Hank Pernicka
Pernicka, M-SAT win grant for cubesat project
Dr. Hank Pernicka, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and the Missouri S&T Satellite Research Team (M-SAT) recently received a $275k grant from the University Nanosatellite Program to compete with 10 other universities to design, assemble and test a small spacecraft (“cubesat”) for an opportunity to launch into Earth orbit.
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S&T student-designed satellite to launch in early March
Students from S&T’s Satellite Research Team have taken steps for years toward having a satellite orbit the Earth, and their efforts will soon pay off with a giant leap. In March 2024, the team, advised by Dr. Hank Pernicka, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of aerospace engineering, expects to have a satellite launched into space via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. More information to come.
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35 faculty honored at Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T celebrated faculty excellence at an awards banquet Dec. 6. Honorees include:
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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.
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Dr. Jinling Liu, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, was featured in a story on KBIA.org talking about her research that will go through cardiovascular disease data to look for a connection with genomes.
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Dr. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, vice provost and dean for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, is quoted in articles by PBS, El Confidential (Spain), Tjekdet (Denmark), and PassBlue.
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In an Al-Monitor article about three filmmakers arrested on charges of propaganda against the Iranian government, Dr. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, discussed the attack on political free speech in Iran.
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Pernicka named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor
Dr. Henry Pernicka, professor of aerospace engineering and Dean’s Educator Scholar at Missouri S&T, has been named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
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Building microsatellites for the future
Dr. Hank Pernicka, professor of aerospace engineering and Dean’s Educator Scholar, will present a talk titled “Building Microsatellites for the Future,” 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, via Zoom.
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