http://engineering.missouri.eduThis is the news.http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/kate-trauth-help-development-to-better-amphibians/index.phpKathleen Trauth, an associate professor in the civil and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri, and Ray Semlitsch, a curators' professor in biological sciences at MU, aim to guide future rights-of-way (ROWs) designs and placement of mitigation wetlands. They also aim to create experimentally proven methods to relocate rare, declining or imperiled amphibian species.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/baolin-deng-chair/index.phpC. W. LaPierre Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri Baolin Deng has been named chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/Dale-Musser-teaching-award/index.phpDale 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.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/Building-update/index.phpA November 5 dedication ceremony and open house are planned by the University of Missouri's College of Engineering to officially launch the long-awaited and newly completed four-story addition to Lafferre Hall. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mustafa-sir-health-project/index.phpEngineering 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.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/facebook-team-challenge/index.phpUniversity of Missouri engineering competition teams are using Facebook to raise awareness about their activities and progress.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/neuroscience-workshop/index.phpEarly in August, the University of Missouri's Colleges of Engineering and Biological Sciences co-sponsored the third annual Neuroscience Summer Workshop.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/Librarywebpage/index.phpEngineering'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.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/ICCV/index.phpMizzou Engineering will be well represented at the Twelfth IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) to be held in Kyoto, Japan this fall. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/DarioCerosismo/index.phpDario Cersosimo, a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, was selected by NASA to be part of "Team X" allowing him to explore his professional goals at a summer NASA-sponsored workshop.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/Galensuppesauthor/index.phpGalen Suppes, chemical engineering professor at the University of Missouri, and his team published a paper in Applied Catalysis A, a prominent chemistry journal that recently won the journal's General Most Cited Author award for 2004-2008.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/WyattJenkinsKorea/index.phpWyatt Jenkins, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, spent his summer as a volunteer, teaching English in South Korea.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/SrikanthElla/index.phpSrikanth Ella, a doctoral student in biological engineering at the University of Missouri is developing techniques for imaging blood vessels that may lead to research on preventing heart attacks and related diseases.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/faculty-profile-hani-salim/index.phpAn engineering career in which explosives play a key role, even if the work involves minimizing their destructive impact, is the stuff that fuels most boys' dreams: the noise, the percussion, the fire and smoke.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/biological-doctoral-student-wins-award/index.phpMizzou graduate student Rebecca Whiting recently won a research award from the University of Missouri Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (MU-iCATS), for a project that aims to reduce blindness from retinal degeneration by injecting protective proteins directly into the eyes. It's a lofty goal, but for her, it's personal.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/security-with-blast-resistant-glass/index.phpAirports and government buildings soon may be less vulnerable to small-scale explosions thanks to a blast-resistant glass that two Mizzou Engineering researchers are developing.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/nuclear-battery-outstanding-at-conference/index.phpJae 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.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/chemical-engineering-student-lounge/index.phpAn MU College of Engineering renovation project that began with the razing of the high bay portion of Lafferre Hall in early in 2008 is nearing completion, with dedication slated for early November. The reconstruction, which will add upgraded classrooms, labs and student commons, is not the only new student-centric space being added within Mizzou Engineering.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/formula-car/index.phpMU's formula-style car finished in the top 20 percent for maneuverability in this year's premier international student competition, earning design kudos despite steering problems that eventually knocked the vehicle out of the contest.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/faculty-member-recieves-campuswide-honor/index.phpZhihai He, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will receive the 2009 Provost Outstanding Junior Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mu-researchers-on-green-technology/index.phpGround corncobs, a plentiful agricultural by-product in Missouri and surrounding Corn Belt states, are the main ingredient in a new technology that may soon power natural-gas-powered vehicles on the country's highways.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mu-lab-opens-to-public/index.phpA 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.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/student-council-honors-walker/index.phpMarty Walker, the College of Engineering's director of administrative services, was the recipient of the MU Engineering Student Council's (MESC) 2009 Certificate of Appreciation. Each year at spring commencement, the council recognizes staff members whose contributions make a positive difference in their academic experiences outside the classroom. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/reasearcher-highlighting-nightime-vision/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering researcher aims to shed light on nighttime military operations with a revolutionary infrared camera that would allow soldiers to see farther and more clearly than existing technology allows.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/imse-students-selected-scholorship/index.php"Industrial engineering is different than other engineering disciplines," said Wade Foster, a May graduate from the College of Engineering's IMSE program. "It gave me the opportunity to study broad applications in process related engineering that will allow me to work in almost any field, which is great for someone like me who doesn¿t know exactly what I want to go into." Foster just learned that he is the recipient of a $1,500 Lift Manufacturers Product Section Honor Scholarship from the Material Handling Industry of America's Education Foundation.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/earthqakes/index.phpMizzou Engineering researchers have begun digging more deeply into what triggers earthquakes, thanks to a powerful new device that simulates the enormous forces bearing down on rocks about a kilometer below the ocean floor.Sun, 24 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/engineering-sophomore-wins-hesburgh-award/index.phpMatt Wheeler, an MU civil and environmental engineering sophomore, was chosen to receive the $1,000 Hesburgh Award for academic achievement for the upcoming academic year.Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/engineering-teamwork/index.phpMizzou Engineering student teams built on winning foundations to bring home high honors and constructive experience from this spring's regional competitions.Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/chem-engr-stud-presents-poster/index.phpIt is no small accomplishment to win the Chancellor's Award in the Physical Sciences and Engineering category at the 2009 Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/golbal-trajectory-comp/index.phpGraduate students Weijun Huang, Drew Nolle and Joe Dinardo in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri are competing with professionals worldwide as Mizzou's first team to participate in the fourth annual Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales(CNES) Global Trajectory Optimization Competition.Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/engineering-recognized-for-excellence/index.phpExcellence Awards Ceremony held April 18 on the University of Missouri campus.Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/engineering-team-makes-top-three/index.phpMizzou Engineering¿s Basic Utility Vehicle team recently brought home third-place honors in a national design competition, turning in its best performance since the engineering college first fielded a team.Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/cs-graduate-student-thesis/index.phpIbrahim 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.Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/huaco-honored/index.phpDaniel Huaco, a doctoral candidate in civil engineering at the University of Missouri, was presented with one of MU's inaugural International Engagement Awards on April 14 at the Chancellor's Global Issues Forum.Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/orton-excellence-in-education-award/index.phpIn recognition of her contributions to the out-of-class learning experiences of her students, Sarah Orton, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering was one of 10 faculty, staff and administrators presented with a 2009 Excellence in Education award from the University of Missouri's Division of Student Affairs on April 21.Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/engineers-present-at-state-capital/index.phpEngineering undergraduates Devin McCormack and Bryant Harris were among 26 students selected from the University system to present their undergraduate research at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City on April 21.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/going-extra-mile-chem-engr/index.phpOpportunities for educational and personal growth outside the classroom are readily available on the University of Missouri campus and while some students do not actively seek them, others jump at the chance.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mu-senior-recieves-scholorship/index.phpAdam Frankenberg, Washington, recently was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Builders' Association of Kansas City.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/ne-approach-evironmental-problems/index.phpJan Weaver, MU environmental studies director, discussed her proposed paradigm for understanding environmental issues during a recent Mizzou Environmental Engineering & Water Resources Seminar.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/high-school-student-robotics-comp/index.phpElementary 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.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/working-to-prevent-nuclear-proliferation/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering researcher has joined a national effort to prevent nuclear proliferation by helping tackle the tricky technical problem of finding a way to fuel high-performance research reactors with low-grade uranium.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/filming- begin-campus/index.phpLegendary masked Mexican film star Mil Mascaras returns to Columbia and the MU campus next week for a third student and faculty produced feature film, thanks to a grant from MU's Interdisciplinary Innovations Fund.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/building-foundation-for-engineers/index.phpYoungsters at the Christian Chapel Academy science fair in Columbia who watched an advanced computer technique turn their antics into big-screen entertainment didn't know the name for the process that mixes two scenes together to form a single image.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/civil-engineers-help-community/index.phpUniversity of Missouri civil engineering students and staff members of the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (NFWR) are working on a mutually beneficial project.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/iphone-classes-for-interdisciplinary-students/index.phpIn 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.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/gift-funds-center-for-cyber-security/index.phpAs societies worldwide enthusiastically embrace the amenities afforded by increasingly electronic lifestyles, the reality of increased cyber security risk must be acknowledged-and challenged.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/alm-notes/index.phpUpdates on alumniSat, 14 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mu-student-is-first-to-win-award/index.phpWhen Katie Tepper filled out the application for an Alpha Pi Mu scholarship award last November, she had no idea that, should she win, she would be first Mizzou student to be receive the award.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/space-travel/index.phpThe next generation of NASA spacecraft aiming to return Americans to the moon is safer and less complicated to operate than today's space shuttle system, Mizzou Engineering Professor Craig Kluever told space travel enthusiasts during a weekly public lecture series.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/faculty-member-anticipates-health-info-tech-improvements/index.phpTechnology that would allow hospitals throughout the nation to share electronic health records already exists and soon will be in widespread use, a Mizzou Engineering faculty member said during a recent discussion on public health.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/creating-new-energy/index.phpMarine veteran Neil Ouellette sees both public service and personal opportunities in a renewable energy training program Mizzou Engineering is helping teach.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/biological-engineering-wins-campaign/index.phpThe University of Missouri Biological Engineers Club (BEC) has received a $1,000 donation from Burns & McDonnell Foundation as a part of the company's 'You Decide/We Provide' campaign.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/career-services-focuses-on-students-career-goals/index.phpCareer fairs like the one Engineering Career Services (ECS) sponsored in February at the University of Missouri's Hearnes Center, are just one of the ways ECS helps students successfully connect with future employers.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/student-teams-develope-iphone-app/index.phpAt 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.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/engineering-helps-build-farms/index.phpMissouri cropland soon may be a bit greener thanks to an engineering researcher's work on a computer-assisted terrace design program.