Accomplishments
Westenberg recognized by ASM
Dr. Dave Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences, was recognized at the American Society for Microbiology’s annual meeting (ASM Microbe) for his service as chair of the ASM Committee for K-12 Outreach. ASM president Lynn Enquist and ASM Education Board chair Mary Sanchez Lanier presented Westenberg with an engraved vase in recognition of his service.
Read More »Bai earns SPE award
Dr. Baojun Bai, professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, earned the 2016 Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. This award is an acknowledgement of his outstanding contribution to the field.
Read More »Crow earns IEEE educator award
Dr. Mariesa Crow, the Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and vice provost for research, received the 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Engineering Educator Award. The IEEE PES is one of IEEE’s larger societies.
Read More »Brown to appear on C-SPAN Aug. 20
Dr. Trent Brown, associate professor of American studies, will be featured on C-SPAN at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Brown will be part of a panel titled “Civil Rights History II.”
Read More »Bachman promotes I-Corps program in D.C.
Dr. Bonnie Bachman, professor of economics, recently participated in a workshop on university research commercialization and entrepreneurship sponsored by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The workshop, held July 25 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., focused on addressing complex global issues through science and technology research and entrepreneurship. […]
Read More »Careaga named CASE trustee
Andrew Careaga, executive director of marketing and communications, has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of trustees for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Careaga was appointed during the CASE Annual Assembly held July 17-19 in New York City. As a trustee, Careaga will represent CASE District VI, […]
Read More »Oerther named Fellow of American Academy of Nursing
Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). As one of 50 non-nursing Fellows, he joins others who advance healthy policy and practice through nursing knowledge. The AAN is composed of nursing’s most accomplished leaders in education management, practice and research selected from among the more than 150,000 members of the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Read More »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.
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