Accomplishments
Economics professor speaks at seminar in Spain
Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, presented during a seminar organized by the economic theory and economic history department at the Universidad de Málaga, Spain in September. Her presentation was titled “Voluntary Green Electricity Purchases versus Solar Installations in Community Choice Aggregation.”
Read More »Samson publishes papers on music research
Dr. David Samson, assistant professor of arts, languages, and philosophy at S&T, recently presented research at the virtual conference of the History Special Research Interest Group of the National Association for Music Education. His presentation was titled “The Western Conservatory of Music of Rolla, Kansas City and Chicago.”
Read More »Zhang discusses construction quality assurance during webinar
Dr. Xiong Zhang, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, served as a panelist for a webinar hosted by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) on Sept. 30. The webinar was titled “Ensuring Construction Quality Assurance with Light-Weight Deflectometers.”
Read More »Imqam selected for Society of Petroleum Engineers committee
Dr. Abdulmohsin Imqam, assistant professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering (GGPE) is serving on the program technical committee for the 2022 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Western Regional Meeting in April. He chairs the carbon capture and sequestration session.
Read More »French class translates several works
Dr. Audra Merfeld-Langston, chair and associate professor of arts, languages, and philosophy at S&T, and her students studying French, recently published several of co-translations of Diderot and d’Alembert’s 18th-century Encyclopedie. The following works were translated:
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Pernicka named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor
Dr. Henry Pernicka, professor of aerospace engineering and Dean’s Educator Scholar at Missouri S&T, has been named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Read More »NSF grant to fund training for science teachers, 4-H leaders
Missouri S&T faculty in two departments have received funding from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “GP-IN: Getting your feet wet: Advancing geoscience education using water-based field experiences.”
Read More »Engineering honor society names Jischke distinguished alumnus
Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society, has named the 2021 recipients of its 25th annual Distinguished Alumnus Award. Dr. Martin C. Jischke, former Missouri S&T chancellor and a current member of the Kummer Institute’s board of directors, is recognized for his leadership capabilities and impact on academia.
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Computer science professor named distinguished alumnus
Dr. Sajal Das, professor and the Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair of Computer Science, is a 2021 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Distinguished Alumnus Awardee. He earned a master’s degree from IISc in 1985.
Read More »Smith receives early career award
Dr. Ryan Smith, assistant professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Early Career Award for Near-Surface Geophysics.
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