Timothy, ME’83, and Katryn, Econ’84, Barefield come from families of educators and engineers. Their new Rolla Rising Scholarship honors two of them: their fathers, both of whom were Missouri S&T faculty members. Robert S. Barefield taught in engineering management, and Robert “Fred” Davidson, CE’41, MS CE’49, in engineering mechanics. [Read more…]
Brewing water
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Kevin Fahrenkrog, ChE’88, was recently featured in an Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) Super Bowl LII commercial. Fahrenkrog, general manager of A-B’s Cartersville, Ga., brewery, is one of the plant’s employees who operate its emergency water program. [Read more…]
Composing an engine
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Charlie Rusher, ME’11, a noise and vibration engineer at Chevrolet in Milford, Mich., was featured in a New York Times question-and-answer session in October 2017 that focused on his work with Corvette engines. [Read more…]
After graduation, uncovering a whole new Rolla
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Like many students who come to Missouri S&T, Rachel Jung’s exposure to the people and places beyond campus was fairly limited. [Read more…]
Stephanie O’Sullivan: Life after intelligence
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Biding her time in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay while preparing to enter the job market, recent Rolla graduate Stephanie (Mink) O’Sullivan responded to a cryptic newspaper classified ad seeking an “ocean engineer.” [Read more…]
Following opportunity wherever it may rove
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Michael Bouchard’s interest in Mars — and Mars rovers — didn’t end when he left Rolla. [Read more…]
Pushing the boundaries of space exploration
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Space tourism could start in the next two years, says Jeff Thornburg, AE’96, but it’s going to be expensive.
Rebuilding communities
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As a single mother paying her way through college, Stephanie Hall’s early lessons in hard work weren’t confined to Missouri S&T classrooms.
Leaving a legacy in metallurgical engineering
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The steel industry career Lindell R. “Bob” Hurst expected when he majored in metallurgical engineering never materialized.
A gift without borders
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David Heikkinen, ME’93, and Dr. Ann Rueff Heikkinen have deep Rolla roots. They met as students at Rolla Junior High School, and their mothers both worked for Missouri S&T. Virginia Heikkinen Callahan, Hist’88, worked in admissions and Chris Rueff in career services. [Read more…]
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