Engineer for world’s tallest building to speak at S&T Sept. 17
Posted by Kimber Crull
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Bill Baker, the engineer who developed the structural system for the world’s tallest building, is coming to Rolla, Missouri.
Baker will deliver Missouri S&T’s 2024 Jones Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the Innovation Forum.
This event is free and open to the public, both in person and through Zoom. To attend the lecture via Zoom, visit umsystem.zoom.us/j/91408515220.
Baker’s presentation’s title is “Theory and Design in Engineering.” He will discuss how theory can be a practical source of inspiration when engineers are aiming to find creative methods to accomplish feats that have never been done before.
Posted by Kimber Crull
