Steve Watkins

TIP program launches new engineering, AI projects

Posted by on February 3, 2026

Missouri S&T’s Team Innovation Projects (TIP) program has launched several new industry‑sponsored projects this semester, expanding its hands‑on, interdisciplinary project offerings in nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and agricultural technology.

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Watkins, alumnus honored as Advisors of Distinction

Posted by on February 3, 2026

Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was named to the inaugural class of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu’s Advisors of Distinction. The award recognizes long-term service to HKN chapters internationally.

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Faculty milestones celebrated at General Faculty meeting

Posted by on December 4, 2025

Missouri S&T honored faculty members for their years of service during the General Faculty meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2. This new tradition recognizes the dedication and impact of faculty who have reached significant career milestones.

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Tau Beta Pi delegates attend convention, Watkins elected to executive council

Posted by on December 2, 2025

Rylie Miller, a senior in architectural engineering, and Matthew Tierney, a senior in chemical engineering, attended the Tau Beta Pi national convention Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Albuquerque. Miller and Tierney serve as president and vice president of the campus Tau Beta Pi chapter, respectively.

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Eta Kappa Nu attends student leadership conference 

Posted by on December 2, 2025

Computer science, electrical engineering and computer engineering students attended the Student Leadership Conference of the IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu Friday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 9, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Missouri S&T hosts Tau Beta Pi conference

Posted by on April 1, 2025

Missouri S&T hosted the 2025 District 9 Conference for Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society, on March 7-8. The event was organized by the university’s Missouri Beta Chapter and welcomed over 40 attendees from 10 university chapters and three alumni chapters across Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

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Watkins recognized by ASEE

Posted by on July 11, 2023

Dr. Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the 2023 Meritorious Service Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Electrical and Computer Engineering Division for significant, long-term service to the division and the engineering education community.

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Tau Beta Pi attends national convention

Posted by on December 6, 2022

Jennifer Collens, a senior in civil engineering, was a voting delegate at the Tau Beta Pi national convention Sept. 28-Oct. 1, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is the chapter president for the Missouri Beta Chapter. 

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Eta Kappa Nu attends leadership conference

Posted by on December 6, 2022

Electrical and computer engineering students attended the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Student Leadership Conference Oct. 28-30 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

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Missouri S&T students and faculty recognized at IEEE Region 5

Posted by on May 3, 2022

Several students and faculty were recognized at the 2022 Region 5 Annual Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

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