Although it isn’t a glamorous position, the goalkeeper often determines a soccer game’s outcome. And these fearless goalies withstand not only physical duress, but mental pressure as well. … [Continue reading]
Sleeping like a … fruit fly?
September 4, 2013 by
Matthew Thimgan, assistant professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, and his students are studying the sleep patterns of the Drosophila melanogaster, aka the common fruit fly. The insect gives them a way to identify genes and pathways … [Continue reading]
Building bridges
August 28, 2013 by
Watch video of the 2012 Celebration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDGzlWn_ZL4&feature=youtu.be These bridges are not the kind that Missouri S&T’s civil engineers might create. The bridges built through Rolla’s Celebration of Nations … [Continue reading]
Name that building
August 16, 2013 by
Ever get curious about the people behind the names for campus buildings and athletic facilities? S&T has honored dozens of people whose influence has helped shape the campus, building it into one of the nation's top technological research … [Continue reading]
Arrival survival: Project X helps drive S&T freshmen through Opening Week
August 9, 2013 by
Meet Team 42: http://youtu.be/1uqeGearyP4 They arrive in Rolla at summer’s end like explorers ending one journey and embarking anew. After their mid-August move-in day, many of the arriving freshman class at Missouri S&T have decked out … [Continue reading]
Jonathan Sanders: Rocket Man
August 6, 2013 by
Jonathan Sanders wants to be involved in the next great space race — and not just as an engineer helping design future space vehicles. He also wants to fly to Mars. … [Continue reading]
40 years of public radio history
July 31, 2013 by
On Aug. 1, 1973, “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night” introduced area radio listeners to what would become an institution in public radio. Since then, KMST has broadcast an eclectic mix of music and NPR news and garnered a worldwide following. … [Continue reading]
Express engineer
July 24, 2013 by
“I thrive under pressure,” says Patrick Dippel, a 2004 engineering management graduate. “I was looking for a company that was aggressive in improving itself, and I found it. I have never seen such strong passion and alignment across all segments of a … [Continue reading]
On the right path
July 17, 2013 by
Breenae Washington didn't know what to expect when she started her first job after earning an engineering management degree in 2012. … [Continue reading]
Engineering … with a twist
July 5, 2013 by
Wesley Hackett knows a good problem when he sees it. And he loves problems. Perhaps that explains why he’s a huge fan of the Rubik’s Cube, the iconic 3-D puzzle from the 1980s. In fact, he has at least five different models of the twisting object, … [Continue reading]
Fireworks safety
June 25, 2013 by
Watch the video: Paul Worsey is an explosives expert. He's been known to blow up watermelons and other objects for fun, but, as a professor of mining engineering at Missouri S&T, he also teaches students about the science behind creating … [Continue reading]
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