Groovin’ in a Gremlin

When he was 14, Carl Lacy found what would turn out to be his first car in a Kansas City junkyard. It was buried under lots of, well, junk. Lacy could only gain access to the gas cap, which had a little gremlin figure on it. He pocketed the cap. … [Continue reading]

Meghann Morrow

Meghann Morrow: senior in applied mathematics … [Continue reading]

Farouk El-Baz: remote-sensing guru

The area known as the Sea of Tranquility turned out to be the spot. Missouri S&T graduate Farouk El-Baz used remote sensing to help NASA officials determine that this was where the Eagle would land on the moon back in 1969. Later, the producers … [Continue reading]

It’s a long jump to London

For many athletes, getting one opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. … [Continue reading]

Kedra Dierking: Digging in to geothermal

Kedra Dierking's parents recently converted their home in Union, Mo., to a geothermal energy system. Like many home improvement projects, it involved some retrofitting and rearranging. But that conversion pales in comparison to Dierking's summer … [Continue reading]

Building a Miner nation

Sometimes it takes a community to care for a village ... … [Continue reading]

Fireworks and more

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]

Sounds interesting …

When you think of a stereotypical dorm room in a residence hall, theater organs don't typically come to mind. … [Continue reading]

Get outdoors!

The inside of a nondescript warehouse just east of the Missouri S&T campus seems an unusual place to begin any outdoor adventure. Inside are canoes, kayaks and other outdoor gear waiting to be rented out to Missouri S&T students, staff, … [Continue reading]

Miners in the jungle

During the spring semester, three Missouri S&T students lived with monkeys, rode elephants and caught barracuda. … [Continue reading]

Being a mentor

With her strong aptitude in math and science, Leslie Simmons was drawn to the actuarial field while in high school. Essential to the insurance industry, actuaries assess the risk of events occurring and help create policies for businesses and clients … [Continue reading]