Author: Peter Ehrhard
Students and faculty recognized in IEEE Region 5
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, […]
Read More »Skyles presents at hybrid learning symposium
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.
Read More »EMSE Ph.D. student selected for best paper
Hadi Fahrangi, Ph.D. student in systems engineering, has been selected for the IISE ISERC Best Paper-Operations Research Track — at an upcoming annual meeting. Fahrangi’s paper is titled “A Separation Method for the Multi-objective Set Covering Problem” and is advised by Dr. Dincer Konur, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering.
Read More »Graduate Faculty Council awards
This spring, the Graduate Faculty Council awarded its second annual awards for outstanding contributions to graduate studies and graduate staff excellence awards to recognize those who have gone above and beyond to serve the graduate student body. This year’s nominees were:
Read More »Student council announces Student Leaders’ Awards
Each year, Student Council hosts the evening’s event to recognize the outstanding achievements of Missouri S&T’s students, organizations, faculty and staff. The following people earned an award:
Read More »Faculty First Friday this week
The final Faculty First Friday lunch of the semester will be held Friday, May 6. These informal lunches provide an opportunity to network and share ideas with faculty colleagues and university administration. The brown-bag lunch will be held noon-1 p.m. at Hasselmann Alumni House, located at 1100 N. Pine St. Participants should bring their own lunch, and the chancellor’s office will provide drinks and desserts. The next lunch will be held on Friday, Sept. 2.
Read More »Douglas P. Roberts named chief of S&T Police
Douglas P. Roberts, assistant special agent in charge for the St. Louis Field Office of the U.S. Secret Service, has been named chief of University Police at Missouri S&T. He replaces Raymon Bogart, who had served in an interim role since former Chief Christine Laughlin retired in 2015. Roberts’ position takes effect June 1.
Read More »Services for Dr. Steven L. Grant
Visitation for Dr. Steven L. Grant, the Roy A. Wilkens Missouri Telecommunications Professor in electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T, will be held 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Null and Son Funeral Home, located at 1010 Kingshighway in Rolla. Dr. Grant’s Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Rolla. Interment will follow the mass at Rolla Cemetery.
Read More »College of Engineering and Computing to host ice cream social
The College of Engineering and Computing will host an ice cream social to thank its students for the past year’s hard work. All students are welcome to attend and enjoy ice cream sundaes from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Puck. In case of inclement weather, the ice cream social will move to the Burns & McDonnell Student Success Center in Toomey Hall.
Read More »Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference call for proposals
The Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference (FTTC) planning committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2016 conference, which will be held Nov. 3-4 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The committee is seeking presenters who can offer both a vision of the impact and importance of their topic and concrete, practical examples of real-world implementation. To access the proposal submission form or see last year’s program, visit the conference website. For more information, contact Keeta Holmes, assistant program director for the Center for Teaching and Learning at UMSL, or Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, associate professor of Russian at Missouri S&T.
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