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Leaving a legacy in metallurgical engineering
The steel industry career Lindell R. “Bob” Hurst expected when he majored in metallurgical engineering never materialized.
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Space case
Otto Schnarr, CSci’09 , Math’10 (right), is a principal investigator for NASA’s Advanced Data Acquisition and Telemetry System in the Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. His work was recently highlighted in a feature story. Schnarr is helping develop a communication system that could be used to assist aircraft with super-fast […]
Read More »A collection of green
What began as Michael Greenway’s dream to own a St. Pat’s sweatshirt from every year they were produced ended this past summer when his father-in-law, Larry Stratman, Econ’78, found a 1964 sweatshirt — the only one missing from the collection — for sale in Sun City, Ariz. Greenway, NDD, had hoped to complete the collection […]
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A day in the life of a woman in STEM
Lisa Stine, CE’10, a transmission engineer with Mesa Associates in Denver, was featured in a June 15 interview at Career Contessa, a career website for women. The question-and-answer-style interview focused on Stine’s ability to forge successful relationships with clients in engineering despite the challenges associated with being a woman in STEM.
Read More »Alumna selected to lead engineering management, systems engineering
Suzanna Long, Hist’84, Phys’84, MS EMgt’04, PhD EMgt’07, was named chair of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri S&T. Long, a professor in the department, had served as interim chair since July 2015. She has been a member of the S&T faculty since 2008.
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Borrok chosen to chair S&T department
David Borrok, GGph’95, began work as chair of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering at Missouri S&T on Aug. 1. Before returning to his alma mater, Borrok served as a professor of geosciences and director of the School of Geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Read More »Spence elected national KD president
Patricia (Ruma) Spence, EMgt’94, MS IST’05, vice president of enterprise planning and PMO at Prudential, was elected national president of Kappa Delta Sorority. She also serves as a director on the Kappa Delta Foundation board. She has served Kappa Delta both regionally and nationally in collegiate and alumnae sectors, previously serving as national vice president-alumnae. […]
Read More »Proud advisors
The faculty advisors for the Mars Rover Design Team (MRDT) have seen the team grow from a small but enthusiastic group of students to world champions.
Read More »In print
Kathryn Northcut, professor and co-director of Missouri S&T’s technical communication programs, co-edited Scientific Communication: Practices, Theories and Pedagogies, which will be published by Routledge early in 2018.
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