bang (so to speak) comes from Time magazine, which will feature a brief about the camp in its June 30 edition, on newsstands soon. Other recent news items: The sway of hammocks, quoting James Bogan and originally published […]
Read More »S&T alumnus, GM exec featured on NBC Nightly News
Missouri S&T graduate Bob Kruse, EE’81, a General Motors in charge of hybrids and electric vehicles, was featured earlier this week on one of NBC Nightly News’ "Running on Empty" segments about rising fuel costs. The segment focused on GM’s development of alternative-fuel vehicles and included an interview with Kruse, who is executive director for […]
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