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/wind-river-donates-software/index.phpA 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.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/student-council-honors-library-staff/index.phpThe Missouri Engineering Student Council (MESC) recently honored librarians and staff of the Engineering Library and Technology Commons for taking the extra step to help students.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mu-team-anti-ied/index.phpA team of Mizzou Engineering researchers is seeking to develop complex surveillance software that would alert American troops to deadly explosives before they can be deployed.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/rising-tide-water-expertise/index.phpSeveral public water suppliers struggling to meet tougher federal standards are tapping Mizzou Engineering water quality experts in hopes of finding ways to remove cancer-causing byproducts from their systems.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/center-for-sustainable-energy/index.phpUniversity of Missouri's College of Engineering and College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources are seeking campuswide participation in a new center focused on developing renewable energy resources.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/fostering-everyday-engineering-education/index.phpThree Mizzou Engineering faculty members are being featured in a campuswide campaign to increase public understanding and support for science.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/mu-receives-high-marks/index.phpThe 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.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/class-feature-90s-grads/index.phpFive classmates who graduated in the mid-1990s agreed to share their experiences as engineering students at MU for this class feature. They are: Mike Brekken BS CEE ¿96; Carson Coffman BS CEE '95; Paula (Day) Gough BS CEE '95; Kristi Jo (McTeer) Gribble BS MAE, '94; and Rick Vogt BS ChE '95.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2009/team-competitions/index.phpGallery of teams at competitionsThu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/informatics/index.phpGordon Springer is a man who thinks big about lots of minute bits of information. As Scientific Director for the University of Missouri¿s Bioinformatics Consortium, Springer is in charge of developing and supporting electronic systems that will do the high- performance computing required by MU medical and bioinformatics researchers and the University¿s new Informatics Institute (MUII).Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/nanotech-center-opens/index.phpThu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/steal-bridge/index.phpMizzou Engineering's steel bridge team finished 36th in this year's national competition, laying a foundation for next year upon which team members already are starting to build.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/seeking-environmental-guidelines/index.phpAs the nanotechnology revolution builds, Mizzou Engineering and federal researchers are joining forces to try to identify some guidelines for safely assimilating the tiny particles that fuel the technology into the environment.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/stud-engr-show-mettle-at-mu/index.phpThu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/big-12-bus-event/index.phpThu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/protein3/index.php"Bioinformatics is one of the most exciting fields in science because it is interdisciplinary the marriage of computer science and biology," said Jianlin Cheng, an assistant professor in computer science at the University of Missouri, and a faculty member of the MU Informatics Institute. "Students in this field have good job opportunities and great research opportunities in higher ed and beyond."Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/building-young-engineers/index.phpA group of Mizzou Engineering graduate students has gone into business to save a children's robotic program that may be one answer to America's engineer and scientist shortage. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/mu-engr-stop-threat/index.phpRandy 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.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/engr-professor-awarded-university-rank/index.phpThu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/renovation/index.phpMizzou Engineering leaders will kick off a $21 million renovation of their campus headquarters Friday, launching a multiyear plan to rebuild the college into an interdisciplinary teaching and research hub.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/marrero-honored-for-expertise/index.phpUniversity of Missouri's Extension Commerce Resource Development Association (UECRDA) has honored Professor Thomas Marrero as a Friend of UECRDA for "providing outstanding support to the association." Virgil Woolridge, a business development specialist with University Extension, and past-president of UECRDA made the presentation to the MU chemical engineering professor December 5. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/kevin-karsch-award/index.phpUniversity of Missouri senior Kevin Karsch is not your average college student. A dual major in computer science and math, he spends his spare time outside the classroom doing research.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/3rd-intelegence-conference-held/index.phpUniversity of Missouri's chapter of the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE CIS) held its third annual poster competition in Ketcham Auditorium December 4. Assistant Professor and IEEE CIS Chair Guilherme DeSouza organized the event.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/vet-center-open/index.phpLocal veterans can now find educational assistance in a central location on the University of Missouri campus. The Student and Veterans Service Office opened December 1 in the College of Engineering to assist veterans with issues encountered when returning to school. Center staff will help with academic advising, financial aid issues, tutoring and other learning services.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/imse-faculty-member-earns-prize/index.phpAssistant Professor Mustafa Sir, new to the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) at the University of Missouri, in September learned that he had been awarded the 2008 Katta Murty Prize for Best Research Paper on Optimization from his alma mater, the University of Michigan.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/stud-international-recog/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering graduate student's work on a new technique to test the strength of carbon fiber materials vital to advanced transportation technologies has received international recognition.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/envi-stud-org/index.phpUniversity of Missouri Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Enos Inniss was recognized in the Fall 2008 issue of Current, a publication of the Missouri Water Environment Association. Inniss was acknowledged for assisting in the establishment of a Water Environment Federation's student chapter at the University of Missouri. Dr. Inniss has energized grass roots support of a group of graduate students that have submitted application for a new Student Chapter of WEF at Mizzou, the article stated.