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Trauth receives Watershed Management Achievement Award

Mizzou Engineering’s Kate Trauth has received a prestigious award for significant contributions to the field of watershed management.

Jeff Cook - 2021 Missouri Honor Award

Jeff Cook receives 2021 Missouri Honor Award

Jeff Cook ’83 has been named a deserving recipient of the 2021 Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering, a part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame. Cook is receiving the award for his contributions to the field of engineering, the College, and to the professional development of young engineers.

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Civil Academy of Distinguished Alumni inducts 2020 and 2021 classes

The Civil Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni (CEADA) held an induction ceremony to honor eight Mizzou Engineering alumni who are outstanding in their field, leaders in their community and worthy of emulation. Inductees from both the 2020 and 2021 classes were honored at the event, held Sept. 3 at Memorial Union.

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Tracking traffic crashes: Researcher, Missouri State Highway Patrol working to understand where, when accidents happen

In addition to potential injuries and property damage, traffic crashes can cause a lot of disruptions from making people late to work to delaying package delivery. A Mizzou Engineer is working with the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) to better understand when and where traffic accidents happen in hopes of minimizing those disruptions.

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Meet Praveen Edara

Meet Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Praveen Edara, who was among the first to study diverging diamond intersections.

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‘Driving’ innovation to help eliminate plastic waste

Mizzou Engineers have teamed up with the state and industry partners to test mixing plastic waste into asphalt pavement mixtures for possible use on American roadways and bridges.

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Mizzou Engineer developing an easier way to test produce for pesticide

Farmers in the future could have an easier way to test produce for pesticide residue thanks to the work of Mizzou Engineers.

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Researcher investigating new types of blast-resistant glass

Professor Hani Salim is looking into innovative new ways to keep glass from shattering in the event of a blast.

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Training the next generation transportation workforce

Mizzou Engineering will help Missouri Department of Transportation employees receive realistic work zone inspection training using VR.

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Researcher studying near-collapse behavior of reinforced concrete buildings

While it’s too early to determine what caused a condo to collapse in Florida, a Mizzou Engineer is looking into some possible causes of collapse of buildings under constant loads.