Accomplishments
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.
Read More »Best Paper Award goes to Enke, Kim
Dr. David Enke, professor of engineering management and systems engineering, and Dr. Youngmin Kim, visiting post-doctoral fellow in engineering management and systems engineering, received the Best Paper Award in the application category at the 2016 Complex Adaptive System Conference, held Nov. 2-4 in Los Angeles. Their paper is titled “Using Neural Networks to Forecast Volatility for an Asset Allocation Strategy Based on the Target Volatility.”
Read More »McManus goes on air about Pearl Harbor attacks
Military historian Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, lent his expertise to reporters for articles commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7. He was interviewed by Kelly Moffitt with St. Louis Public Radio for “75 Years Later: St. Louis Memories of the Pearl Harbor Attacks, the ‘Date Which will Live in Infamy.’” He was also quoted in “100,000 Put in Relocation Campus After 1941 Attack” by Lou Wilin in The Courier, based in Northwestern Ohio.
Read More »Blowing up Barbie — Essay examines explosives camp
In his new book, “Digging In: Further Collected Writings of Jay Nordlinger,” the National Review senior editor compiles essays. Originally published in the July 15, 2013, issue of National Review, Nordlinger’s book includes an essay about Missouri S&T’s explosives camp and Dr. Paul Worsey, professor of mining engineering and director of explosives education.
Read More »41 faculty honored for outstanding teaching, see pictures online
Forty-one Missouri S&T faculty members received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2015-16. The winners were recognized at a ceremony Dec. 5 on campus. Check out photos on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. The Outstanding Teaching Award is given each year to faculty members by the Outstanding Teaching Award Committee, which bases its selections on student evaluations. Congratulations to the following individuals selected for awards:
Read More »Khayat to receive national award for concrete innovation
Dr. Kamal Khayat will be honored with the ACI Foundation’s Jean-Claude Roumain Innovation in Concrete Award in March 2017. The award will be presented March 26 during the ACI Spring 2017 Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit.
Read More »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.”
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