Computer & Electronics Archives

Innovation course project capitalizes on new engineering laboratory need

The opening of the College of Engineering's new multi-disciplinary laboratories in August also opened a door for business and engineering students enrolled in the fall Entrepreneurial Innovation Management course.  

Published On: 10/30/2009

Dale Musser receives Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award

Dale Musser, director of the College of Engineering's IT program, received the 2009-10 University of Missouri Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award for undergraduate teaching.

Published On: 10/2/2009

CELDi affiliations benefit faculty, students, and maybe even you

Engineering Professor Mustafa Sir, along with faculty from the University of Arkansas and Clemson University, will be working through the Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) to tackle issues in health care logistics. 

Published On: 09/30/2009

Neuroscience 101

Early in August, the University of Missouri's Colleges of Engineering and Biological Sciences co-sponsored the third annual Neuroscience Summer Workshop.

Published On: 09/3/2009

Engineering Library and Technology Commons launches new web page

Engineering's award-winning Library and Technology Commons has launched a new website, designed by Librarian Judy Maseles, to help faculty and students better access the many resources available to them.

Published On: 09/2/2009

Three engineering faculty papers accepted by international conference

Mizzou Engineering will be well represented at the Twelfth IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) to be held in Kyoto, Japan this fall.

Published On: 09/2/2009

Paper on nuclear battery rated as outstanding at conference

Jae Kwon, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, and J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the research reactor are collaborating on a project at MU to build a tiny nuclear battery for microscale devices called MEMS.

Published On: 07/29/2009

Engineering students show app-titude in RJI Student Apple iPhone competition

Published On: 07/1/2009

High assurance security work offers job security

Published On: 07/1/2009

MU Nano Mems Semiconductor Utililization Lab opens to public

A for-fee Nano Mems Semiconductor Utililization Lab located in the University of Missouri's College of Engineering has opened, offering academic and private industry investigators training and access to instrumentation, as well as contracted nano mems services.

Published On: 06/1/2009

Computer science graduate student pens award-winning thesis

Ibrahim Almosallam, a computer science doctoral candidate in the College of Engineering is the recipient of the University of Missouri's Distinguished Master's Thesis Award.

Published On: 05/1/2009

Elementary and middle schoolers accept the Robotic Challenge

Elementary and middle school teams from Columbia Public Schools and Kansas City schools, turned out on April 18 to test their robots' skills and complete a challenge course.

Published On: 04/30/2009

iPhone and windows development courses offer interdisciplinary class environment

In a cooperative agreement with Apple Inc., Dale Musser, director of the Information Technology program, is teaching two courses next fall that will allow students from different disciplines to receive the same applicable credit ; a first for the University of Missouri.

Published On: 04/1/2009

Interdisciplinary student teams develop iPhone applications

At the crack of dawn on Jan. 29, a group of University of Missouri computer science and journalism majors, along with faculty representatives from MU's Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the College of Engineering, boarded a plane headed for Apple Computer headquarters in Cupertino, Cal.

Published On: 02/3/2009

Wind River donates more than $2 million in software to engineering

A California-based company has donated more than $2 million worth of computer software to Mizzou Engineering, paving the way for electrical and computer engineering students to practice classroom theory and compete more effectively for jobs upon graduation.

Published On: 02/3/2009

MU receives high marks in international protein structure prediction competition

The University of Missouri has raised its stature in the international protein modeling community with its remarkable success in the Eighth Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction (CASP8), sponsored by the National Institute of Health.

Published On: 01/1/2009

Mizzou Engineering working to disarm growing threat

Randy Curry, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering and director of MU's Center for Physical and Power Electronics, has been working with Boeing Company's Advanced Global Strike Systems division for two years on technology capable of remotely countering explosive devices. The $3 million program to help refine that technology is included in the 2008 Defense Department budget.

Published On: 01/1/2009

Mizzou Engineering researcher aims for a smoother ride

A Mizzou Engineering researcher is proposing to use wireless sensor technology to provide some relief to automobile drivers frustrated by traffic congestion and slowdowns.

Published On: 12/1/2008

University IT program takes flight after win at Missouri Academy of Science competition

The University of Missouri College of Engineering's Information Technology department captured their first student award, and the win has boosted more than just the competitors' morale.

Published On: 10/1/2008

Mizzou Engineering student wins nuclear association award

Electrical and computer engineering doctoral student Andrew Benwell's paper on an engine for a portable nuclear materials detector has won international recognition.

Published On: 09/2/2008

Student team wins $11,000 for Adobe AIR platform application

Published On: 03/14/2008

Mizzou software mapping paths to the planets

A NASA probe's flight to Mars may well seem a daunting undertaking to those who remember America's initial efforts to send men to the moon.

Published On: 11/16/2007

Engineering a personal success

MU's College of Engineering houses mechanical engineers who work on complex topics ranging from ultrafast lasers to energy conversion techniques.

Published On: 02/27/2007

Engineering professor honored for pioneering computer research

CoE Professor Jim Keller has won a prestigious international peer award for his groundbreaking work in developing more intelligent computers.

Published On: 09/7/2006