Spring 2013
New approach to detect prostate cancer
Using a simple chemical reaction that makes metabolites in the urine samples of prostate cancer patients glow, senior chemistry student Casey Burton is helping find an easier method of testing for the disease than the conventional prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Burton’s method is also less costly and more accurate.
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S&T wins ‘gold’ in mine rescue
A group of Missouri S&T mining engineering students won the annual underground mine rescue competition held at Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine in October. It is the first win for S&T since 1988.
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Diane Strong: Breaking the mold
Stats: While a majority of the S&T student population tends to focus on engineering, ever-bubbly junior Diane Strong is pursuing a degree in psychology with a minor in technical communication. “Psychology is a science, so it makes sense to go to a science and technology school.”
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Margaret Olcott and Family: building a legacy
During the final weeks of his life, Eugene L. Olcott, MetE’40, decided he wanted to give something back to the school that had prepared him for a successful career. “He wanted to give something tangible that would carry his name and be of use to the students,” says his widow, Margaret Olcott.
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Meet John Eash
John F. Eash, AE’79, MS EMgt’90, director of F/A-18 production operations for the Boeing Co. in St. Louis, began his two-year term as president of the Miner Alumni Association in October. Missouri S&T Magazine staff sat down with him to ask a few questions. What is your vision for the association? The Miner Alumni Association […]
Read More »Magnus named executive director of AIAA
On Oct. 22, 2012, former NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, Phys’86, MS EE’90, became executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. AIAA is a 35,000-member technical society focused on the global aerospace profession. Magnus, who lived aboard the International Space Station for four months, was one of four astronauts to fly on the […]
Read More »Marriage proposal makes national news
Two former S&T cheerleaders made the national news last fall thanks to a Homecoming marriage proposal caught on video that went viral. Band members, who traditionally call out requests of the cheer squad, yelled to the group of alumni on the sidelines, “Hey cheerleaders, we want to see a marriage proposal.” The cheerleaders holding Tara […]
Read More »Alumni-founded gaming startup gets support
The founders of IDC Projects, a gaming company started by three S&T alumni, stepped up their game last fall by getting an infusion of capital from two St. Louis investors. The firm was one of 15 St. Louis-area startup companies to win $50,000 from Arch Grants to further develop the business. Arch Grants also provides […]
Read More »Historian wins state book award
Petra DeWitt, Hist’96, an assistant teaching professor in history and political science at Missouri S&T, received the 2012 Missouri History Book Award from the State Historical Society of Missouri in November for her book Degrees of Allegiance: Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri’s German-American Community During World War I. The book was published by Ohio University […]
Read More »Like father, like son
Trevor Wiggins, ME’96, switched from professional racing to drag racing so he could bring his wife and kids along and get them involved in the sport. Featured in the July 2012 issue of Drag Illustrated magazine, Wiggins says the people who participate in motorsports are the type of people — smart, hardworking and ethical — […]
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