Hank Pernicka

S&T student-designed satellite to launch in early March

Posted by on February 8, 2024

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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ADVANCE awards first department enhancement grants

Posted by on February 6, 2024

Four proposals were selected for funding through S&T’s ADVANCE Program’s Department Enhancement Grant initiative. These grants help departments implement strategies to reduce inequities and enhance the departmental climate, especially in the recruitment, retention and advancement of women. 

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35 faculty honored at Missouri S&T

Posted by on January 9, 2024

Missouri S&T celebrated faculty excellence at an awards banquet Dec. 6. Honorees include:

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Scholars showcase summer research

Posted by on October 3, 2023

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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In the news

Posted by on February 7, 2023

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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In the news

Posted by on December 6, 2022

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 the news

Posted by on September 6, 2022

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

Posted by on October 5, 2021

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

Posted by on October 4, 2021

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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Outstanding teaching awards go to 44 faculty

Posted by on December 1, 2020

Forty-four faculty members will be honored with the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2019-20 and 35 faculty members received an Outstanding Teaching Commendation. Additionally two faculty members are being honored with the Sustained Excellence in Outstanding Teaching Award. Recipients are:

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