Two educational research mini-grants awarded
Two educational research projects proposed by three Missouri S&T faculty have been funded for 2016-17 as part of a mini-grant program co-sponsored by the office of undergraduate studies and global learning, and administered through the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI).
Read More »SBTDC offers free classes for business owners and entrepreneurs
Free classes are being offered to help small business owners and entrepreneurs learn about the financial side of owning and operating a business at the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri S&T.
Read More »Attend live ‘how to pay for goods and services’ training
Do you know all the ways to pay a supplier for goods and services? Do you ever wonder if you are completing the right forms or using the right system? Do you travel or process travel reimbursements for others? Do you create or update suppliers?
Read More »Brow earns N.F. Mott Award
Dr. Richard Brow, Curators’ Professor of ceramic engineering, earned the N.F. Mott Award from the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramics Society (ACS). The award is presented every two years by the “Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids” to a senior scientist for outstanding contributions to the science of non-crystalline solids. Brow received the award at the ACS annual meeting.
Read More »Stanley earns IEEE award
Dr. Joe Stanley, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, was recently presented with IEEE-USA’s Professional Achievement Award for Individuals. An IEEE senior member, Stanley was honored for his contributions to Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a nationwide K-12 STEM program that provides educators with intensive summer training at leading universities. Together with three “master teachers,” Stanley has co-trained about 150 teachers in a digital electronics course over the last decade and has helped develop new resources for PLTW to enhance teachers’ effectiveness in presenting the curriculum to students.
Read More »Campus members publish in ASQ journal
A Missouri S&T group recently published a paper titled “Blending the Best of Both Worlds: Overcoming Skepticism in a Hybrid Engineering Course” in the American Society for Quality’s Quality Approaches in Higher Education. The group is comprised of Dr. Susan Murray, interim chair of psychological science and professor of engineering management and systems engineering at S&T; Julie Phelps, instructional designer in educational technology at S&T; and Kelly Jones, an adjunct instructor at Webster University and training manager at Nestle Purina in St. Louis.
Read More »S&T team earns AIST distinction
A Missouri S&T group earned second place in the Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award (AIME) for its work titled “Developing a Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel With Two-Stage TRIP Behavior.” The second place earned the team $2,500 from the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). The team was comprised of Scott T. Pisarik of Chevron Corp.; […]
Read More »Cudney wins ASQ best paper award
Dr. Beth Cudney, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, won the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Best Paper Award for her 2015 paper titled “Using Hoshin Kanri to Address ISO 9001:2015 Requirements,” which she co-wrote with Kristin Case, founder of CaseConsults. Cudney will receive the award at the 2016 ASQ World Conference in […]
Read More »Technical communication student publishes in Intercom
Amruta Ranade, a graduate teaching assistant in English and technical communication, published an article titled “Writing for a North American Audience” in the May 2016 issue of Intercom, the monthly magazine of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).
Read More »Stites recognized by MTSA
The Missouri Technology Student Association recognized Shannon Stites, office support assistant IV in marketing and enrollment development, for her outstanding service to the organization. Stites has worked to help MTSA organize and schedule its annual fall and spring conferences on the Missouri S&T campus for four straight years. During that time, conference attendance has grown […]
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