Issues
A friend to the military
Missouri S&T was named a “top military-friendly school” for 2014 by Military Advanced Education (MAE) and is included in the organization’s 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities. MAE selected colleges and universities based on their military culture, financial aid for veterans, flexibility, on-campus support and online support services. For more information about what S&T […]
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Angels in the Ozarks
Imagine you have created the widget and are ready to take the world by storm with your new invention. You sunk your life savings into the project, but fell short on cash to continue developing your business. Enter the angel investor, who provides business start-up capital in exchange for ownership equity.
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Manufacturing in 3-D
Using a process similar to 3-D printing, Frank Liou and his fellow researchers in S&T’s Laser Aided Manufacturing Process (LAMP) Laboratory are developing computer models of various additive manufacturing approaches that he believes will help researchers understand how layered materials bond to the surface on which they’re deposited.
Read More »Alumni reconnected and won
James Barnes, Engl’94, Jonathan DiMartino, CE’08, and Michael Cerulo, EE’74, won 2014 St. Pat’s sweatshirts as winners of the Stay-Connected Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes, featured on the back cover of the Fall/Winter 2013 issue of Missouri S&T Magazine, encouraged all Miners to share updated information about their current whereabouts. You can try for another chance to […]
Read More »Endowment brings young talent to materials science and engineering
When Wayne Huebner learned that his department had received an endowment of more than $1 million from the estate of G. Robert, ChE’41, and Roberta Couch with just a single requirement — to attract and retain top faculty members in materials science and engineering — he decided to do things a bit differently.
Read More »Research: Not just for grad students
Missouri S&T is known for providing its undergraduates with lots of opportunities for hands-on learning, and research is a big part of that. Missouri S&T Magazine staff asked Jeffrey D. Cawlfield, vice provost for undergraduate studies, to share his views about the importance of providing research opportunities for undergraduate students.
Read More »Underdogs underground: S&T students take on the pros in mining competition
The only sound in the darkened mine tunnel is water dripping off limestone walls. A lone injured miner lies motionless on the gravel floor. Five lights pierce the darkness as muffled voices announce the arrival of the rescue team.
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Modern-day miners
Yes, we’re the Miners. For nearly 150 years, S&T alumni have been developing new ways to get to the metals, fossil fuels and other mineral resources society wants and needs. Early on, Daniel C. Jackling, MetE 1892, came up with the idea of using open-pit mining, steam shovels and railroad cars to access and remove low-grade copper from Utah’s Bingham Canyon. Although many thought it was a waste of time, Jackling’s low-cost solution revolutionized the industry.
Read More »Letters to the editor
I was pleased to see (“On the Right Track,” Summer 2013) that you do not share the Wall Street Journal’s hatred of railroads (and bicycling and walking for that matter). One of my very few professional regrets is following my father’s otherwise excellent advice when I left MSM/UMR/Missouri S&T in 1967. A railroad employee all […]
Read More »Tweets
Holy cow, I wish I were a teenager again so I could go to Missouri S&T EXPLOSIVES CAMP. http://t.co/LI35Xwctu3 #didnotmakethatup — Saundra Mitchell (Account Retired) (@SaundraMitchell) July 20, 2013 Thanks to #PLTW university partner @MissouriSandT for great service and leadership in #Missouri! http://t.co/aInwVWDtZB #STEM — David Dimmett (@DavidDimmett) July 22, 2013 @torilynnmares You should take […]
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