Accomplishments
Staff scholarship goes to Lt. Oscar Kemp
Like the students he serves and protects, Lt. Oscar Kemp will be hitting the books this semester. Beth Abner, president of Staff Council, presented the council’s inaugural employee scholarship to Kemp, an officer with University Police, during a Staff Council meeting on July 13. The $250 scholarship will go towards Kemp’s tuition this fall as he pursues a bachelor’s degree.
Read More »Paaren’s nuclear engineering interest starts with Boy Scouts, leads to DOE
Kyle Paaren’s interest in nuclear engineering was first sparked when he earned a Boy Scouts merit badge on the subject at age 11. Fast forward a few years, and Paaren, who is now a Ph.D. student in nuclear engineering at S&T, has been awarded an Integrated University Program (IUP) Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Read More »Grad fellowship award goes to Gallion
John Gallion, who is pursuing a master’s degree in electrical engineering, has received an American Society for Nondestructive Testing Graduate Fellowship Award. Gallion is working on a research project titled “Millimeter Wave Evaluation of Surface-Breaking Cracks in the Presence of Significant Surface Corrosion.”
Read More »University completes successful year of fundraising
Missouri University of Science and Technology received $14.7 million in charitable gifts and pledges during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Read More »Technology transfer sees record year
Fiscal Year 2017 was a record-breaking year at Missouri S&T in terms of technology transfer. Keith Strassner, director of technology transfer and economic development, noted four records for the department. The records are:
Read More »Grants go toward Leach Theatre performances
Leach Theatre received two grants totaling more than $15,000 for performances in their 2017-18 season. Grants from the Missouri Arts Council and the Mid-America Arts Alliance will support the performances of Wahzhazhe: An Osage Ballet on Friday, Sept. 8, and All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 on Monday, Nov. 27. Both performances will provide educational and outreach components for the campus community.
Read More »Oerther to lead ASEE program, certified as environmental health specialist
Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, recently received two honors. Oerther has been elected to a two-year term as program chair of the engineering and public policy division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Additionally, the Missouri Milk, Food and Environmental Health Association has certified him as an environmental health specialist.
Read More »In the news: Advanced Materials cover, college math requirements, alumna in IEEE magazine
- The cover of the July 12 print edition of Advanced Materials features an illustration of Dr. Heng Pan’s research into laser printing of bioresorbable conductors on polymer substrates. Heng Pan is an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The paper, “Low-Cost Manufacturing of Bioresorbable Conductors by Evaporation – Condensation-Mediated Laser Printing and Sintering of Zn Nanoparticles,” was published online April 24. Co-authors with Pan are Dr. Xian Huang, a professor of biomedical engineering at Tianjin University in China and a former S&T faculty member, and Missouri S&T graduate students Wan Shou, Bikram K. Mahajan, Brandon Ludwig, Xiaowei Yu and Joshua Staggs. Read More »
Lifesaving award goes to Goodridge
Doug Roberts, chief of University Police, presented S&T police officer Zach Goodridge with a lifesaving award at the department’s quarterly staff meeting on June 9 for Goodridge’s response to a medical emergency. Goodridge, along with Rolla police officer Christopher Giacolone, performed CPR on an individual in cardiac arrest at the Havener Center on Feb. 25. Chief Roberts also presented Giacolone with a lifesaving award at the Rolla police station.
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