Dr. Simon Lekakh, research professor of metallurgical engineering, earned an Award of Scientific Merit from the American Foundry Society. Lekakh was awarded the distinction for “research and development of practical applications related to metal casting including inoculation of cast iron, cupola off-gas cleaning systems, controlling the solidification structure of ferrous alloys as well as liquid metal processing.”

John Kean, sports information director in athletics and recreation, was recently recognized by CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors Association) for 25 years of service.

Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical engineering, was profiled in the March-April 2016 issue of ASEE Prism for his work as ASEE Zone III chair. ASEE is the American Society for Engineering Education.

Andrew Careaga, executive director of marketing and communications, received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Moberly Area Community College during the MACC Alumni and Friends Banquet on Saturday, April 23, in Moberly, Missouri. Careaga earned an associate degree in general education from MACC in 1980.

Dr. Dan Reardon, assistant professor of English and technical communication; Dr. Jossalyn Larson, assistant teaching professor of English and technical communication; Julie Phelps, instructional designer in educational technology; and Mia Reisweber, professional in residential life, recently presented a paper titled “Searching the Disciplines: Improving Student Writing Self-Efficacy through Departmental Collaboration,” at the Conference on College […]

Dr. Melanie Mormile, special assistant to the provost for faculty affairs and professor of biological sciences, was named an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer (ASMDL) for a two-year term. The ASMDL program annually selects a scientifically diverse group of lecturers to deliver lectures at ASM branch meetings throughout the country. Lecturers are chosen through a competitive nomination process, and only the most distinguished lecturers and researchers are chosen to participate.

A group of students and faculty from Missouri S&T’s Enterprise Resource Planning program attended Deloitte’s Next Generation SAP Analytics event on Friday, April 22, at Deloitte’s St. Louis offices. Attending were Dr. Bih-Ru Lea, associate professor of business and information technology, Dr. Craig Claybaugh, assistant professor of business and information technology, Samual Holtmeier, Jessica Phung, Robin Ramsey, Christopher Moody, Bonnie Wilt and Lorenzo Lewis.

Kellie Grasman, lecturer in engineering management and systems engineering, has earned a best paper award from the American Society for Engineering Education for its engineering economy division. She will be presented with a plaque and cash award for the distinction.

Electrical and computer engineering students Li Guan and Matthew Wedewer were the first-place winners in the recent Region 5 Student Electronic Circuit Design Competition, in which the students had to design and build a circuit in a limited time. This means that Missouri S&T earned first place two years in a row. Dr. R. Joe Stanley, […]

Amy Skyles, instructional designer in educational technology, was invited to present at the Hybrid Learning Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri, on the Delivering Experiential Labs To All (DELTA) project.