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/cto-of-originoil/index.phpAdjunct University of Missouri Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering Vikram Pattarkine has been appointed chief technology officer of OriginOil. The company is working on technology to transform algae, a promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/garmin-offers-opportunities/index.phpMatt Milligan, a University of Missouri senior majoring in electrical and computer engineering, likes the direction things are headed in his second-year as a Garmin scholar.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/scholorship-gift/index.phpBecause Laird Technologies of St. Louis believes engineers are critical to the continued success of their company, CEO Marty Rapp has facilitated a $25,000 gift to endow the Laird Technologies Scholarship in Engineering at the University of Missouri.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/mary-carlson/index.php"Tis better to give than to receive" - just ask Mary Carlson. A 1978 graduate of the University of Missouri, Carlson received her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and has been working her way up the corporate ladder ever since. But one thing has remained constant-her need to give back.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/donor-sponsors-endowed/index.phpAnyone who knew Bill Davidson can tell you what an unpretentious and unfailingly generous man he was, qualities that are reflected in his gift to the University of Missouri's College of Engineering.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/nsbe/index.phpWith the help of a Mizzou Engineering student group, several Hickman High School youths recently upheld a weighty Missouri tradition,using only paper and some tape. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/nuclear-fuel/index.phpAs the nuclear power industry expands, a Mizzou Engineering faculty member is researching technology aimed at cutting the cost of reprocessing nuclear fuel so it can be used several times.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/protein-structure-prediction/index.phpIn 2001, Dong Xu, now the James C. Dowell computer science professor in the University of Missouri College of Engineering, and department chair, collaborated with then fellow researcher Ying Xu at Oak Ridge National Lab¿now at the University of Georgia¿to develop a set of computational tools for protein structure prediction and evaluation. Labeled PROSPECT, the young men's software program won them an international R & D 1000 award. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/smoother-ride/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering researcher is proposing to use wireless sensor technology to provide some relief to automobile drivers frustrated by traffic congestion and slowdowns.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/progrm-comp/index.phpUniversity of Missouri computer science students recently were given a chance to show off their skills at an annual programming competition. Co-sponsored by Cerner Corporation, a healthcare information technology supplier, and the MU Association for Computing Machinery chapter the October 18 event attracted 35 competitors.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/informatics2/index.php"I came to the University of Missouri because of the opportunities for research with corporations, the University Medical School, Life Sciences, and other disciplines," said Chi-Ren Shyu, who, in addition to heading University of Missouri Informatics Institute, is the founding director of the College of Engineering's Medical and Biological Digital Library Research Lab. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/corn-models-data-network/index.php"The University of Missouri is one of the few places in the country that does interdisciplinary research well," said Toni Kazic, the C.W. LaPierre professor in computer science. "It adds richness to the research, makes it easier to find solutions, and fosters a dialogue that will be ever richer," added Kazic, who serves on the MU Informatics Institute (MUII) faculty and on the graduate faculties of the Interdisciplinary Plant Group, genetics, and molecular biology. She is delighted with the new commitment the University has made to informatics.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/informatics3/index.phpProperties and behaviors of biological systems and objects often behave randomly, and analyzing them with bioinformatics programs can present certain limitations. A new book written by University of Missouri College of Engineering researchers offers insight into how fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic can provide tools to aid in solving some of these problems.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/protein2/index.php"Our lab is developing computational methods that will rely on experimental and evolutionary data to determine structural information about protein complexes," said Dmitry Korkin, a University of Missouri assistant professor of computer science, and a faculty member of he MU Informatics Institute.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/educating-public/index.phpThe City Council of Columbia is collaborating with Carlos Sun, associate professor at the University of Missouri department of civil and environmental engineering, and his team of graduate students to make Columbia¿s neighborhoods safer.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/campaign/index.phpThe Mizzou Tiger football team¿s shut-out against the Colorado Buffaloes on homecoming weekend wasn't the only big scoring game on campus. On Friday, Oct. 24, it was announced that Mizzou Engineering surpassed its campaign goal of $68 million, two months before the end of the University of Missouri's eight-year, For All We Call Mizzou, billion dollar capital campaign.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/benefactors/index.phpIn 2004, halfway through the University of Missouri's "For All We Call Mizzou" capital campaign, Engineering Building East received a name change. Because of their generous $7 million gift, it became Thomas and Nell Lafferre Hall. It remains the largest single gift in the history of Mizzou Engineering, and it made a significant dent in the goal of $68 million to be raised by December 2008.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/bowders-named-davidson-professor/index.phpAnyone who knew Bill Davidson can tell you what an unpretentious and unfailingly generous man he was, qualities that are reflected in his gift to the University of Missouri's College of Engineering.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/phase-change/index.phpStanding in front of the MizzouCentral stage at the Missouri State Fair this summer, microphone in hand, Gary Solbrekken worked the crowd like a pro. His demonstration of scientific principles was one of several sponsored by the University of Missouri College of Engineering to accentuate its informational booth.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/management-practices/index.phpShannon and Reynolds counties, deep in the Missouri's Ozarks, are home to some of the most ruggedly beautiful landscapes in the state, if not the country.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-fall/lafferre-hall-addition/index.phpMarty Walker, director of administrative services for the College of Engineering prepared the following answers to some of the most often asked questions about Lafferre Hall's construction project. You may reach him at WalkerMW@missouri.edu if you have additional questions.