Valarie Boatman: Adrenaline junkie

Valarie Boatman. Missouri S&T alumna. Photo submitted All her life, Valarie Boatman, a 2006 mechanical engineering graduate, has been interested in two things: racing and cars. At Missouri S&T, she spent 40-50 hours each week in the … [Continue reading]

Paul Nam: Saving the world with green slime

Several glass containers filled with algae-stained water sit on a table in Paul Nam's laboratory. Next to the big green bottles are two much smaller vials containing an oily substance. At first, the amount of potential fuel in these little vials … [Continue reading]

Samantha Filla

Samantha Filla, Missouri S&T student. Photo by B.A. Rupert English and secondary education student Samantha Filla says she came to Missouri S&T because, here, she's a name and not just a number. When she was a little girl, she liked to … [Continue reading]

Phillip Mulligan: Master blaster

Ph.D. student Phillip Mulligan is trying to make improvised explosive devices more powerful with the idea of eventually making them less deadly. … [Continue reading]

Markell Mills

Markell Mills, Missouri S&T student. Photo by B.A. Rupert Architectural engineering student Markell Mills plays the drums in a band and is involved with Voices of Inspiration, a student choir. He is also the drawing expert for the Solar … [Continue reading]

Jennifer Hoffman

Jennifer Hoffman, Missouri S&T student. Photo submitted If it involves flying, count Jennifer Hoffman in. Since coming to S&T, this aerospace engineering student has worked with the U.S. Air Force on its B-52 and F-10 engines, … [Continue reading]

John McManus: In praise of ‘grunts’

Today's military relies on a lot of technology to fight battles. But troops - not technology - win the wars. So says Missouri S&T historian John C. McManus in his new book about America's ground forces, Grunts: Inside the American Infantry … [Continue reading]

Garrick Johnson

Garrick Johnson, Missouri S&T student. Photo by B.A. Rupert Garrick Johnson has always been fascinated by how things work. It's an interest that led him to major in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T and helped him land an internship … [Continue reading]

Amy Cervantes

A first generation college student, Amy Cervantes is already using her education in environmental engineering to make the world a better place. During the past two summers, she has helped clean up hazardous waste sites. She loves to make hazardous or … [Continue reading]