Accomplishments
Bruening publishes book of Reformation debates
Dr. Michael Bruening, associate professor of history and political science, is the author of a new sourcebook for college-level classes on the Reformation period. In A Reformation Sourcebook: Documents from an Age of Debate, Bruening presents the debates of the Reformation era through more than 80 primary sources, and provides an essay on how to read primary sources. Bruening translated 14 of the source documents from Latin or French. The book is published by University of Toronto Press.
Read More »Students receive Grainger Power Engineering Awards
Thirteen electrical engineering seniors and recent graduates each received a $6,000 Grainger Power Engineering Award for academic excellence. The recipients are:
Read More »Two S&T faculty present at space debris conference in Germany
Missouri S&T was well represented at the Seventh European Conference on Space Debris April 17-21 at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany. The conference attracted attendees from all over the globe, and was featured prominently in media, including the Washington Post, space.com, Space Daily, and The Guardian.
Read More »Schonberg presents in England on hypervelocity
Dr. Bill Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, presented two papers at the 2017 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, held April 23-28 in Canterbury, England. Schonberg’s first presentation was based on work he performed as a faculty fellow at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the summer of 2016. He described the development of design equations that would increase the safety of human space travel and space operations in earth orbit and beyond.
Read More »MSE awardees announced
The department of materials science and engineering recently presented awards at its spring banquet. Honorees are:
Read More »Kossuth presents at grad school association meeting
Amanda Kossuth, graduate services specialist for graduate studies, presented “Continuous Improvement: A Journey in Campus Engagement” at the 73rd annual meeting of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools on April 5 in Indianapolis. Her presentation reviewed the development of a continuous improvement cycle within an accreditation period, highlighting the evolution of assessment of graduate-level learning through a standardized campuswide assessment initiative.
Read More »Strassner saluted for school board service
Keith Strassner, director of technology transfer and economic development, was recently honored by Rolla Public Schools officials for his 15 years of service to the Rolla Board of Education.
Read More »S&T named ‘best value college,’ ranks high in ROI report
Missouri S&T continues to garner recognition for providing a high return on investment for students. S&T was ranked the best value college in Missouri and seventh-best in the nation by SmartAsset.com, a new ranking website that determines its top schools by examining tuition, student living costs, graduates’ starting salary, scholarship and grant offerings, and retention rate. According to the 2017 PayScale College ROI Report, S&T ranks eighth in the nation for ROI, sixth among public universities for in-state students and first among Missouri colleges and universities.
Read More »In the news: Boots, McManus, Schonberg, Schramm, Weidner, Short
- Aaron Boots, a junior in electrical engineering and a member of S&T’s Amateur Radio Club, is pictured and mentioned in a magazine published by AARL, the national association for amateur radio.
- Bill Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was recently interviewed by radio station KCBS in San Francisco regarding the planned launching of so-called “mega-constellation satellites” and their possible effect on the orbital debris environment. Read More »
Curators to meet on campus this week
The University of Missouri System Board of Curators will be on campus Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, for the board’s spring meeting. The board, which is the governing body of the four-campus UM System, will meet in the Havener Center. A schedule, including an open public meeting, will be posted on the UM System’s website on Tuesday, April 25.
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