Author: Peter Ehrhard
Computer science distinguished speaker
Dr. Rathindra DasGupta, lead program director for the Innovation Corps program at the National Science Foundation (NSF), will hold an overview of NSF innovation programs 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Room 140 Toomey Hall. A reception and networking event will follow the presentation.
Read More »Faculty commencement regalia rentals
Faculty commencement rental regalia orders are due by Friday, Nov. 28, at the S&T Bookstore. This can be done in-store, by calling 341-7522 or by emailing Linda Watson with the following information:
Read More »EMSE students win at ASEM conference
Four undergraduate students from the engineering management and systems engineering department won the case study competition at the annual American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, held Oct. 14-18. The students’ work was titled “Google in 2014.”
Read More »David Finch to give two lectures Nov. 5
David Finch, an engineer, humorist and New York Times best-selling author, will present two guest lectures about autism on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Finch is a former semiconductor engineer turned full-time writer and speaker, and has written for the New York Times, the Huffington Post, Psychology Today and Slate, and has appeared on NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams.
Read More »Help find the next faces of S&T
Missouri S&T’s marketing and communications office is looking for new student faces and voices to help tell the university story to various audiences. Two “casting calls” for interested students will be held Nov. 4-5 in the Havener Center. Encourage your students to audition. Students of all ages and majors are needed. No acting experience is necessary. Individuals interested in participating in the casting call are asked to RSVP online at marketing.mst.edu/about/castingcall.
Read More »Seminar on biological sensors
Dr. Yinfa Ma, Curators’ Teaching Professor of chemistry at Missouri S&T, will present a seminar on sensing pH and temperature at the single-cell level 3-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in Room 139 Schrenk Hall. This technological advancement will improve understanding of the variability of individual cellular responses to a stimuli of interest. The campus community […]
Read More »MAE graduate seminar series
The MAE graduate seminar series presents “NASA and Small-Satellite Missions,” a talk by Dr. Elwood Agasid, chief technologist in the Mission Design Division at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in Room 199 Toomey Hall.
Read More »Help support Miner Challenge
Help support Miner Challenge, the university’s alternative spring break program, as they sell homemade cookie dough. Thirty-two ounces of chocolate chip dough or peanut butter dough can be purchased for $10, while sugar cookie dough can be purchased for $8. Proceeds will go towards inner-city community development, disaster relief and childhood education throughout the United […]
Read More »SWE pet drive
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host a pet drive for the St. James Humane Society. The humane society is accepting any dog food, cat food, kitty litter, kitty tins and monetary donations until Nov. 13. Drop off any donations to the SWE office, Room 215 Centennial Hall. For more information, contact Kelly McGuire.
Read More »What does it mean to be transgender?
Bring your lunch to an open discussion about what it means to be transgender at noon Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. For more Information, email Dr. Jerri Arnold-Cook.
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