Around the Puck
Save the date: Homecoming 2017
Make plans now to return to Rolla for Homecoming 2017 Oct. 27–28. Reconnect with former classmates and enjoy the Miner spirit! More details will be published in the summer issue of Missouri S&T Magazine.
Read More »Namesake of Whiteman AFB was a Miner
One of the first heroes of World War II was a Miner. He was also one of the first U.S. casualties of the war during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago.
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Improving mine safety
Braden Lusk, MinE’00, PhD MinE’06, chair and professor of mining and nuclear engineering, was invited to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee to study occupational exposure to coal mine dust in underground mines.
Read More »Honoring new academy members
In October, 10 alumni and friends were inducted into Missouri S&T academies. Academy membership recognizes careers of distinction and invites members to share their wisdom, influence and resources with faculty and students. Some academies hold induction ceremonies in the fall, others in the spring.
Read More »Environment and energy are focus of new S&T center
On Jan. 1, the Energy Research and Development Center and the Environmental Research Center at Missouri S&T combined to form the Center for Research in Energy and Environment.
Read More »Doe Run donates $40,000 for XRF spectrometer
A $40,000 donation from Doe Run Co. helped boost the experiential learning options for students in S&T geology and mining and metallurgical engineering programs.
Read More »In print
Stealing Home: Looting, Restitution, and Reconstructing Jewish Lives in France, 1942–1947 by Shannon Fogg, chair and professor of history and political science, was published in January by Oxford University Press.
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Greening mines
Working in the Baker Greenhouse on the roof of Missouri S&T’s Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall, researchers are growing plants in mine tailings and studying whether the addition of nutrient-rich biosolids helps promotes growth.
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Formula for success
Missouri S&T’s Formula Car Design Team won first place out of 30 teams at the Formula North competition in June in Barrie, Ontario.
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Explaining atomic motion
By laser-cooling atoms and studying their movements, a Missouri S&T physicist hopes to better understand how environmental factors affect atoms and their components.
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