Author: Velvet Hasner
Khayat ranks as ‘most cited’ in civil engineering
Dr. Kamal Khayat, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Professor of Civil Engineering, is among the world’s most cited researchers in the civil engineering discipline, according to the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Khayat is the only Missouri S&T professor to be included in the “most cited” ranking. He also is the only professor from the four-campus University of Missouri System to make the list.
Read More »Ahmad speaks at conference in Great Britain
Dr. Diana Ahmad, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of history and political science, presented “Prairie Dogs: The Animals of Manifest Destiny,” at the third Global Conference on the Animal and Human Bond at Mansfield College, Oxford, Great Britain, in September.
Read More »Faculty recognized at regional ASEE meeting
Missouri S&T was well represented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section annual meeting and conference Sept. 25-27 in Manhattan, Kansas. S&T earned the Faculty-Mile award for attendance. The section includes states of Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Read More »Outstanding Paper Award goes to Aljazaeri, Myers
Zena Aljazaeri, a Ph.D. candidate in civil engineering, and Dr. John Myers, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, received the Outstanding Paper Award at the fourth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT4) in Las Vegas in August. Their paper is titled “Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slabs for Flexure Using Composite Materials: Evaluation of Different Composite Materials.”
Read More »Nuclear engineering student wins poster contest
Monica Gehrig, a senior nuclear engineering student at Missouri S&T, received first place for her poster in the digital or graphics category at the Idaho National Laboratory Intern Expo and Poster Session in Idaho Falls on Aug. 11.
Read More »CASE recognizes advancement team
Missouri S&T was recently recognized by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for excellence in fundraising. S&T received a 2016 CASE Sustained Excellence Award in Fundraising for Overall Performance, based on judges’ analysis of three years of fundraising data.
Read More »TTED co-sponsors small-business road tour
The Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development (TTED) at Missouri S&T co-sponsored the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Road Tour in St. Louis on Aug. 18. The SBIR Road Tour is a national outreach effort to promote the non-dilutive technology funding opportunity provided through the SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
Read More »Employees log nearly 35,000 miles during walking challenge
Healthy for Life, the T.E. Atkins UM Wellness Program, is recognizing faculty and staff at Missouri S&T for walking 77.1 million steps during the eight-week walking challenge in July and August.
Read More »Catch the action of S&T’s Miner Tank on Oct. 6
On the hit TV show, “Shark Tank,” entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to investors. At Missouri S&T’s Miner Tank from 1-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Havener Center’s Carver-Turner Room, students, faculty and staff will pitch proposals for innovative projects to the Missouri S&T Innovation Team.
Read More »State of University address set for Oct. 4
This year’s State of the University Address will be held at noon Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Leach Theatre. Typically, this address features a presentation that highlights the university’s successes and challenges. This year’s address will be different.
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