Accomplishments
Peterson presents research in Greece
Dr. Michael Peterson, assistant professor of philosophy, presented his paper, titled “Stable sites, legitimate descent, and just policy,” at the 8th Derrida Today Conference.
Read More »Reed presents research at international philosophy meeting
Dr. Ross Reed, a lecturer for arts, languages and philosophy, presented his recent research in a paper titled “Oxidative traumatic stress and techno-precarious performance society” at the 25th Annual International Meeting of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association on Saturday, June 15.
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Saito leads Rolla Public Library talk on dark matter
Dr. Shun Saito, assistant professor of physics, doctoral student Cole Rischbieter and Dr. Hasti Khoraminezhad, a postdoctoral fellow, engaged children and adults at the Rolla Public Library on Friday, June 14.
Read More »Yamilov publishes paper in ‘Nature Photonics’
Dr. Alexey Yamilov, professor of physics, published a paper in Nature Photonics describing a new technique. The article is titled “Delivering broadband light deep inside diffusive media.”
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Liang receives major Air Force grant
Dr. Zhi Liang, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is researching something so small that it can’t be seen by the naked eye, but its implications could be so large that the Air Force Office of Scientific Research awarded him a three-year, $600,000 grant.
Read More »Medvedeva co-authors paper for special issue
Dr. Julia Medvedeva, professor of physics, co-authored a paper titled “Thermal stability of amorphous metal oxides: The interplay of secondary cations, degree of substitution and local structure.” The paper was published as an invited article in a special issue of Chemistry of Materials on the occasion of Professor C.N.R. Rao’s 90th birthday.
Read More »Sheppard’s new book makes must-read list
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, professor of history and political science, has a new book, Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age (St. Martin’s Press), which was published July 16.
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Viganò awarded grant to study turbulence at hypersonic speeds
Dr. Davide Viganò, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, has been awarded $200,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how turbulence behaves at high speeds and how it could be used to make hypersonic vehicles more effective.
Read More »Sheppard’s research published in Egyptology journal
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, professor of history and political science, published a co-authored article titled “Understanding diversity in American Egyptology: Results of the 2021 Egyptology State of the Field Survey,” in the journal Interdisciplinary Egyptology.
Read More »McManus earns Army Historical Foundation award
Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history and political science, received this year’s Army Historical Foundation Award for Excellence in U.S. Army Writing for his latest book, To the End of the Earth: The U.S. Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.
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