physics
41 S&T faculty members honored for outstanding teaching
Forty-one faculty members have received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2016-17. The winners were recognized at a ceremony in November. The Outstanding Teaching Award is given each year to faculty members by the Outstanding Teaching Award committee, which bases its selections on student evaluations.
Read More »NSF grant goes to Medvedeva
Dr. Julia Medvedeva, professor of physics, recently received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program. Her co-principal investigators are Northwestern University researchers Dr. Robert P.H. Chang, professor of materials science and engineering, and Dr. Matthew Grayson, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
Read More »Biology student wins Renaissance Student Award
Jordan Powell, a recent graduate in biological sciences, was named the 2017 Renaissance Student of the Year during a reception at Missouri S&T’s student art show May 1. The awards committee also commended two finalists: Faith Van Wig, a graduating senior in computer science, and Owen Smith, a graduating senior in physics.
Read More »24 faculty honored, see photos online
Twenty-four Missouri S&T faculty members were honored for excellence and achievement in research, service and teaching during an awards ceremony Feb. 21 on campus. Each award winner received a monetary stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. View photos from the event on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. The 2016 Faculty Excellence Award was presented to:
Read More »Advisors honored, see pictures online
Three current advisors of S&T student organizations received awards at a breakfast ceremony hosted by student life on Feb. 16. One advisor was honored posthumously with an award. Check out photos on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. Nominated by students, the award recipients are:
Read More »S&T team earns AIST distinction
A Missouri S&T group earned second place in the Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award (AIME) for its work titled “Developing a Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel With Two-Stage TRIP Behavior.” The second place earned the team $2,500 from the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). The team was comprised of Scott T. Pisarik of Chevron Corp.; […]
Read More »Hor among highest-cited researchers in 2015
Dr. Yew San Hor, assistant professor of physics, has been named a 2015 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher. Thomson Reuters analyzed citation data over an 11-year period using Web of Science and InCites to identify highly cited researchers. This is the second year in a row that Hor has received this honor. Hor is also listed in Thomson Reuters’ list of the 2015 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.
Read More »Faculty, alumni earn outstanding paper award
Dr. David C. Van Aken, Curators’ Teaching Professor of materials science and engineering, and Dr. Julia E. Medvedeva, associate professor of physics, received second place in the 2016 AIST Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award, presented by the Association for Iron and Steel Technology. They worked with alumni Krista R. Limmer, who earned a Ph.D. in materials […]
Read More »Physics students achieve nuclear fusion
Three physics undergraduates achieved nuclear fusion of deuterium into helium. The students, Jaykob Maser, Sheldon Harper and Brock Ebert, working in the Physics Advanced Laboratory class under the supervision of Dr. Greg Story, produced fusion of deuterium in a plasma experiment. They confirmed that they had achieved fusion by detecting the production of neutrons in the plasma. Results of their experiment will be discussed at the Fuller Prize talks, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the lobby of the Physics Building, and at the Physics Advanced Laboratory final presentations, 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the physics fully library.
Read More »Story to speak on nature at The Centre
Dr. Greg Story, associate professor of physics, will present a free lecture to the general public at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in Meeting Room A of The Centre, 1200 Holloway, Rolla. His talk, titled “The Four Forces of Nature,” will describe how the four known forces of nature shape everything we see in the universe, from the smallest to largest scale.
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