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/associate-dean-wins-life-achieve-award/index.phpMizzou Engineering Associate Dean for Research Sam Kiger, an internationally recognized expert in explosion effects and the design of blast-resistant structures, has received a national lifetime achievement award for his leadership in the shock and vibration field.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/portable-water-recycling/index.phpUniversity of Missouri engineering researchers are developing a portable wastewater treatment system for military bases that they believe ultimately will produce water pure enough to drink.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/shelia-grant-honored/index.phpSheila Grant, associate professor in the University of Missouri Biological Engineering department, had no idea she had been nominated for a campus-wide award until she received a letter saying she had won.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/dean-opportunities-for-science-leadership/index.phpThe University of Missouri could fill a national scientific niche by marrying its defense-oriented expertise with its life sciences resources, MU College of Engineering Dean Jim Thompson recently told a panel of regional science advocates.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/stud-launch-community-festivites/index.phpMizzou Engineering Ambassadors launched Halloween festivities this year with a bang. Or more precisely, with a splat.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/it-program/index.phpThe 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.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/science-festival-stl/index.phpSt. Louis Science Center has been chosen to host an international science festival, this fall, and for the next two years.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/professor-earns-recognition/index.phpMizzou Engineering Professor Craig Kluever will be honored next month by America's premier space science and exploration association for his contributions to the field.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/stud-build-foundation-for-study-abroad/index.phpMembers of a Mizzou Engineering student group hope to build better educational opportunities for a Brazilian city even as they deepen their own experience.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/mu-drives-engery-innovation/index.phpMU Center for Sustainable Energy members are joining forces with researchers throughout the state in hopes of harvesting the enormous energy potential contained within algae microorganisms.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/colleges-pursue-sustainable-energy/index.phpUniversity of Missouri's College of Engineering and College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources are seeking campuswide participation in a new center focused on developing renewable energy resources.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/advancing-new-manufacturing-technique/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering professor is working to refine an advanced manufacturing technique that may make conventional aircraft assembly lines a thing of the past. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/team-scores-high-compet/index.phpMizzou "Torq'n Tiger" quarter-scale tractor student design team places in top ranks at 2008 competition last June.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/ease-nuclear-expertise-shortage/index.phpMizzou Engineering is working to ease a national shortage of nuclear-trained engineers. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/stud-wins-award/index.phpElectrical and computer engineering doctoral student Andrew Benwell's paper on an engine for a portable nuclear materials detector has won international recognition.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/elec-cs-fields/index.phpMizzou Engineering will use a National Science Foundation grant to attract and retain electrical and computer engineering students with scholarships and faculty mentoring.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/brianna-chavez-leadership-award/index.phpCongratulations to current MU ASCE President BriAnna Chavez, who was selected to receive the 2008 ASCE Region 7 Student Leadership Award! BriAnna was nominated by faculty and fellow students for her "remarkable leadership skills and a high level of professionalism", as one faculty member noted. Thanks BriAnna, for your hard work and dedication to MU ASCE!Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/engr-team-wins-national-comp/index.phpMizzou Engineering's seismic design team has won its first outing in a national seismic design competition. MU's three-member team won a $500 prize July 29 by taking top honors in a first-time competition sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the Transportation Research Board, the South Carolina Department of Transportation and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. Four other teams from across the nation were selected to compete in the contest, held during the 6th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways in Charleston, South Carolina.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/aspiring-engrs-explore-mizzou/index.phpHigh school students from across the country explored engineering at Mizzou Engineering's summer camps, which featured a mix of lectures, activities and team design competitions.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/imse-celebrates-50-years/index.phpProfessors emeriti Larry David and Owen Miller reflect on the pastWed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/class-of-1970/index.phpIn 1970, Richard M. Nixon was President, Erich Segal's "Love Story" was the top-selling fiction book, and Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix died drug-related deaths.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/student-achievement/index.phpStudent AchievementWed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/bio-engr-grad/index.phpCareer engineer Michael Maloney lands "tailor-fit" jobWed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/katie-pfefferkorn/index.phpKatie Pfefferkorn, BS ChE '07, is set to compete in the Missouri 340, a canoe and kayak race that begins in Kansas City on July 15 and ends 340 miles later in St. Charles. Paddlers must make the grueling trip in 100 hours. In its third year, Pfefferkorn has competed each time. In 2006, she finished just under the deadline, but last year placed second in the women¿s solo category with a time of 58:57.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/3-d-imaging/index.phpA study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2007 confirmed what had become obvious to many health care professionals, specialists, and family support agencies: More children than ever before were being diagnosed with autism. Investigators called its prevalence an urgent public health concern, estimating that two to six in every 1,000 children were affected.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/rewards-undergrad-research/index.phpTen students from seven engineering disciplines discuss their undergraduate research work and its impact on their educational experiences.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/alum-notes/index.phpAlumni NotesWed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/uncoverng-radar-signatures-detect-landmines/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering professor is working to improve landmine detector efficiency.