Accomplishments
McMillin named to ABET commission
Dr. Bruce McMillin, associate dean for research and external relations in the College of Engineering and Computing and professor of computer science, has been appointed to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Computing Accreditation Commission. ABET is a non-governmental organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. The appointment is effective in July.
Read More »O’Malley named to board for iron, steel association
Dr. Ron O’Malley, the F. Kenneth Iverson Endowed Chair of Steelmaking Technologies, has been named second vice president of the board of directors for the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). O’Malley also serves as director of Missouri S&T’s Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center.
Read More »Researchers create shape-memory aerogels, publish in Chemistry of Materials
A research team led by Dr. Nicholas Leventis, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of chemistry, has developed aerogels with a rubber-like elasticity that can “remember” their original shape. The research was published May 2 in the American Chemical Society journal Chemistry of Materials. Leventis’ co-authors are Dr. Lia Sotiriou-Leventis, professor of chemistry; graduate students Suraj Donthula, Chandana Mandal, and Adnan Malik Saeed; and summer interns Theodora Leventis and James Schisler.
Read More »Biology student wins Renaissance Student Award
Jordan Powell, a recent graduate in biological sciences, was named the 2017 Renaissance Student of the Year during a reception at Missouri S&T’s student art show May 1. The awards committee also commended two finalists: Faith Van Wig, a graduating senior in computer science, and Owen Smith, a graduating senior in physics.
Read More »In the news: Dachau liberation, DELTA Labs, Oroville Dam, ‘World of Warcraft’
- Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished professor of history, was quoted in The Times of Israel article, “These U.S. Soldiers Liberated Dachau While Their own Families Were Locked Up Back Home,” published May 29. Rich Tenorio wrote the article about the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, the only U.S. military unit during World War II whose enlisted men were of Japanese descent. Read More »
Three faculty receive UM System President’s Awards
Three Missouri S&T faculty members have been honored recently with President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for excellence in advancing the mission of the university. Ten awards were presented to UM System faculty this year. They will be formally honored at an awards celebration in June. S&T’s honorees are:
Read More »Myers earns outstanding educator award
Dr. John Myers has been selected as a top educator by the Architectural Engineering Institute. Myers is associate dean of academic affairs for the College of Engineering and Computing, and a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.
Read More »Four faculty awarded Smart Living seed funding
Four Missouri S&T faculty members have been awarded seed funding for two interdisciplinary projects related to S&T’s Smart Living signature area. The awards were selected from 13 proposals from 11 departments and 29 faculty members. Smart Living co-directors Dr. Bruce McMillin and Dr. Nancy Stone selected the winning proposals in consultation with the associate deans of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business and the College of Engineering and Computing. The recipients and their projects are:
Read More »NEH grant builds bridge between humanities, engineering
Thanks to a new grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Missouri S&T students will explore the cultures of Latin American countries they visit and earn course credit. The $100,000 NEH Humanities Connection grant will allow faculty to create four courses related to Latin American studies:
Read More »Whitworth honored with AIChE student award
Mathias Whitworth received the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Virtus Dynamical Chemical Engineering Student Award, sponsored by MYNAH Technologies, on April 12 in St. Louis. He received the award for outstanding scholarship and service to AIChE. In addition to many other accomplishments, he has led the AIChE Chem-E-Car team for two years.
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