Accomplishments
Awuah-Offei selected to work with West African university
Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, associate professor of mining and nuclear engineering, was awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Ghana, West Africa, to work with the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT).
Read More »Madria named ‘Distinguished Scientist’ by ACM
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Dr. Sanjay Madria, professor of computer science, a Distinguished Scientist for his contributions to data management in mobile computing.
Read More »Paying off — S&T on MONEY’S list for alumni earning six figures
The average mid-career salary for Missouri S&T alumni is $103,000, according to an article published on MONEY magazine’s website Dec. 1. S&T was one of 11 public American colleges listed in MONEY’s “11 Public Colleges Where Grads Make Six Figures.”
Read More »Girls in Tech calls Nah ‘woman to watch’ in virtual reality
Dr. Fiona Nah, professor of business and information technology, was recently named among a handful of “top women to watch” in virtual reality by Girls in Tech. Girls in Tech is a global non-profit organization focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of girls and women who are passionate about technology.
Read More »Manuel leads organization for higher education diversity officers
Shenethia Manuel, vice chancellor for Human Resources, Equity and Inclusion at Missouri S&T, successfully led the inaugural meeting of the Missouri Diversity Officers in Higher Education (MODOHE) in Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 23-24. MODOHE is the statewide chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Manuel is inaugural president of the recently formed organization.
Read More »Watkins to lead IEEE honor society
Dr. Steve Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the 2017 president-elect of the honor society for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN). In 2018, he will lead the honor society as president and will chair the board of governors.
Read More »Oerther named treasurer of AAEES
Starting in January 2017, Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering, will begin his second, three-year term as the treasurer of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES).
Read More »Bruening lectures in France
Dr. Michael Bruening, associate professor of history and political science, gave two guest lectures in French as part of his Fulbright Scholars grant to France. He spoke on “The Network of Jean Morély and the Enemies of John Calvin” at the University of Lyon on Nov. 10, and on “Charles du Moulin and the ‘Moyenneurs’” at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, on Nov. 21.
Read More »Lajubutu presents on institutional research
Dr. Oyebanjo Lajubutu, assistant vice provost for institutional research and assessment, presented a professional development workshop at the 2016 forum of the Mid-America Association for Institutional Research held Nov. 9-11 in Kansas City, Missouri. The title of the workshop was “Leveraging Embedded Analytics to Leap from ‘Good to Great’ Institutional Research Reporting.”
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