Accomplishments
Minteer awarded NSF grant to develop sustainable fuel technology
How can we turn carbon dioxide into fuel? Biomanufacturing might be the answer. Dr. Shelley D. Minteer, founding director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability and professor of chemistry; Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, assistant research professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; and the Arzeda Corporation, a protein design startup, have received a $7.8 million award from the National Science Foundation.
Read More »S&T faculty members receive seed grants to implement KEEN principles
Six seed grants totaling $19,000 were awarded to Missouri S&T faculty members to support the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network’s (KEEN) principles, which focus on entrepreneurial mindset in courses.
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Missouri S&T honored for excellence in mental health and well-being
Missouri S&T received the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. The award was announced Monday, Aug. 4.
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AIChE president highlights international collaboration, energy solutions at World Congress of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Joseph Smith, president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at S&T, attended the 12th World Congress of Chemical Engineering July 14-18 in Beijing, China. He delivered a plenary lecture titled “The International Role of AIChE in Eliminating Energy Poverty” and presented a technical talk titled “Hybrid Energy Systems: Innovative Research Pathways for Alleviating Global Energy Poverty.”
Read More »Reed presents on existential counseling at international conference
Ross Channing Reed, lecturer in philosophy, presented a paper titled “Existential Philosophical Counseling: Clinical Observations, Part I: Circumscribed Self-Disclosure, Moral Discourse and Moral Presence” at the 26th International Meeting of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association, held virtually on Saturday, June 28.
Read More »Missouri chapter of CUPA-HR wins National Chapter Excellence Award
The Missouri Chapter of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) has been awarded the National Chapter Excellence Award.
Missouri S&T plays a key leadership role for the chapter, Cindi Nelson, chief human resources officer, serves as the board president and Simone Waldon, staff success center manager, is an at-large board member.
Remington R. Williams Award recipient announced
Kaitlyn Dunahee, a senior in civil engineering at Missouri S&T from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, is a 2025 recipient of the Remington R. Williams Award.
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Fayyazbakhsh wins Equalize Startups People’s Choice Award
Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, assistant research professor for mechanical and aerospace engineering, earned the People’s Choice Award in the MedTech category at the 6th Annual Equalize Startups Culmination Pitch Event, a national program that recognizes women entrepreneurs in academia.
Read More »Health and Well-Being Collective named Coalition of the Year at Missouri Suicide Prevention Conference
The Health and Well-Being Collective, formerly the JED Campus Health and Well-Being Committee, received the Coalition of the Year award from the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network at the 2025 Missouri Suicide Prevention Conference on Thursday, July 17.
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Miner alumnus Bob Brinkmann receives Kit Bond Award
Bob Brinkmann, founder of Brinkmann Constructors and a 1971 civil engineering graduate of Missouri S&T, received the 2025 Kit Bond Citizen Leadership Award from the Hawthorn Foundation for Missouri.
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