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Automated security kiosk could alleviate travel, border woes

An automated screening kiosk developed by a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher could alleviate concerns about safety and wait time at U.S. airports and border crossings. Dr....

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Energy-recycling steps eyed for post-surgical recovery, aging in place

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher wants to make walking up and down stairs easier through the creation of a device that recycles the energy we use to climb and descend. Yun...

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Filling the science communication gap

Science communication can be hard to define, and even harder to teach. But an academic book co-edited by a technical communication professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology hopes to...

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Video game to be based on book by S&T history professor

A book by a Missouri University of Science and Technology history professor is the basis for a tactical wartime video game set for release in 2018. Burden of Command follows the real-life missions of...

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Chemistry researcher receives prestigious honor

A renowned researcher and educator at Missouri University of Science and Technology has been selected to join an exclusive group of chemists. But he says the honor has more to do with the quality of...

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Missouri S&T geologist leads $2.1M National Science Foundation research...

Missouri S&T geologist Dr. Wan Yang has devoted his academic career to unlocking the mysteries of the Permian mass extinction more than 250 million years ago. That geological odyssey now finds him...

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Missouri S&T receives federal support for early-stage research into tapping...

Picture teams of smartphone-toting citizen scientists, poised to collect water samples and test for contaminants thanks to a user-friendly app that can crowdsource rapid responders to mobilize the next...

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Missouri S&T adds master’s degree in explosives technology

Growing interest in explosives technology among both federal investigators and military personnel is prompting Missouri University of Science and Technology to further expand its graduate programs in...

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Missouri S&T metallurgical engineer named ASM International fellow

A Missouri S&T professor known for both his teaching acumen and research portfolio has been named an ASM International fellow, a top honor in materials science and engineering. Dr. David Van Aken,...

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Former engineering management chair Henry Sineath dies

Dr. Henry Howard Sineath, professor emeritus of engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology, died on Oct. 8. He was 95. Sineath, known to friends and colleagues alike as...

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Missouri S&T geologist named AAAS Fellow

Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe of Missouri University of Science and Technology has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her contributions to the...

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Missouri S&T doctoral student enlists drones to detect unexploded landmines...

From U.S. Navy laboratories to battlefields in Afghanistan, researchers are lining up to explore the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to detect unexploded landmines. At Missouri University of Science...

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Missouri S&T to participate in $9.7M oil, gas exploration project in...

A Missouri University of Science and Technology geologist is part of a four-campus research team that will receive nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy and several energy companies in...

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Missouri S&T explosives researcher studies blast-induced brain injuries

The Experimental Mine at Missouri S&T is known to many as the site of a popular summer Explosives Camp for high school students, and for its designation by Popular Science magazine as the country’s...

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Thomas Vojta named chair of physics at Missouri S&T

Dr. Thomas Vojta, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of physics at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named chair of the department of physics. His appointment becomes effective...

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Kelly Carter named interim chair of new department of teacher education and...

Kelly Carter has been named interim chair of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s newly created department of teacher education and certification. Her appointment becomes effective Jan. 1.

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Shannon Fogg selected as visiting scholar at renowned Paris research institution

As a contributor to global research and advancement in the social sciences, Dr. Shannon Fogg, professor and chair of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has...

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Dr. Barbara Hale, Missouri S&T physics professor, retires after 46 years of...

After 46 years of teaching and research in the physics department at Missouri S&T, Dr. Barbara N. Hale has retired.

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Missouri S&T civil engineering professor named Fulbright distinguished chair...

A Missouri S&T civil engineering professor will lecture and conduct research in Australia as a Fulbright scholar in advanced science and technology. Dr. William Schonberg, professor of civil,...

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Expert on risk management in engineering to give Stueck Lecture at Missouri S&T

A National Academy of Engineering member known for her work to highlight statistical rigor and mathematical probability in infrastructure design and risk management will present the 2018 Stueck Lecture...

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