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/causes-for-polar-ice-changes/index.phpThe Antarctic ice sheet may grow thinner or thicker from natural changes in snowfall that are unrelated to long-term trends, according to a recently released study co-authored by a University of Missouri engineering researcher.Thu, 29 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/engr-stud-boost-from-compet/index.phpSpace travel isn't just for government anymore, many enthusiasts believe.Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/team-design-against-natural-hazard/index.phpMore than 15 major earthquakes occur throughout the world in an average year, federal statistics show. In a year that has borne out that statistic all too conspicuously, Mizzou Engineering students have formed a team focusing on the skills required to reduce earthquake damage. The Mizzou Seismic Design Team has been working since last February to design an earthquake-resistant model bridge for a national seismic design competition slated for July.Fri, 23 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/impact-of-nanotechnology/index.phpA University of Missouri researcher has found an increasingly popular nanomaterial kills bacteria used to clean the nation's wastewater, and is launching a follow-up study to determine the levels at which it becomes toxic.Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/mu-team-steering-the-hydrogen-highway/index.phpThe University of Missouri's alternative energy team has undergone a transformation that may prove prophetic. After 15 years of building a solar car for competition, the team decided in late 2005 to steer instead towards the "hydrogen highway" by constructing a fuel cell car. It's a course with few maps but great potential to revolutionize the way the nation travels, team leaders believe.Sun, 04 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/stud-team-designs-septic-tank/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering student team is devising a new type of septic tank that would better protect the environment. About 25 percent of the U.S. population-and 40 percent of new developments-use septic systems, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Web site statistics. But wastewater treated and released by many septic systems still contains nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus, that stimulate the growth of oxygen-hoarding algae, experts say.Sat, 03 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/mu-engr-geotechnical-team/index.phpGeotechnical team leader Daniel Huaco cuts strips of paper to reinforce Mizzou Engineering's winning retaining wall during a regional competition.Fri, 02 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/new-engr-org/index.phpWater quality will be the focus of a new Mizzou student organization now in the works.Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/nrc-preparing-for-reactors/index.phpNuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Dale Klein urged students at a regional conference recently held by Mizzou Engineering to tackle the complex technological issues he predicted nuclear engineers soon will face.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/lafferre-hall-energy-costs/index.phpSupporting the increasingly popular view that environmentalism is good business, energy conservationists have saved about $55,000 since installing advanced remote sensing technology in a portion of Mizzou Engineering¿s Lafferre Hall six months ago.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/mu-engr-stud-selected-for-national-programs/index.phpTwo Mizzou civil engineering students have earned berths in prestigious Washington, D.C. programs slated for this spring and summer.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/std-team-wins-11000/index.phpLast summer, the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) teamed up with Adobe Systems and asked students to submit ideas for ways to help news organizations deliver news and advertising and to ease the two-way conversation with their consumers. Proposed projects would use the new Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform for desktop applications.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/professor-profile/index.phpWhen University of Missouri Professor Emeritus Dave Wollersheim turned 70 last year, a small group of former students turned-lifelong-friends threw him a surprise party-dinner and a dance. Without consulting the guest of honor, the 3,000 invitations that went out suggested that in lieu of gifts, Dave would appreciate donations to his endowed scholarship fund. They know what Dave likes.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/engr-partners-w-center-for-engr-log-dist/index.phpIndustry logistics considerations-supply and demand issues that impact company success in every area from product cost to customer service and satisfaction-have become an especially competitive field in today's burgeoning global economy.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/laser-lab-at-mizzou/index.php"We see the addition of a femtosecond laser lab as a way to enable University of Missouri research teams to aggressively pursue success at a national level," said Robert D. "Bob" Tzou, the James C. Dowell professor and chairman in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/mizzou-grad-entreprenuer/index.phpBob Lozano has aptly been referred to as a serial entrepreneur for the string of start-up technology businesses he has been associated with since he graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor¿s degree in electrical engineering in 1979.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-summer/nsf-award/index.phpOn the day last December when Bill Harrison learned his CAREER grant proposal had been funded, he was at home recovering from a cold and had laryngitis. When he got up to check his e-mail at around 5 p.m., he saw a message from Karl Levitt, the program director of the National Science Foundation¿s CyberTrust program, and steeled himself for a kindly thanks-but-no-thanks message.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/magazine/2008-spring/spark-big-x-rays/index.phpPulsed power technology has many potential applications and University of Missouri's College of Engineering researchers are hotly pursuing some of them in the College's pulsed power labs. Funded by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., a National Nuclear Security Administration Lab, an investigation by Scott Kovaleski, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, involves the study of the precision timing of the laser-triggered spark gap switches that power a Sandia accelerator known as the Z machine. The accelerator¿s operational goal is to produce the holy grail of energy: high-yield nuclear fusion.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/carpet-for-safer-living/index.phpNearly one third of American seniors 65 and older fall each year, and such falls cause more deaths than any other injury, government statistics show.Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/biometric-trends-in-security/index.phpThe biometric era that many foresee should be based on several biometric identifiers, rather than a single trait, a prominent biometric researcher contends.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2008/engr-alum-ups-scholorship-awards/index.phpNo one knows better than someone who's been there what a big difference a scholarship can make in the education of a talented college student with limited finances.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/software-mapping-paths-to-planets/index.phpA 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.