Lectures
Earthquake seminar March 10
Dr. Lanbo Liu, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Connecticut, will present a guest lecture titled “Great New Madrid Earthquakes after 200 Years: Facing the Scientific and Engineering Challenges” 4-5 p.m. Monday, March 10, in Room 205 McNutt Hall. The lecture’s abstract is below:
Read More »‘Green’ systems is subject of lecture
The Environmental Research Center and the office of sustainable energy and environmental engagement will present a St. Pat’s week talk by Kevin Palmer, director of the Center for Sustainable Solutions in Charlottesville, Va. The lecture, “‘Green’ Systems,” will be presented at 3 p.m. Monday, March 10, in Room 124 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall.
Read More »Tips on preparing research proposals
Find out how to turn an idea for improving teaching and learning in your classroom into a fundable mini-grant proposal at “Tips for Preparing a Successful Educational Research Proposal,” noon- 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, in the Meramec Room of the Havener Center.
Read More »Rainfall and floods studies seminar
The civil, architectural and environmental engineering department invites the campus community to a seminar titled “September 2013 Colorado Floods.” The event will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. The seminar, part of the Rolla Water Resources Seminar Series and the Environmental Research Center seminars, will be presented by Dr. Robert Holmes, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) national flood specialist.
Read More »Weiner Professor poetry reading
The English and technical communication department presents a poetry reading by Dr. Charlette Matthews, Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities. The event starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Southwestern Bell Cultural Center. Refreshments will be served at the reading.
Read More »Attend CIES research seminar
The Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) invites faculty, staff and students to attend a research seminar 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Room 121 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the presentations. The following topics will be presented:
Read More »Generation Y seminar
S&T faculty and staff are invited to attend “Generation Y: Tapping into Their Leadership Potential” at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in Room 204 McNutt Hall. Do you advise or supervise people ages 19 to 36, or have the potential to do so in the future? Attend this seminar facilitated by speaker Joshua Fredenburg to […]
Read More »NSF funding in advanced manufacturing
Dr. Zhijian (ZJ) Pei, a National Science Foundation (NSF) program director, will present a seminar titled “NSF funding opportunities in advanced manufacturing,” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Carver/Turner Room of the Havener Center. Refreshments will be provided starting at 11 a.m. Contact Kaylon Buckner at 341-4908 for more information.
Read More »Uncertainty quantification presentation
The campus community is invited to attend a presentation on uncertainty quantification by Dr. Ralph C. Smith, professor of mathematics at North Carolina State University. “Uncertainty Quantification for Physical and Biological Models” will be presented from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Room G-5 Rolla Building. Refreshments will be served at 4 p.m. This lecture is free and open to the public. The presentation is sponsored by the department of mathematics and statistics and the Missouri Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences (MICAMS).
Read More »Former NASA scientist to speak
Dr. Kathryn Clark will speak about her experiences with leadership at NASA in an open lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology in November. She will discuss what qualities make a good leader and what makes a great one. Her visit is sponsored by the office of leadership and cultural programs.
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