U.S. Army

$20 million grant funds steel development for U.S. Army

Posted by on January 5, 2021

As the U.S. Army modernizes weapons systems and combat vehicles, Missouri S&T researchers are developing lightweight and ultra-high-strength steels for combat vehicles that improve blast resistance and lower transportation costs.

“Missouri S&T offers one of only seven metallurgical engineering programs in the U.S.,” says Dr. Laura Bartlett, the Robert V. Wolf Associate Professor in Metallurgical Engineering and lead researcher for the project.

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COVID-19: Faculty researchers invited to Army Research Symposium (postponed)

Posted by on March 4, 2020

Due to public health concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this event has been postponed. A new date will be shared once details are determined.

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McManus publishes book on Army’s WWII role in Pacific

Posted by on August 6, 2019

Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian whose most recent books have dealt with the U.S. Army’s experience during World War II in Europe, now sets his sights on the Army’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II in a new book, the first of a two-volume history of the struggle.

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RSVP today for career skills program mixer

Posted by on February 28, 2019

Join the human resources department for a career skills program mixer 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7, in St. Pat’s Ballroom C of the Havener Center. RSVP to hrs@mst.edu by Thursday, Feb. 28.

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Cannon practice planned today

Posted by on August 23, 2018

Army ROTC will conduct cannon training 4:30-5:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 23) outside Harris Hall. Blanks will be used to conduct training. No live ammunition will be fired. Do not be alarmed if you hear loud reports and see smoke in front of Harris Hall.

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Isaac explores army culture in book chapter

Posted by on July 31, 2017

Dr. Tseggai Isaac, associate professor of history and political science, wrote a book chapter for Cultural Perspectives, Geopolitics and Energy Security of Eurasia: Is the Next Global Conflict Imminent? The book is published by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Press. His chapter is titled “Army Culture and Foreign Language Strategy: The Global Front Within the Context of the Home Front.”

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Military program matches grad student with research mentors

Posted by on June 6, 2017

Ph.D. student Barbara Rutter discovered that she would like to work for the Department of Justice on counter-domestic terrorism research after she graduates, thanks to an educational program offered by the U.S. Army. Rutter, a graduate student in explosives engineering and a veteran of the U.S. Marines who served a tour in Afghanistan, was selected for the Army Educational Outreach Program’s (AEOP) College Qualified Leaders (CQL) program. She was featured in the AEOP Alumni Spotlight newsletter in March.

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