Author: Peter Ehrhard
Watkins Elected to IEEE Education Society Board
Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was elected to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Education Society Board of Governors. The three-year term will run 2016-2018. Watkins was one of four at-large members elected — the entire board consists of society officers, 12 at-large members and committee chairs.
Read More »Morgan to serve as president of MIDTESOL
Roberta Morgan, program director of the Applied Language Institute, part of international and cultural affairs, became president of the Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MIDTESOL) chapter on Friday, Oct. 23. After serving in this capacity for one year, Morgan will cycle to past-president the following year. MIDTESOL serves Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, with a primary goal of providing support to those involved with English language teaching at all levels — K-12, refugee and university intensive English programs; teacher education and administration. The group has over 350 members in the region and is working to increase membership.
Read More »EMSE department sweeps in ASEM awards
Engineering management and systems engineering (EMSE) faculty and programs received multiple honors at the 2015 American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) International Annual Conference. The following awards were presented to Missouri S&T:
Read More »Madria and grad student earn IEEE award
Dr. Sanjay Madria, professor of computer science, and his recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Vimal Kumar earned the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Best Research Paper Award for the paper “Distributed Attribute Based Access Control of Aggregated Data in Sensor Clouds.” The two were presented with the award at the 34th IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, which was held Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Montreal. This work is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a multi-year grant contract for the project titled “Secure Sensor Cloud.”
Read More »Wright publishes new book; Malone and Dolan contribute
Dr. David Wright, associate professor of English and technical communication, recently published an edited volume titled “Communication Practices in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Research for Food and Water Safety.” The book was published by Wiley-IEEE Press. Wright served as editor and author for the book, which also features articles by Dr. Edward Malone, professor of English and technical communication, and Dr. Kathryn Dolan, assistant professor of English and technical communication.
Read More »Marley participates in ACE leadership program
Dr. Robert Marley, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, is participating in the American Council on Education’s Institute for New Chief Academic Officers (CAOs). The institute is a series of meetings throughout the year that identify topics and issues of immediate concern to new academic vice presidents and provides the means to address them. Sessions include discussions facilitated by experienced CAOs and presidents, case studies presented by program participants, conversations with peers from diverse institutions, and briefings by national experts.
Read More »Schonberg lectures on space debris
Dr. William Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T, presented a guest lecture about space debris in the physics department of the University of the West Indies on Wednesday, Oct. 7. While there, he also met with students from Our Lady of Fatima High School Astrophysics Club along with their principal.
Read More »Lajubutu and Hammons to present at conference
Dr. Oyebanjo Lajubutu, assistant vice provost for institutional research and assessment at Missouri S&T, and Jerry Hammons, senior business operations associate in institutional research, will make a scholarly presentation at the 2015 forum of the Mid-America Association for Institutional Research. The forum will be held Nov. 4-6 in Springfield, Missouri. The title of the presentation is “Moving from ‘Good to Great’ Institutional Research Reporting.”
Read More »Death of Joe Boze
Joe Boze, engineering technician II in mechanical and aerospace engineering, died on Saturday, Oct. 31. Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Fox Funeral Home, located at 128 S. Main St. in Licking, Missouri. Funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation. Boze worked at Missouri S&T for 15 years.
Read More »Take the employee stress questionnaire
Counseling, disability support and student wellness staff are aware that managing stress at the workplace is a major concern for many people. Help the department gather data to provide appropriate services to campus. Faculty and staff can complete the survey online. Let department staff know that you completed the survey and you will receive a “stress relief Lego.” For more information, contact Diane Stutts.
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