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Bronzing St. Pat
The old statue of St. Patrick that used to be in the library is gone. It has been shipped to New York, where it will be used as a mold for the creation of a new, bronzed statue.
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Solar road warriors
Long summer trips often take a toll on road warriors. This is especially true when the road trip in question is a 2,400-mile journey through two countries over 10 days — while going an average speed of about 45 mph.
Read More »Virtual team wins international competition
A team of Missouri S&T graduate students – separated geographically but united via the Internet – matched wits and skills with seven larger teams from the United States and Canada to win the 2nd International HEC Montreal ERP Simulation Game in June.
Read More »‘Speak out on technical issues,’ says commencement speaker
In his spring commencement address May 17 at Missouri S&T, William Wulf, former president of the National Academy of Engineering, told almost 600 graduating seniors that they have a responsibility to speak out on technical issues, perhaps even run for public office.
Read More »Honorary professional degrees awarded
Samuel D. Conzone, MS CerE’96, PhD CerE’99 David A. Dillard, EMch’76, MS EMch’78 John W. Edwards, CE’72 Gary L. Foutch, ChE’76, MS ChE’77, PhD ChE’80 Thomas F. Hughes, EMgt’91 Alan S. Kornacki, GGph’74 Jeffrey L. Theerman, CE’80 Christopher A. Thomason, ME’85 Benjamin P. Winter, MetE’80 Michael E. Woessner, CE’76
Read More »I’d like to thank the academy
This year, 32 Missouri S&T alumni and former faculty were inducted into one of Missouri S&T’s eight academies. Academy membership recognizes a career of distinction and invites members to share their wisdom, influence and resources with Missouri S&T faculty and students. Academy members make up fewer than 1 percent of the alumni base. Mechanical and aerospace engineering held its induction ceremony in October. Engineering management held ceremonies in October and April. The remaining academies held their induction ceremonies in April.
Read More »Douglas MacArthur: general, statesman, narcissist?
Douglas MacArthur was involved in some of the most important military and foreign policy issues of the last century, but a Missouri S&T historian says he may be better remembered for his theatrics than his military prowess. In a new book by Russell D. Buhite, the controversial general is re-examined.
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Learning in the fast lane
One of the most successful student design teams at Missouri S&T in 2008 was the Formula Car Team. This team, which designs and manufactures a miniature Indy-style racing car each year, finished second out of 40 teams at Virginia International Speedway (April 23-26), eighth out of more than 100 teams at Michigan International Speedway (May […]
Read More »Briefly
Creighton University prof named psychology chair Nancy J. Stone, former professor of psychology at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., took over as chair of psychology at Missouri S&T on July 1. Stone focuses her research on group dynamics, specifically team work behaviors; environmental design, studying how things like color or windows can impact performance, motivation, […]
Read More »An eco-challenge for engineers
A student team from Missouri S&T has three years to design the best eco-friendly car in North America. Seventeen teams from the United States and Canada have been selected to participate in the EcoCAR competition, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and Natural Resources Canada.
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