Accomplishments
Arthur’s painting on display in regional exhibit
A recent painting by Scott Arthur, lecturer in arts, languages and philosophy, has been accepted for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri’s 2017 Regional Juried Exhibit. The exhibition began with an opening reception on Dec. 1 and will continue through Saturday, Jan. 27, at the gallery at 16B N. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Read More »Nanodiamonds research published in ACS Nano
An S&T faculty member and undergraduate student are co-authors on the paper, “The Effect of Surface Chemistry on the Fluorescence of Detonation Nanodiamonds,” published Oct. 31 in an American Chemical Society journal, ACS Nano.
Read More »Hagni takes first place in Arts Rolla
Victoria Hagni recently won first place for her story, “Darien,” in the fiction category of Arts Rolla’s 11th bi-annual writing competition. Hagni is an instructional developer in educational technology at S&T.
Read More »S&T staff present at campus activities conference
Two Missouri S&T staff members presented an education session at the Central Regional National Association of Campus Activities in Oklahoma City in October. Tina Reagan and Jonathan Affalter presented, “What Event? Event Planning 101.”
Read More »Solid waste management award goes to residential life team
The Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District Council selected Missouri S&T’s residential life department to receive one of four of the council’s Outstanding Contribution in Solid Waste Management Awards. Sarah Perry, manager of student support services in residential life at S&T, leads the university’s end-of-the-year student collection and donation activities.
Read More »Police chief featured in UCM publication
Doug Roberts, chief of University Police, was featured as an alumnus police chief in the Spring 2017 issue of “CJ Chronicle,” the newsletter for the department of criminal justice at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.
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Girl Scout leads elementary school students in STEM-related activities
Olivia Money, a junior in chemical engineering, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Money got her hands gooey while completing her project to earn the Gold Award. She led a group of third-graders at Sherwood Elementary in Arnold, Missouri, in several science-related workshops, instructing them on making slime and fossils and taught topics like density. Money also created learning materials and activity kits for teachers to use in the coming years. Money said she wanted younger kids, especially girls, to become interested in science.
Read More »Paper on ant tracking ranked among top geophysics papers
Tianze Zhang, a Ph.D. student in geology and geophysics, presented a paper at the 2017 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) meeting in Houston in September. More than 7,200 geophysicists worldwide attended the SEG meeting.
Read More »Sheppard co-sponsors THATCamp in Toronto
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, associate professor of history and political science, co-organized and co-led the History of Science Society’s fourth annual The Humanities and Technology Camp, or THATCamp, on Nov. 12 in Toronto, Canada. The event was an “unconference,” in which the schedule was determined by participants. People of all experience levels were welcome to interact, try out new applications, ask questions, give advice and learn.
Read More »Oerther named associate editor of environmental engineering journal
Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, professor of environmental health engineering, has been named an associate editor of the Journal of Environmental Engineering. The American Society of Civil Engineers publishes the journal monthly for its more than 150,000 members.
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