Spring 2016
Topping out
On a chilly Monday in February, Missouri S&T placed the final piece of the roof on the new University Commons building on University Drive. This fall, 450 students will move into its apartment-style housing. Watch a time-lapse video of the ceremonial “topping out.”
Read More »Recovering oil with CO2
Traditional methods of oil recovery call for flooding well formations with water, but often as much as two-thirds of the oil is left behind through this process. Carbon dioxide is more efficient for oil recovery because it dissolves into oil and reduces its viscosity, but that approach also has problems.
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New alumni we are YOU!
New alumni just out of school are focused on starting careers and getting established in a new community. And sometimes that community is a long way from home and campus. But just because you aren’t in Rolla doesn’t mean you have to lose touch.
Read More »A 10-acre classroom
Southwest of Rolla, 10 acres of land once farmed by some of the area’s earliest settlers is now being explored by pioneers of a different sort — Missouri S&T students.
Read More »A network of connection
Getting involved with S&T after graduation is more than serving on a committee. In fact, it can be just about anything you make it. From attending sporting events and talking with potential students to serving on the Miner Alumni Association Board of Directors, staying connected after graduation isn’t difficult. Here are some of the ways […]
Read More »Oval Office honors
Elizabeth (Gearon) Parry, EMgt’83, pictured fifth from the left, is one of 14 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring in 2015, presented by President Barack Obama. Parry teaches first-year engineering design at North Carolina State University, and she helps elementary and middle school teachers in teaching engineering to […]
Read More »Hitting the sweet spot
While some undergraduate students peer through microscopes or write computer programs for their research projects, senior Arielle Bodine made the world of professional golf her laboratory. The applied math and economics double major recently took an eagle-eyed look at the factors that led Phil Mickelson and 46 other top professional golfers to pick up valuable […]
Read More »NASA career rewarding for Leucht
Kurt W. Leucht, EE’94, has been working at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla., for 25 years and has been writing software for large and small projects ever since.
Read More »Innovator envisions black Silicon Valley
Vewiser Dixon, ME’73, has big plans for his hometown of Kansas City.
Read More »St. Pat’s: S&T goes green
For a few days in March, the Missouri S&T campus — and the Rolla community — paint the town green for St. Pat’s. If you couldn’t make it back for the 108th St. Pat’s, here are a few scenes from this year’s Best Ever celebration.
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