S&T to receive $1.7 million in federal support for nuclear engineering programs

Posted by on August 7, 2018

The nuclear engineering program at Missouri S&T has recently been awarded a total of $1.7 million in federal support for research, student scholarships and safety upgrades to the university’s nuclear research reactor.

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Meritorious service award goes to mathematician

Posted by on August 7, 2018

Dr. Leon Hall received the Missouri Section of the Mathematical Association of America’s Meritorious Service Award during MathFest in Denver last week.

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College Factual again rates S&T among best for engineering, great value

Posted by on August 7, 2018

For traditional students, non-traditional adult learners, military veterans and the value-conscious, Missouri S&T is one of the nation’s best universities, according to the latest rankings by the college ratings site College Factual.

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Math researchers receive NSF grant

Posted by on August 7, 2018

7SharesDr. Xiaoming He, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, has received a National Science Foundation award to develop mathematical models and accurate algorithmic schemes for two-phase ferrofluid systems. Dr. He will serve as principal investigator for the project with Dr. Cheng Wang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, serving as co-principal investigator. The amount […]

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Welker appointed as student representative to curators

Posted by on August 7, 2018

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Avery Welker of Perryville, Missouri, a Ph.D. student in petroleum engineering at S&T, to serve as the student representative to the University of Missouri Board of Curators, the governing board for the four-campus university system.

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Student, faculty present at conference in Brazil

Posted by on August 7, 2018

Leonardo Enzo Brito da Silva, Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering, and his advisor, Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II, presented a tutorial at the IEEE / INNS International Joint Conference on Neural Networks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July.

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Space Policy publishes professor’s paper on asteroid policies

Posted by on August 7, 2018

As companies develop asteroid-mining technology for outer space, several governments are developing policies around this and other new asteroid activities. Dr. Alanna Krolikowski, assistant professor of history and political science at S&T, and Dr. Martin Elvis, astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, explore these international policy efforts in an article recently published in Space Policy.

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Oerther elevated to fellow of the Society of Environmental Engineers

Posted by on August 7, 2018

Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has been elevated to a fellow of the Society of Environmental Engineers in the United Kingdom.

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In the news: Explosive engineering research, Las Vegas mobster, Lie-detecting kiosk, Mars Rover team, moon ice, Mazoon College visit, next-gen batteries

Posted by on August 7, 2018

  • Mining Magazine published the article, “Missouri S&T Team Takes on Explosive Engineering Research” on July 30 about research led by Dr. Kyle Perry, assistant professor of mining and nuclear engineering. In the study, Perry’s team will pair explosives with common mining materials, with the ultimate goal of improving mine safety.
  • Dr. Larry Gragg, professor emeritus of history, was interviewed by reporter Tom Hawley on channel KSNV in Las Vegas. In the news segment, which aired Aug. 1, Gragg discussed how mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel shaped Las Vegas.
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