Accomplishments
Manuel named president of MODOHE
Shenethia Manuel, vice chancellor of human resources, equity and inclusion, has accepted the position of inaugural president for Missouri Diversity Officers in Higher Education (MODOHE), a chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. She previously was appointed vice president of MODOHE.
Read More »Ahmad publishes article in ‘Nevada in the West’
Dr. Diana Ahmad, Curators’ Teaching Professor of history and political science, has had an article published in the magazine Nevada in the West. Ahmad’s article, titled “Mollie Forshay: Not as Guilty As Many Might Hope,” is in volume seven, number two; pages 18-23.
Read More »Director of TTED writes for IEEE magazine
The June 2016 issue of IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement features an article written by Keith Strassner, director of Missouri S&T’s office of technology transfer and economic development (TTED). The article, titled “The Value of Ideas – Intellectual Property,” reviews the various types of intellectual property (IP), methods of protection and recent issues against the backdrop of the ever-increasing importance of IP and other intellectual assets as critical components of the economic development mission of universities, research hospitals and non-profit research foundations. The article includes an introduction by Dr. Reza Zoughi, Schlumberger Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Read More »Betz elected to MASFAP position
Bridgette Betz, director of student financial assistance, was elected secretary of the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP).
Read More »Brow earns N.F. Mott Award
Dr. Richard Brow, Curators’ Professor of ceramic engineering, earned the N.F. Mott Award from the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramics Society (ACS). The award is presented every two years by the “Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids” to a senior scientist for outstanding contributions to the science of non-crystalline solids. Brow received the award at the ACS annual meeting.
Read More »Stanley earns IEEE award
Dr. Joe Stanley, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, was recently presented with IEEE-USA’s Professional Achievement Award for Individuals. An IEEE senior member, Stanley was honored for his contributions to Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a nationwide K-12 STEM program that provides educators with intensive summer training at leading universities. Together with three “master teachers,” Stanley has co-trained about 150 teachers in a digital electronics course over the last decade and has helped develop new resources for PLTW to enhance teachers’ effectiveness in presenting the curriculum to students.
Read More »Campus members publish in ASQ journal
A Missouri S&T group recently published a paper titled “Blending the Best of Both Worlds: Overcoming Skepticism in a Hybrid Engineering Course” in the American Society for Quality’s Quality Approaches in Higher Education. The group is comprised of Dr. Susan Murray, interim chair of psychological science and professor of engineering management and systems engineering at S&T; Julie Phelps, instructional designer in educational technology at S&T; and Kelly Jones, an adjunct instructor at Webster University and training manager at Nestle Purina in St. Louis.
Read More »S&T team earns AIST distinction
A Missouri S&T group earned second place in the Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award (AIME) for its work titled “Developing a Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel With Two-Stage TRIP Behavior.” The second place earned the team $2,500 from the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). The team was comprised of Scott T. Pisarik of Chevron Corp.; […]
Read More »Cudney wins ASQ best paper award
Dr. Beth Cudney, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, won the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Best Paper Award for her 2015 paper titled “Using Hoshin Kanri to Address ISO 9001:2015 Requirements,” which she co-wrote with Kristin Case, founder of CaseConsults. Cudney will receive the award at the 2016 ASQ World Conference in […]
Read More »Technical communication student publishes in Intercom
Amruta Ranade, a graduate teaching assistant in English and technical communication, published an article titled “Writing for a North American Audience” in the May 2016 issue of Intercom, the monthly magazine of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).
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