Genda Chen
Chen’s robotic bridge inspection system wins ASCE’s 2025 Pankow Award
Dr. Genda Chen, the Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering and director of the Center for Intelligent Infrastructure and the INSPIRE University Transportation Center, has developed a robotic system to make bridge inspections faster, more comprehensive and safer. His invention, called the Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment System, or BIRDS, has been selected for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.
Read More »Associate vice chancellor of innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization search committee announced
These individuals have been selected to serve on the search committee for the associate vice chancellor of innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization.
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Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history and political science, rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV for Business Insider.
Read More »S&T issued patent for a miniature 3D displacement sensor
Dr. Genda Chen, the Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering at Missouri S&T, has been issued a patent for “Miniature 3D Position-to-Optical Displacement Sensor.”
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S&T hosts first National Summer Transportation Institute
Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration through the Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri S&T welcomed 15 rising students in grades 10-12 for the inaugural National Summer Transportation Institute. S&T’s civil, architectural and environmental engineering department hosted the program in collaboration with the Kummer Center for STEM Education July 21-26.
Read More »16 research teams receive seed funding from Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T research teams have received seed funding through three programs hosted by the office of the vice chancellor for research and innovation.
Read More »Summer Scholars spending break on research
For some students at Missouri S&T, summer doesn’t mean a break from learning. Over a dozen students are getting hands-on research experience as part of the Summer Scholars Program.
Read More »S&T professors named inaugural fellows of the Taylor Geospatial Institute
Two Missouri S&T professors were recently announced as part of the inaugural class of fellows for the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI).
Read More »Chen honored by international societies
Dr. Genda Chen, the Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering, recently received the 2022 Editorial Excellence Award from the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure. Chen was also named a 2023 Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics.
Read More »Expert to discuss resilience planning for natural disasters
Dr. John W. van de Lindt will present a lecture titled “Resilience-Informed Guidance through Modeling and Interdisciplinary Field Studies” at 11 a.m. Monday, April 19, via Zoom.
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