Beyond the Puck
Doctoral student an ASTRO participant
Vaibhav Khane, MS NucE’07, MS ChE’12, PhD ChE’14, recently spent seven months working on models for a new low-enriched uranium core for Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Flux Isotope Reactor as part of its Advanced Short-Term Research Opportunity (ASTRO) Program. Khane used multi-physics codes to model designs to replace the reactor’s current highly enriched uranium […]
Read More »Fond memories of the Quad
Jamie (Johnson) Farrell, ECE’01, recently shared a story of how she met her husband, Shannon, when she lived in Kelly Hall.
Read More »From engineer to movie producer
After a 38-year career in mechanical engineering, John Weekley, ME’74, sold his process control company, PROCONEX, in 2011 to pursue a career in the film industry as a movie producer.
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Green for a cause
On March 11, 35 Missouri S&T alumni who work at Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies volunteered at Harvesters, a non-profit food bank in Kansas City, Mo. The employees packed more than 1,830 backpacks with food for children of low-income families. The group organized the event to coincide with St. Pat’s activities and even wore their […]
Read More »Miners reconnect in Istanbul, Turkey
Alumni and friends shared memories of Missouri S&T and university updates at a restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey, in November. From left: Scott Kalwei, EMgt’11; Kubilay Kaya, MS EnvE’10; Roberta “Birdie” Morgan, Engl’87, Hist’87, program director for international affairs at S&T; Burak Arasli, MS EMgt’03; Cansu Aytan; Ugur Yildiz, EMgt’11; and Onur Yildiz, who completed S&T’s […]
Read More »Long-lost civilization sparks book
A newspaper article about an archaeological dig in Chesterfield, Mo., gave Ellen M. (Monti) Meyer, CSci’77, the idea for her first novel, Chronicle of the Mound Builders: An Angela Hunter Mystery.
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Tulsa turf team
Love it or hate it, artificial turf has many benefits — including year-round field use and an even playing surface. In October, students voted to fund 75 percent of the $2.4 million required to install turf on S&T’s football and intramural fields, but more is needed.
Read More »Student design team competitions coming your way
Miners by Design, the giving society that encourages supporting experiential learning at Missouri S&T, invites alumni to support students by attending one of the upcoming design team competitions. A list of the competitions, sorted by alumni section, follows. Dates of all design team competitions are available at rol.la/designteamdates. Bay Area – Human Powered Vehicle Challenge West, April […]
Read More »Engaging alumni
In 2012, the Miner Alumni Association changed the format for its board of directors. What used to be a large number of small committees, each with a narrow focus, has been consolidated into five larger committees with broad goals.
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Rolla grads play key roles in I-70 bridge construction
A number of Rolla graduates were involved in building the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Mississippi River connecting downtown St. Louis and southwestern Illinois via Interstate Highway 70. The bridge opened to traffic on Feb. 9.
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