“Students must develop effective problem-solving, critical-thinking, collaboration and communication skills — tools they need to compete and succeed in the global economy,” Vince M. Bertram told just over 1,200 graduates at two commencement ceremonies in May. Bertram is president and chief executive officer of Project Lead The Way, a nonprofit organization that develops K-12 curricula […]
Read More »Missouri S&T honored the following 10 alumni with professional degrees to recognize career achievement. Francisco M. “Frank” Benavides, CE’70, of St. Louis, founder and executive director of PENTA Engineering Corp. Paul Daniel Booher, CE’80, MS CE’81, of Springfield, Mo., chief operating officer for Enactus Seth Burgett, ME’94, of Glen Carbon, Ill., vice president and general […]
Read More »At one time or another, nearly every Miner has pulled an all-nighter. Maybe you stayed up all night cramming for a calculus test. Maybe you road-tripped across the country with your fraternity or sorority pledge class. Maybe you just hung out with friends having a good time. We asked about your memorable all-nighter. Here is […]
Read More »A pair of microsatellites designed by a team of S&T students took first place in the U.S. Air Force’s University Nanosat-8 Program. Plans call for the S&T projects to be launched into low orbit. The collegiate competition, which spans over two years, challenges student teams to develop and construct a proto-flight satellite while participating in […]
Read More »Every March, S&T students wield shillelaghs to rid the campus of rubber snakes to honor the legend of St. Patrick driving snakes from Ireland centuries ago. This year students, alumni and other visitors to the university’s website could join in on the fun, thanks to an arcade-style video game housed on the university website. Visit […]
Read More »To clean wastewater, most municipal treatment plants try to maintain an oxygen concentration of 2 milligrams per liter in their aerated tanks. That seems ideal for the microorganisms that consume the waste; it’s a level that “makes them happy” and well fed, says Jianmin Wang, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T.
Read More »Dan Lin, an assistant professor of computer science, was named the 19th Woman of the Year on April 15. Lin joined the Missouri S&T faculty in 2008. She teaches courses on cloud computing, pervasive computing, database systems, file structure and introduction to database systems. Her research focuses on the fields of database systems and information […]
Read More »This year, 43 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 October, others in April.
Read More »Meghan (Donnellan) Nelson, BSci‘05, and her husband, Ryan, love Legos. The couple’s company, MR Brick Designer, has sold hundreds of Lego clocks, business card holders, lamps and commissioned pieces from their website MRBrickDesigner.com.
Read More »1915 – Founding of three oldest alumni sections – St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield-Joplin 28 – St. Pat’s events around the country 50+ – Alumni sections 120 – Active section officers Largest section – St. Louis with 13,653 members Largest section outside Missouri – Houston with 1,746 members Section that is farthest from Rolla – Anchorage, Alaska, at […]
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