Accomplishments
Dwilewicz publishes two papers
Dr. Roman Dwilewicz, a professor of mathematics and statistics, recently had two papers accepted in two mathematics journals.
Read More »Brown on Book TV
Dr. Trent Brown, an associate professor of American studies in English and technical communication, was featured on C-SPAN 2’s Book TV discussing his recent book Ed King’s Mississippi: Behind the Scenes of Freedom Summer. Brown was featured on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15. Book TV describes the interview as follows:
Read More »Theatre program earns KCACTF awards
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) has bestowed awards of excellence to Jeanne Stanley, associate professor of theatre, for directing; Arden Hawley, a junior in information science and technology, for stage management; and the cast of “Good Kids” for excellence in ensemble acting. Missouri S&T’s Miner League Theatre Players performed “Good Kids” in late October and early November.
Read More »Frisbee and Stichnote present at MACRAO
Patty Frisbee, director of new student programs, and Lynn Stichnote, director of admissions, recently presented at the 2015 Missouri Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO). Their presentation was titled “The Effect of the Missouri University of Science and Technology Success Mentor Program on Academic Performance and Retention.”
Read More »Bohner gives keynote in Brazil
Dr. Martin J. Bohner, Curators’ Professor of mathematics and statistics, was the plenary speaker for a series of talks given recently at São Paulo State University in Brazil. The summit covered the latest information in applicable mathematics. Read more online at www.unesp.br (in Portuguese).
Read More »Smith helps organize energy symposium
Dr. Joseph Smith, the Wayne and Gayle Laufer Chair of Energy and a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, helped to organize the eighth Sino-US Joint Conference of Chemical Engineering at the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China. At the symposium, held Oct. 12-16, Smith gave a keynote address that highlighted the research Missouri S&T is conducting on microgrids and sustainable energy.
Read More »Watkins Elected to IEEE Education Society Board
Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was elected to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Education Society Board of Governors. The three-year term will run 2016-2018. Watkins was one of four at-large members elected — the entire board consists of society officers, 12 at-large members and committee chairs.
Read More »Morgan to serve as president of MIDTESOL
Roberta Morgan, program director of the Applied Language Institute, part of international and cultural affairs, became president of the Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MIDTESOL) chapter on Friday, Oct. 23. After serving in this capacity for one year, Morgan will cycle to past-president the following year. MIDTESOL serves Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, with a primary goal of providing support to those involved with English language teaching at all levels — K-12, refugee and university intensive English programs; teacher education and administration. The group has over 350 members in the region and is working to increase membership.
Read More »EMSE department sweeps in ASEM awards
Engineering management and systems engineering (EMSE) faculty and programs received multiple honors at the 2015 American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) International Annual Conference. The following awards were presented to Missouri S&T:
Read More »Madria and grad student earn IEEE award
Dr. Sanjay Madria, professor of computer science, and his recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Vimal Kumar earned the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Best Research Paper Award for the paper “Distributed Attribute Based Access Control of Aggregated Data in Sensor Clouds.” The two were presented with the award at the 34th IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, which was held Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Montreal. This work is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a multi-year grant contract for the project titled “Secure Sensor Cloud.”
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