Accomplishments
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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Aerospace engineering students win grant funding for satellite
Three Missouri S&T Ph.D. students in aerospace engineering won the Educational Alliance Program’s University Grant Program, receiving $1,000 in funding. Jill Davis, Pavel Galchenko and Donna Jennings won first place with their project, “Verification and Validation of Student-Designed Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms.”
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Myers’ expertise sought following bridge collapse
Dr. John Myers was one of the nation’s first infrastructure experts called upon by news media professionals to help explain the issues related to a tragic bridge collapse in Miami on March 15. Myers is a professor of civil engineering and associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computing. Myers was quoted in more than 70 news articles, plus interviewed on CNN Headline News on March 16. He also was featured in a Popular Science article published March 20, titled “The Failed Florida Overpass was Supposed to be a Shining Example of Accelerated Bridge Construction.
Read More »Materials chemistry journal publishes Wang’s research
DNA nanostructure research led by Dr. Risheng Wang is published in and featured on the cover of a recent issue of Journal of Materials Chemistry B. The study, “Time-lapse Live Cell Imaging to Monitor Doxorubicin Release from DNA Origami Nanostructures,” is published in the March 21 issue of the Royal Society of Chemistry publication.
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Graduate students garner research awards
Missouri S&T’s graduate studies office celebrated the winners of the ninth annual Graduate Fellows Poster Session at an awards banquet on March 21.
Read More »Sheppard shines light on first American female Egyptologist
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, associate professor of history and political science, edited a volume of historical archaeological correspondence. The book, “My Dear Miss Ransom…”: Letters between Caroline Ransom Williams and James Henry Breasted, 1898-1935, chronicles the conversations between the first American female Egyptologist and her colleague.
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Lamb selected to officiate national basketball tournament
Tyler Lamb, a senior in aerospace engineering, is one of four students selected as all-tournament officials at the Region IV NIRSA Basketball Tournament at Texas A&M in March. NIRSA was formerly an abbreviation for National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.
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