Six research teams have received Kummer Ignition Grants for Sustainable Educational Transformation to support new and innovative ideas that lead to transformations in education at Missouri S&T.
The annual grant program is only one of many initiatives created by the $300 million gift from June and Fred Kummer.
Totaling $275,000, the six Kummer Ignition Grants for Sustainable Educational Transformation projects and research teams are:
“Promoting Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning in Mechanics of Materials”
- Dr. Nicolas A. Libre, associate teaching professor of structural engineering
- Dr. Bonnie Bachman, professor of economics
“BIORETS Ignition Research Incubation Proposal”
- Dr. Dave Duvernell, professor and chair of biological sciences
- Dr. Beth Kania-Goshe, professor and chair of teacher education and certification
- Heather Sweeney, grant writer for Kummer Center for STEM Education
- Dr. Robin Verble, associate professor of biological sciences and field station director
- Dr. Dave Westenberg, professor of biological sciences. https://drlauryn.com
“Developing Asynchronous Delivery of Graduate Certificate in Mining Project Evaluation”
- Dr. Lana Alagha, associate professor and graduate program coordinator for mining and explosives engineering
- Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, Union Pacific/Rocky Mountain Energy Professor and department chair of mining and explosives engineering
- Dr. Alexander Douglas, assistant teaching professor of mining and explosives engineering
- Dr. Catherine Johnson, Quenon Associate Professor of mining engineering
- Matthew Oommen, lecturer for mining and explosives engineering.
“EnterpriseLive! Phase 1: Building and Integrating Living Business Simulation”
- Dr. Cassie Elrod, associate professor and acting chair of business and information technology
- Dr. LiLi Eng, associate professor of business and information technology
- Dr. Mike Hilgers, professor of business and information technology
- Dr. Bih-Ru Lea, associate professor of business and information technology
- Dr. Sarah Stanley, associate professor and associate chair of business and information technology
- Dr. Vincent Yu, associate professor of business and information technology.
“Bachelor of Science in Automation Engineering Degree”
- Dr. Kelvin Erickson, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of electrical engineering
- Dr. Krishna Krishnamurthy, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Dr. Joseph Smith, Laufer Endowed Energy Chair and professor of chemical and biochemical engineering
“SPARC/Summer Program Aspiring Research Community”
- Dr. David Borrok, interim vice provost and dean of the College of Engineering and Computing
- Courtney Jones, director of the Kummer Center for STEM Education
- Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche, professor and chair of teacher education and certification
- Dr. Melanie Mormile, professor of biological sciences and associate dean of research and external relations for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
- Heather Sweeney, grant writer for the Kummer Center for STEM Education.