Issues
Nuclear fusion: achieved
In May, three Missouri S&T physics seniors achieved nuclear fusion of deuterium into helium as part of the final project in their senior research laboratory class. This nuclear fusion reaction is the same process as the one that powers the sun.
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Off-the-grid energy research
A microgrid that connects the four student-built solar houses that make up Missouri S&T’s Solar Village began operations this fall to manage and store renewable energy among the four homes. A ribbon-cutting ceremony (pictured above) was held in July. The microgrid also acts as a research tool that will help Missouri S&T professors and students […]
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Printing the future
Mechanical engineering junior Jonathan Bopp is the epitome of a team player. As a second-year member of the Mars Rover Design Team, Bopp spent nearly every spare hour last spring in the Kummer Student Design Center working to perfect the 2014 Mars rover.
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‘Smart’ rocks detect bridge damage
The leading cause of bridge collapse in the U.S. is scour, an erosion process where water flow carries away river bed deposits and creates scour holes around a bridge pier or abutment. Floods intensify the problem and can quickly make the bridge unstable.
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Smartphone biology
Using nothing more than a smartphone and less than $10 in hardware supplies, Missouri S&T biology students built their own microscopes in biology lab this past fall.
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Team Orion: Pursuit of Life
Abdalla Bani, AE’13, Tyler Martin, AE’13, and Fabrice Tine, ME’13, AE’13, all overcame adversity to make it to college. Despite the challenges they faced, each of them earned a degree from Missouri S&T. Now they are helping other S&T students who face adversity to achieve the same success.
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Whipping up a custom career
Food Network aficionado Darian Johnson always wanted to be a chef. In high school she also discovered an affinity for chemistry.
Read More »Keeping communications flowing
In 2012, the Miner Alumni Association board consolidated its committees into five groups with broad goals. This issue, we introduce you to the Marketing and Communications Committee.
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Sandy Simmons-Gamble: Meeting a 20/20 challenge
When Milton L. Simmons, CerE’49, died in 2005, his daughter knew she wanted to do something special to honor his memory.
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St. Louis student send-off
The Miner Alumni Association and the New Alumni Council hosted a fun-packed Student Send-off picnic in St. Louis’ historic Tower Grove Park on Sunday, Aug. 3. The event drew more than 200 alumni, current and incoming students, and their families for a taste of St. Louis that included Kenrick’s barbeque and frozen custard from Ted […]
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