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/profit-on-pollution-prevention/index.phpGlobal business strategy will join forces with environmentalism in a Mizzou Engineering internship program slated to launch next spring. The new pollution prevention intern program will train students to provide on-site environmental assessments for Missouri businesses and industries. Interns will spend 10 weeks analyzing a client business to develop recommendations for increasing efficiency and cutting costs under the program, co¿sponsored by the College of Engineering and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and coordinated by the Missouri Environmental Assistance Center (EAC).Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/professor-earns-recognition2/index.phpMizzou Engineering Professor Curt Davis is being honored by an international technology organization for his contributions to satellite remote sensing research.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/engr-stud-help-resid-stay-warm/index.phpSome Mizzou Engineering students are sharing the warmth of the season in an unusually practical way.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/taking-measures-dam-safety/index.phpAs engineers all across America struggle to maintain the nation's aging infrastructure, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher is developing a way to prevent one type of disastrous dam failure.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/international-education/index.phpThe College of Engineering is organizing a new student exchange program that will offer young engineers the opportunity to obtain a truly international education.Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/renewable-alternatives/index.phpEnergy experts agreed during a recent symposium cosponsored by the College of Engineering that America's future fuel needs must be met with a mix of renewable and traditional resources.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/information-overload/index.phpThree MU computer science students are receiving national recognition for successfully tackling a segment of today's information overload dilemma.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/help-peru/index.phpA Mizzou Engineering geotechnical team will travel to Peru in October to help the earthquake-shattered nation rebuild its most devastated cities.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/launches-nanotech-enterprise/index.phpMizzou Engineering and university leaders have agreed to launch a nanotechnology consortium that would collaborate with area businesses to commercialize the college¿s research.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/taking-a-bite-out-of-dentistry/index.phpDental phobias could soon lose much of their bite if a Mizzou Engineering research team succeeds in its efforts to develop a low-temperature plasma brush that could replace conventional dentist drills.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/building-better-lives/index.phpFor more than 10 years, Columbia resident Mel West has worked to build hand-cranked wheelchairs for disabled people in need throughout the world.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/welcoming-young-engrs/index.phpHigh school upper classmen are invited to join Mizzou Engineering for a weekend of campus life this fall.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/formula-car-team-switches-gears/index.phpFueled by a disappointing season, the MU formula car team is changing direction to add both depth and competition time to the student organization.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/team-scores-high/index.phpBoosted by a powerful battery system that "set the bar" for the competition, Mizzou Engineering's aeronautics team has brought home second-place honors from a national model airplane design contest.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/coe-selects-contractor-for-rennovation/index.phpMizzou has selected a contractor to rebuild the College of Engineering's campus headquarters into a multidisciplinary research and education hub.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/twilight-festival/index.phpThe College of Engineering is launching catapult and building-block arch challenges at Columbia's Twilight Festival to introduce youngsters to the field.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/mu-engr-joins-international-team/index.phpMizzou Engineering is lending its expertise to an international effort to better understand earthquakes by drilling deep into and installing monitors in a fault system off Japan¿s coastline. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/nanotech-wins-award/index.phpMizzou Engineering Professor Shubhra Gangopadhyay and her research team have won an industry award for combining nanotechnology with microchip¿based technology to generate powerful shock waves and energy.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/coe-teams-community-service/index.phpA Columbia service project recently brought home to several Mizzou Engineering students what it means to be in society's problem solving field.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/aeronautics-team/index.phpFri, 01 Jun 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/new-assoc-dean-research/index.phpSam Kiger, a former CoE civil and environmental engineering department chair and an internationally recognized expert in blast resistant structural design, is the college¿s new associate dean for research.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/timber-bridge-wins/index.phpWooden bridges have largely gone the way of horse drawn carriages, both replaced with innovations arising from the industrial revolution, though arguably a better case can be made for a car in every garage than for a span of cold steel over every stream.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/deter-terrorism/index.phpGovernment officials have long acknowledged America's vulnerability to terrorist attacks on the national transportation system. Backed by federal funding, Mizzou Engineering researchers are coming up with ways to protect against such attacks. Sam Kiger, an MU civil and environmental engineering professor who has focused throughout his career on designing structures to withstand explosions, is leading a multi-campus effort to develop strategies to shield bridges from the effects of an explosion.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/top-three-concrete-canoe/index.phpBuoyed by strong race performances, Mizzou Engineering's concrete canoe team finished third in this year's American Society of Civil Engineers regional competition.Sat, 12 May 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/mu-honors-alums-died in iraq/index.phpStaff Sgt. Michael McGuire on May 2 received a scholarship established in honor of 1st Lt. Mark Gelina, who died last November while serving in Iraq. McGuire, a Marine majoring in business at the University of Missouri-Columbia, won the $500 scholarship by demonstrating academic and physical excellence, leadership and integrity, said U.S. Navy Officer Candidate Robert Leidy, who is helping administer the scholarship. Organizers hope to award the scholarship annually, Leidy said.Thu, 03 May 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/teams-shine-in-competition/index.phpCoE teams shine in competitionThu, 03 May 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/faculty-member-wins-national-honor/index.phpMizzou Engineering Assistant Professor William J. Likos has been selected to receive a prestigious award from America's oldest national engineering society for his work on the role of moisture in soil strength.Wed, 02 May 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/engr-at-capital/index.phpLike many working for the nano revolution, Mizzou Engineering sophomore Daniel Tappmeyer is convinced that the science of very small things is enormously important to our future.Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/engr-tech-wins-national-backing/index.phpA national transportation association plans to showcase Mizzou Engineering technology for stabilizing landslide-prone slopes, paving the way for its widespread use across the country.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/energy-audit-workshops/index.phpWhile an audit that scrutinizes a company's financial status can potentially reduce its assets, an energy audit by the MU Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) just might save a mid-size industrial plant upwards of $55,000 per year.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/hos-research-recieves-army-recognition/index.phpDominic Ho, a University of Missouri-Columbia associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been recognized by a U.S. Army official for his work on developing a remote¿controlled landmine detector.Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/advancing-nanotech-research/index.phpSun, 01 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/runing-on-foam/index.phpThe Mizzou Engineering chemical car team's real test will come not when its vehicle starts-but when it stops. Eight Mizzou students are competing for the first time later this month in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' (AIChE) annual Chem-E-Car Competition. Competing teams must design and build a model car-roughly the size of a shoebox-powered entirely by a chemical reaction.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/e-week-07/index.phpE-Week in briefSat, 24 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/e-week-07-2/index.phpSome familiar tools helped introduce about 1,000 mid-Missouri youths to advanced technology research during Mizzou Engineering's annual Open House and Laboratory Exhibit program. About 1,000 students toured this year's engineering exhibits, designed to introduce youths to engineering and its effect on their everyday lives.Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/ice-sheets/index.phpRising sea levels are probably the most serious effect of global warming, and have already displaced portions of the world's population, an MU College of Engineering professor warned Wednesday.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/engr-tradition/index.phpPranksters launched the MU College of Engineering's annual celebration of St. Patrick's Day this week with some good-natured ribbing of their traditional law school rivals.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/geotech-team-nationals/index.phpDaniel Kuhn, Daniel Huaco and Bradley Koester, designed and built the strongest retaining wall during a national civil engineering competition in Denver, Colo.Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/engr-a-personal-success/index.phpMU's College of Engineering houses mechanical engineers who work on complex topics ranging from ultrafast lasers to energy conversion techniques. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/geotechnical-comp/index.phpThe CoE geotechnical engineering team is relying on a mix of experience and precision to repeat its 2005 victory at a national civil engineering competition.Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/lighten-military-load/index.phpThe high-tech American soldier-equipped with computers, radios and night "vision goggles" is by now a familiar figure. Less well¿known is the physical and logistical burden the electronic equipment represents. Soldiers already are laden with tens of pounds of batteries to provide power for all the electronic devices and weaponry so prominent on today¿s battlefield, and the military¿s power requirements are growing.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/engr-safer-bridges/index.phpThe partial collapse of a New York state bridge a couple of years ago may prove to be a milestone of sorts in the maintenance of America's civil infrastructure.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2007/fall-06-commencement-speech/index.phpEngineering commencement address Dec. 16, 2006Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/nanotech-paper/index.phpThu, 28 Dec 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/library-story/index.phpThu, 21 Dec 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/extending-holiday-cheer/index.phpThu, 30 Nov 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/animating-the-scientific-world/index.phpThu, 16 Nov 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/alternative-energy-economy/index.phpTue, 07 Nov 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/coe-profess-recieves-college-honors/index.phpTue, 07 Nov 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/strong-engr-job-market/index.phpTue, 31 Oct 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/improving-environment-for-women/index.phpWed, 25 Oct 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/aiming-for-hope/index.phpWed, 11 Oct 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/nanotech-medical/index.phpWed, 04 Oct 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/new-faculty/index.phpMon, 02 Oct 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/researcher-seeks-autism-diagnoses/index.phpTue, 26 Sep 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/engr-professor-honored/index.phpThu, 07 Sep 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/energy-ceoncervation-center/index.phpTue, 22 Aug 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/ihs-can-drive-missouri-economy/index.phpTue, 15 Aug 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/research-centers-win-additional-fed-backing/index.phpFri, 04 Aug 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/recycling-to-build-sustainable-home/index.phpFri, 21 Jul 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/reasearchers-recieve-funding/index.phpTue, 18 Jul 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/positioning-high-school-students-for-engr-careers/index.phpThu, 06 Jul 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/coe-professor-wins-4.79-million-nanotech-contract/index.phpTue, 27 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/assoc-professor-wins-awad/index.phpMon, 26 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/summer-welcom-paves-way-fall/index.phpFri, 09 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/curt-davis-wins-nasa-appointment/index.phpThu, 01 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/formula-car-team/index.phpTue, 30 May 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/coe-team-scores-success/index.phpTue, 16 May 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/engr-success/index.phpWed, 10 May 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/engrs-vital-to-sustainable-development/index.phpWed, 03 May 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/engr-research/index.phpMon, 01 May 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/engineering-for-opportunity/index.phpTue, 25 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/competition-focuses-on-learning-by-doing/index.phpFri, 07 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0500http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/one-mill-boost/index.phpTue, 31 Jan 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/trade-with-china/index.phpMon, 30 Jan 2006 01:00:00 -0600http://engineering.missouri.edu/news/stories/2006/research-centers-win-fed-backing/index.phpWed, 04 Jan 2006 01:00:00 -0600