aerospace engineering
Ortega awarded NASA fellowship to extract moon metal
Jacob Ortega, a Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering, received a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity award to support his research.
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Research flight ‘a giant leap’ for Missouri S&T moon researchers
On a Friday afternoon in May, four Missouri S&T seniors donned flight suits and experienced the moon’s gravity as part of a flight-testing project supported by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program. The next day, they traded their suits for caps and gowns and crossed the stage at S&T’s commencement ceremony, each earning a bachelor’s degrees in aerospace engineering.
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Viganò awarded grant to study turbulence at hypersonic speeds
Dr. Davide Viganò, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, has been awarded $200,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how turbulence behaves at high speeds and how it could be used to make hypersonic vehicles more effective.
Read More »S&T students lead the charge at Missouri power summit
Missouri S&T students stand out at the Missouri Center for Advanced Power Summit (MOCAP) on March 7 at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. Tazdik Patwary Plateau placed first and Kiernan O’Boyle grabbed second in graduate poster presentations. Mackenzie Hilburn secured third for her undergraduate poster presentation.
Read More »Passing of Dr. Dwight C. Look Jr.
Dr. Dwight C. Look Jr., professor emeritus of aerospace engineering, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, at age 85. Look joined Missouri S&T as a faculty member in 1969 and was named professor emeritus in 2000.
Read More »Two win Sigma Pi scholarships
Sigma Pi’s Alpha Iota Education Foundation (AIEF) named two freshmen as 2023 scholarship recipients. These scholarships are available to high school graduates, or the equivalent, who are enrolled to attend S&T.
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S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T welcomed more than 30 new faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes artificial intelligence, astrodynamics, energy economics, energy storage, flood prediction, military history, quantum physics and wearable wireless sensors.
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Scholars showcase summer research
The Future Research Pioneers Program (FRPP) is an opportunity for mechanical and aerospace engineering undergraduate students to conduct hands-on research at Missouri S&T. After a summer of exploration, the 2023 FRPP researchers presented their findings through poster presentations in the Toomey Hall atrium on Sept. 21.
Read More »Aerospace engineering undergraduate wins $15,000 scholarship
Coleman Goulding, a first-year student at S&T with plans to study aerospace engineering, won the National Space Club and Foundation Keynote Scholarship. He will serve as the 2023 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner Keynote Speaker and receive a $15,000 scholarship.
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Hosder receives $1.5 million DoD grant to increase robustness of hypersonic vehicles
Dr. Serhat Hosder, a professor of aerospace engineering and director of the Aerospace Simulations Laboratory at Missouri S&T, and his team will lead a study to quantify uncertainties in the computational modeling of hypersonic systems and reduce their impact on the performance of hypersonic vehicles.
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