Summer 2013
It started with a bed spring
Carthage, Mo.-based Leggett & Platt manufactures a broad array of products, so it’s only fitting that one of the company’s staff vice presidents has an equally broad resume of experience.
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On the right track
Yes, it’s an old company. It’s been a fixture in the transportation industry since Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 to create a transcontinental railroad. But that doesn’t mean Union Pacific is out-of-date.
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League of Super Miners: A Homecoming of Heroic Proportions
Summoning all Super Miners to return! Reunite! Reconnect! In Rolla! Like our miraculous Miner metals, silver and gold, the peculiar, preternatural powers of Miners past and present were forged in the furnace of perseverance and persistence. Now, we’re calling on you to join hundreds of your fellow Miners in Rolla this fall to rediscover the […]
Read More »University of Missouri Legislative Day 2013
On April 3, Missouri S&T alumni and friends visited with lawmakers in Jefferson City to garner support for the four-campus University of Missouri System as part of Legislative Day at the Capitol. Attendees included: Jim Foil, CE’74; Dan O’Sullivan, Phil’82; Matt Coco, CE’66; Bob Bay, CE’49; and Michael McMenus, LSci’81. Missouri S&T representatives included: Chancellor […]
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Giant forces in super-strong nanomaterials
In a study that could lead to advances in the emerging fields of optical computing and nanomaterials, Jie Gao and Xiaodong Yang, both assistant professors of mechanical engineering, report that a new class of nanoscale slot waveguides pack 100 to 1,000 times more transverse optical force than conventional silicon slot waveguides.
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Extreme bug boosts biofuel production
Using a microbe that thrives in extreme conditions, Melanie Mormile patented a process that could streamline biofuel production, making it less costly and reducing the reliance on fossil fuels.
Read More »Aerospace team rockets to a win
Despite crashing its first plane during testing, Missouri S&T’s Advanced Aero Vehicle Group won the Society of Automotive Engineer’s 2013 Aero Design East competition. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin, the competition was held in Texas in March at the Fort Worth Thunderbirds Flying Field.
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Remote controlled bridge monitoring
The current method of inspecting bridges for structural damage is labor-intensive and, in some instances, dangerous to all involved. But Zhaozheng Yin is developing a safer, more efficient solution dubbed the “multicopter.”
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Model predicts growth of ‘Super Organism’ ant colonies
Assistant professor Chen Hou has developed a mathematical model that can predict the survival, growth and life span of ant colonies. According to Hou, smaller colonies — and the ants that inhabit them — tend to live faster, die younger and burn up more energy than larger colonies.
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Mapping the route to student success
A group of Missouri S&T students is helping Garmin International Inc. develop new GPS products and technologies through an internship program at a new software engineering facility established on campus last fall.
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