Accomplishments
Nisbett named a top mechanical engineering professor
Dr. J. Keith Nisbett, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been named one of the top 25 professors of mechanical engineering by onlineengineeringprograms.com. The website provides information to potential students wanting to study engineering via distance learning.
Read More »Ph.D. candidate earns SAE award
Josh Goldschmid earned the Steven M. Atkins Ability and Achievement in Science, Engineering, and Technology (AASET) Award during the SAE International AeroTech Engineering Congress held recently in Seattle. Goldschmid, a Ph.D. candidate in systems engineering from Woodinville, Washington, is currently a technical program manager in the Seats and IFEC Integration Team for Boeing.
Read More »Ahmad named Curators’ Teaching Professor
Dr. Diana Ahmad, a professor of history and political science and Missouri S&T archivist, has been named Curators’ Teaching Professor of history and political science. She will be honored during the commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Read More »Burken named Curators’ Professor
Dr. Joel Burken, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering and director of the Missouri S&T Environmental Research Center, has been named Curators’ Professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering. He will be honored during the commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Read More »Khayat presents at FLOW-3D
Dr. Kamal Khayat, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies, recently presented at the 2015 FLOW-3D Americas Users Conference. His talk, presented in collaboration with Masoud Hosseinpoor and Ammar Yahia of the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada, was titled “Numerical simulation of dynamic segregation of self-consolidating concrete in L-Box and T-Box test setups using FLOW-3D.”
Read More »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).
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