Accomplishments
Bruening presents paper in Switzerland
Dr. Michael Bruening, associate professor of history, presented his research on the Protestant Reformation during a conference at the University of Geneva in Switzerland in September. Bruening’s paper is titled “Guillaume Farel and the German Reformers: The Origins of Reformed Doctrine in French-speaking Switzerland.” He presented his paper in French.
Read More »Tran publishes on professional development for teachers
The Modern English Teacher journal recently published “Practical Routes to Professional Development,” an article by Dr. Thu H. Tran, senior advisor for the intensive English program in international affairs. Tran’s article was published in Vol. 26, Issue 3, 2017, of the publication for English language teachers.
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For Carla Bates, perseverance pays
Dr. Carla Bates, assistant teaching professor in business and information technology, earned her Ph.D. in information sciences and learning technology from the University of Missouri-Columbia this summer. Her achievement culminates a career of higher learning that began when she first joined Missouri S&T as a clerk typist in 1989. Read her story.
Read More »Oerther named Royal Society for Public Health fellow
Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health.
Read More »In the news: Aerospace & Defense Technology, Astronomy magazines
- Research findings by Dr. Charles Wojnar, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, are featured in the August 2017 issue of Aerospace & Defense Technology magazine. The article highlights Wojnar’s development of an experimental method for understanding solid propellant aging. His new method was picked up by the magazine after his paper, “Measuring Propellant Stress Relaxation Modulus Using a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer,” was published in the Journal of Propulsion and Power. Read more.
- Dr. Leslie Gertsch, associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, is quoted in a recent Astronomy article, “Could We Survive Without Our Planet?” The article, written by Abigail Beall, was published Sept. 18 on the magazine’s site, www.astronomy.com.
Bohner elected ISDE president
Dr. Martin Bohner, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of mathematics and statistics, has been elected president of the International Society of Difference Equations. His two-year position started Aug. 1.
Read More »NSF grant goes to Medvedeva
Dr. Julia Medvedeva, professor of physics, recently received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program. Her co-principal investigators are Northwestern University researchers Dr. Robert P.H. Chang, professor of materials science and engineering, and Dr. Matthew Grayson, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
Read More »S&T ranks No. 3 in nation for engineering
For the fourth consecutive year, College Factual has ranked Missouri S&T as third in the nation for engineering. View the rankings. The top 10 list also includes Colorado School of Mines, Georgia Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to name a few.
Read More »Professors to know — Two S&T faculty make national list of 20
Dr. Cihan Dagli and Dr. Suzanna Long are systems engineering professors you should know, according to OnlineEngineeringPrograms.com. The site’s list of 20 includes outstanding professors in the field at universities across the country.
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