Accomplishments
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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Brinker brings home IEEE award
Katelyn R. Brinker, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering, is co-winner of the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Student Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers honor society, Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN). The award recognizes academic excellence, character and service and has been won by S&T students six times in its 52-year history.
Read More »NASA grant goes to Locmelis
With a grant from NASA, Dr. Marek Locmelis, assistant professor of geology and geophysics, will develop research infrastructure for advanced geochemical studies of meteorites by laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry at Missouri S&T. The grant will also help support the research of Austin Siedleck, a graduate student investigating the sulfur cycles of Mars and Vesta.
Read More »Fifty years of research culminates in international award
The International Board on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect recently granted its 2017 Science Award to Dr. Gary J. Long. Long is a professor of chemistry and has served on S&T’s faculty since 1968. He received the award in recognition of his “high-level works and outstanding contributions to physical chemistry and chemical physics using the Mössbauer effect.”
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Translational grant pairs S&T professor, MU surgeon to improve health
An S&T professor emeritus and a surgeon are developing a way to reduce hip dislocation in patients who undergo hip replacement surgeries with a grant from the University of Missouri’s Coulter Translational Partnership Program.
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Students step up, stop sexual assault
Doug Roberts, chief of University Police, recognized two students at a ceremony on Oct. 24 for their heroic actions in helping a victim and ending a sexual assault. Roberts presented Addis Greene, a senior in computer engineering, and Sidney Webster, a senior in computer science, with plaques and Missouri S&T STEP UP! Pins.
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