Accomplishments
Coffey presents on veterans program at national conference
Garrett Coffey, student support specialist in S&T’s Student Veterans Resource Center, delivered a presentation at the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) 2018 National Symposium in San Diego, California, in March. He will also deliver a presentation at the 16th annual Conference of Systems Engineering Research (CSER) in Charlottesville, VA, May 8-9. The conference proceedings and paper will be published by Springer.
Read More »Admissions service award goes to O’Connell
Rachel O’Connell received the Molly Arnold Service Award for her contributions to the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC). She is an assistant director of student support services and Illinois regional recruiter for S&T’s admissions department.
Read More »Neckermann selected for Leadership Missouri
Adrienne Neckermann, senior program coordinator for graduate studies, is participating in Leadership Missouri, a leadership program sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Neckermann started the program in April.
Read More »In the News: TV tower collapse, career skills, civil rights activist, Benton mural, naked mountain man
- When a television tower in Webster County collapsed on April 19, reporters at the Springfield News-Leader sought the structural engineering expertise of Dr. John Myers. The article, 1,980-foot TV Tower Collapse in Webster County; 1 Dead, Several Injured, Officials Say, was published April 19 and updated April 20. Myers is a professor of civil engineering and associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computing. Read More »
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Have you recently received an award from a professional organization or civic group? Presented at a conference? Received some other form of recognition? Tell us about it through the Accomplishments form We’re looking to share the good news of our faculty, staff and students with the campus community.Submissionsare published monthly. The next issue of Accomplishments will be published Tuesday, May 1. Read about the latest accomplishments at http://econnection.mst.edu/category/accomplishments/.
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Schonberg named Fulbright distinguished chair in Australia
Dr. William Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has been named a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Science and Technology. His appointment begins in January 2019 at the Defence Science and Technology Group, a government agency in Melbourne, Australia.
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Libre receives President’s Award for Innovative Teaching
University of Missouri System President Mun Choi presented Dr. Nicolas Libre with the President’s Award for Innovative Teaching at a faculty meeting March 22. Libre is an assistant teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, and the first recipient of 10 awards that the president will give in 2018.
Read More »Prize goes to Pope for essay on fake news in 1700s
Dr. Justin Pope, assistant professor of history and political science, has won The John M. Murrin Prize for the best essay published in Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal in 2017. His winning essay, “Inventing an Indian Slave Conspiracy on Nantucket, 1738,” was published in the Summer 2017 issue. The prize will be presented to Pope at a ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania in May.
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S&T’s big data program ranks second in nation
Missouri S&T ranks No. 2 out of 50 well-known colleges for its big data programs by College Choice, placing S&T up top between Carnegie Mellon and Johns Hopkins universities. Missouri S&T’s business and information technology program offers studies in business and management systems, and information science and technology.
Read More »Duan places third in NASA competition
Dr. Lian Duan, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, co-authored a paper that was selected as the third-place winner of NASA Langley’s H.J.E. Reid Award. The Reid Award is NASA Langley’s top award recognizing technical excellence in research publications.
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