Accomplishments
Center for Sustainability hosts microgrid consortium
The Center for Sustainability hosted the semi-annual meeting of the Missouri S&T Microgrid Industrial Consortium Jan. 12. The 29 attendees included consortium members, faculty researchers, students and guests. Dr. Pourya Shamsi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, Dr. Fatih Dogan, professor of materials science and engineering, and students presented about research progress. Shamsi identified the opportunity to use consortium-member data in his model for selecting the optimum battery location and size within a microgrid. George Mues, manager of technology transfer at Ameren, agreed to host a meeting at Ameren on Jan. 19 to facilitate the gathering of the data for the model.
Read More »Fort Leonard Wood, S&T partner in technology
U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood and Missouri S&T’s Center for Sustainability joined forces to research and implement new technologies on post. A memorandum of understanding, signed in December, identifies Fort Leonard Wood as a host installation for applied robotics and an autonomous electric bus pilot project. Missouri S&T and Fort Leonard Wood will work together to create this advanced technology demonstration capability. Fort Leonard Wood will support the initiative through coordination with on-post organizations for the use of installation infrastructure for testing and demonstration.
Read More »Three faculty named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
During S&T commencement ceremonies Dec. 17, three faculty members were recognized as Curators’ Distinguished professors. The professors are:
Read More »International quality award goes to Cudney
Dr. Beth Cudney, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, will receive the Kondo Medal from the International Academy for Quality (IAQ). The award will be presented at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement on April 29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Read More »New approach to water splitting featured in journal
Research by Dr. Manashi Nath, associate professor of chemistry, and colleagues was featured on the cover of the journal ChemSusChem (Chemistry & Sustainability Energy & Materials). The research examines a low-cost and energy efficient way to split water into its elements of hydrogen and oxygen, which would make hydrogen fuel a more viable energy source in the future.
Read More »Oboh-Ikuenobe speaks in Nigeria
Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe was one of two invited speakers featured at the Women in Geosciences and Engineering forum during the 34th annual meeting of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 16. Oboh-Ikuenobe is interim department chair of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering. Her presentation addressed: 1) areas of focus for technical advancement for women geoscientists; 2) opportunities for professional women in light of low oil prices; and 3) strategies for expanding technical abilities.
Read More »Missouri S&T earns 12 awards in CASE competition
Missouri S&T received 12 awards for excellence in alumni magazines, video production, graphic design, digital publications, research publications, student recruitment publications, web and interactive marketing, and photography from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) during the joint conference of CASE District V and District VI held Dec. 11-13 in Chicago.
Read More »Huang to edit environmental sciences journal
Dr. Yue-Wern Huang, a professor of biological sciences, has been invited to serve as an editor of the Austin Environmental Sciences journal. Huang is serving as a co-editor of a special journal issue on development of drug delivery systems, which will be published by the Biomedical Research International journal. Huang also serves as a reviewer for the e-book proposal, “A Potential Application of Nanotechnology,” managed by Bentham Science Publishers.
Read More »Mormile appears on Science Channel
Dr. Melanie Mormile, professor of biological sciences and associate provost for faculty affairs, spoke about her research with salt crystals in a show that aired on the Science Channel in November. Mormile was featured in the “Alien Oceans” episode of Space’s Deepest Secrets.
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