Alex Bertels, Missouri S&T student. Photo by B.A. Rupert
Alex Bertels: junior in computer science
Christopher Allen
January 26, 2012 by
Christopher Allen (center front) with fellow military personnel. Photo submitted
Christopher Allen, senior in civil engineering
Steve Sullivan: making magic
January 18, 2012 by
S&T graduate Steve Sullivan with some characters he helped create. Photo by Steve Jennings
Entertainment Weekly called Davy Jones from the Pirates of the Caribbean one of the most convincing computer-generated characters in film history. The technology used to create that character and many others was developed with the assistance of S&T grad Steve Sullivan, winner of three Academy Awards.
Students build hybrid go-kart
January 9, 2012 by
Andrew Jabrani drives the vehicle. Photos by B.A. Rupert
While General Motors recently came out with its Chevrolet Volt, four electrical engineering students at Missouri University of Science and Technology recently completed their own vehicle, a hybrid go-kart.
S&T researcher takes on Fight Club
January 3, 2012 by
Olivia Burgess studies utopian and dystopian themes in Chuck Palahniuk’s novel. Photo by B. A. Rupert
The first rule of Fight Club, according to Olivia Burgess, is that we are driven by our own personal utopian ideas, regardless if they end up creating dystopia.
Courtside lifesavers
December 19, 2011 by
Athletic trainers Samantha Welter (left) and Elizabeth Sisemore with the automated external defibrillator. Photo by B.A. Rupert
When athletic trainers go through certification to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or use an automated external defibrillator (AED), they rarely think they will actually have to use that training in real life.
To infinity and beyond…
December 14, 2011 by
From left to right: S&T alumni Sandy Magnus, Janet Kavandi and Tom Akers speak during a recent visit to campus. Photo by B.A. Rupert
Three NASA astronauts and S&T grads visited campus on Nov. 12, to discuss their careers and the future of space exploration. In the following videos, the trio share their spaceflight memories, why they became astronauts and their experiences here in Rolla.
Students get medieval
December 6, 2011 by
Loud echoes of “thud” and “whap” reverberate across the lawn in the shadow of the oldest building on Missouri S&T’s campus. A dozen members of the Boffer Club don medieval costumes and swing foam-padded weapons at each other during meetings.
Back to campus
November 29, 2011 by
Laura Warren is finishing her degree after a life-changing event. Photo by B.A. Rupert
Laura Warren‘s advice to people is to “keep working at it; nothing can stop you if you keep trying.”
Rolla students collect water samples
November 16, 2011 by
Yinfa Ma shows Danielle Insall and a group of Rolla High School students how water is tested in an S&T lab. Photo by B.A. Rupert
This fall, 63 students from Rolla High School collected local water samples from ponds, streams and faucets as part of a project to analyze water in conjunction with representatives from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
A lesson overseas
November 8, 2011 by
Jared Jenkins and Di’ara McCole share thoughts about travel abroad. Photo by B.A. Rupert
Many college students take their first trips outside the United States to destinations like Cancun, Mexico, or Nassau, Bahamas. But two S&T students spent a month this summer in China as part of an intensive cultural program.
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