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In the news: The Chronicle, Denver Post, Lady Science blog, New York Times, Science360, St. Louis Public Radio
- Allan Metcalf, a writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education, writes about Dr. Gerald Cohen’s research on etymology in Metcalf’s article, “Breaking News: I’m From Missouri.” Cohen is a professor of Rusisian and German languages at S&T.
- Missouri S&T’s student-designed solar house was featured in the Denver Post article, “How the Solar Decathlon has Helped Create Your High-Tech Home — And Where It’s Going Next,” published Oct. 6
MAE graduate seminar planned Oct. 19
The mechanical and aerospace engineering department and the Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers will host a presentation by Dr. Brandon Runnels 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in Room 199 Toomey Hall.
Read More »In the news: Aerospace & Defense Technology, Astronomy magazines
- Research findings by Dr. Charles Wojnar, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, are featured in the August 2017 issue of Aerospace & Defense Technology magazine. The article highlights Wojnar’s development of an experimental method for understanding solid propellant aging. His new method was picked up by the magazine after his paper, “Measuring Propellant Stress Relaxation Modulus Using a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer,” was published in the Journal of Propulsion and Power. Read more.
- Dr. Leslie Gertsch, associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, is quoted in a recent Astronomy article, “Could We Survive Without Our Planet?” The article, written by Abigail Beall, was published Sept. 18 on the magazine’s site, www.astronomy.com.
Chandrashekhara featured on blog
Dr. K. Chandrashekhara is one of three online engineering professors in Missouri highlighted on the Online Engineering Programs website. Chandrashekhara is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Read More »In the news: Advanced Materials cover, college math requirements, alumna in IEEE magazine
- The cover of the July 12 print edition of Advanced Materials features an illustration of Dr. Heng Pan’s research into laser printing of bioresorbable conductors on polymer substrates. Heng Pan is an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The paper, “Low-Cost Manufacturing of Bioresorbable Conductors by Evaporation – Condensation-Mediated Laser Printing and Sintering of Zn Nanoparticles,” was published online April 24. Co-authors with Pan are Dr. Xian Huang, a professor of biomedical engineering at Tianjin University in China and a former S&T faculty member, and Missouri S&T graduate students Wan Shou, Bikram K. Mahajan, Brandon Ludwig, Xiaowei Yu and Joshua Staggs. Read More »
Professor receives governor’s award
Dr. Xiaoping Du, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, is the 2017 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Du, who teaches introduction to engineering design, dynamics and probabilistic engineering design, has been a member of the S&T faculty since 2002.
Read More »Three receive NSF CAREER awards
Three Missouri S&T faculty researchers recently received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. It is the NSF’s most prestigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Recipients are:
Read More »Pan publishes research in Advanced Materials
Dr. Heng Pan, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has published new research in the Advanced Materials journal on low-cost manufacturing of “bioresorbable” electronic sensors. The study, “Low-cost Manufacturing of Bioresorbable Conductors by Evaporation-condensation-mediated Laser Printing and Sintering of Zn Nanoparticles,” was published in April.
Read More »Four faculty awarded Smart Living seed funding
Four Missouri S&T faculty members have been awarded seed funding for two interdisciplinary projects related to S&T’s Smart Living signature area. The awards were selected from 13 proposals from 11 departments and 29 faculty members. Smart Living co-directors Dr. Bruce McMillin and Dr. Nancy Stone selected the winning proposals in consultation with the associate deans of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business and the College of Engineering and Computing. The recipients and their projects are:
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