Accomplishments
Stites recognized by MTSA
The Missouri Technology Student Association recognized Shannon Stites, office support assistant IV in marketing and enrollment development, for her outstanding service to the organization. Stites has worked to help MTSA organize and schedule its annual fall and spring conferences on the Missouri S&T campus for four straight years. During that time, conference attendance has grown […]
Read More »O’Malley named Officer at Large of AIST
Dr. Ronald J. O’Malley, F. Kenneth Iverson Chair Professor in Steelmaking Technologies and director of the Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center at S&T, was named Officer at Large of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).
Read More »S&T group organizes conference on self-consolidating concrete
Missouri S&T representatives organized the eighth International RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete and the sixth North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC), which was held May 15-18 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kamal Khayat, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Professor of Civil Engineering at S&T, was chair of the event, and Abbie Sherman of the Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) was the conference secretariat.
Read More »Elmore named an EWRI Fellow
Dr. Curt Elmore, professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, will be inducted into the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI) as a Fellow. He, along with the other members of the 2016 class, will be honored on Monday, May 23, at the 2016 World Environmental & Water Resources […]
Read More »Mormile featured in BBC program
Dr. Melanie Mormile, special assistant to the provost for faculty affairs and professor of biological sciences, was featured on the BBC Two Horizon program “Oceans of the Solar System.” View a preview clip of the show online.
Read More »Schonberg speaks at TEDxUCCI
Dr. William Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was a presenter at TEDxUCCI 2016 in March at the University College of the Cayman Islands. While there, he presented on the idea of a new curriculum placing importance on collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity to help students become more successful. Schonberg also stressed that everyone needs to be technically literate to compete in the world of tomorrow.
Read More »Lekakh earns scientific merit award
Dr. Simon Lekakh, research professor of metallurgical engineering, earned an Award of Scientific Merit from the American Foundry Society. Lekakh was awarded the distinction for “research and development of practical applications related to metal casting including inoculation of cast iron, cupola off-gas cleaning systems, controlling the solidification structure of ferrous alloys as well as liquid metal processing.”
Read More »Kean recognized by CoSIDA for 25 years of service
John Kean, sports information director in athletics and recreation, was recently recognized by CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors Association) for 25 years of service.
Read More »Watkins the focus of ASEE article
Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical engineering, was profiled in the March-April 2016 issue of ASEE Prism for his work as ASEE Zone III chair. ASEE is the American Society for Engineering Education.
Read More »Careaga receives Outstanding Alumni Award
Andrew Careaga, executive director of marketing and communications, received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Moberly Area Community College during the MACC Alumni and Friends Banquet on Saturday, April 23, in Moberly, Missouri. Careaga earned an associate degree in general education from MACC in 1980.
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