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NSF program director to speak at S&T
Dr. Steven Peretti will present a talk titled “Design and Engineering of Synthetic Biosystems to Enhance health, Economy and the Environment: A National Science Foundation Perspective” noon-1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in the Kinyon-Koeppel Grand Hall of the Hasselman Alumni House.
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S&T to receive $1.7 million in federal support for nuclear engineering programs
The nuclear engineering program at Missouri S&T has recently been awarded a total of $1.7 million in federal support for research, student scholarships and safety upgrades to the university’s nuclear research reactor.
Read More »Penn State professor, NSF program director to oversee CEC research
Dr. Angela Lueking, a professor of energy and mineral engineering and chemical engineering at Pennsylvania State University and a recent program director at the National Science Foundation, is joining Missouri S&T as associate dean of research in the College of Engineering and Computing starting Aug. 1.
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Rezaei receives young scientist award
Dr. Fateme Rezaei, right, assistant professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, received the Young Scientist Paper Award at the ninth International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences June 25-29 in Houston. She received the award for her research on formaldehyde adsorption from indoor air.
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Rezaei to lead $330,000 NSF project
Dr. Fateme Rezaei, assistant professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, recently received a $333,680 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) to lead research on volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Her co-principal investigator is Dr. Xinhua Liang, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering.
Read More »Lecturer to discuss nanotechnology-enabled water treatment
Dr. Pedro J.J. Alvarez will present a lecture titled “Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment: A Vision to Enable Decentralized Water Treatment and Address Growing Challenges of the Water Energy Nexus” at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. If you’re unable to attend the event, you can join it via Zoom.
Read More »Proposal-writing bootcamp coming March 15
A Proposal Writing Bootcamp will be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, March 15 (during spring recess during St. Pat’s), in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. The workshop will feature program directors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) as well as presentations from the Broader Impacts Network. Space is limited and reservations are required. Reserve your spot online.
Read More »Sharing employees with the federal government
Missouri S&T has recently been re-accredited to have its employees work in federal government ranks for a period of up to two years with salaries reimbursed to the university. As part of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (commonly called the “IPA program”), the federal government can borrow expertise from the public and private sectors.
Read More »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
Geologist leads $2.1 million NSF project
Dr. Wan Yang, associate professor of geology and geophysics, has devoted his academic career to unlocking the mysteries of the Permian mass extinction more than 250 million years ago. That geological odyssey now finds him leading an 11-institution consortium that has been collectively awarded a $2.1 million National Science Foundation research grant.
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