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Faculty, staff and students of the University of Missouri College of Engineering hosted a dedication ceremony and open house on November 5 to officially launch the long-awaited and newly completed addition to Lafferre Hall. 

Published On: 11/18/2009

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

University of Missouri engineering competition teams are using Facebook to raise awareness about their activities and progress.

Published On: 09/30/2009

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

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

Dario 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.

Published On: 09/2/2009

Wyatt Jenkins, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, spent his summer as a volunteer, teaching English in South Korea.  

Published On: 09/2/2009

There is very good news for the University of Missouri College of Engineering's revitalized diversity and outreach initiative as it begins its second year under the direction of J.R. Swanegan.

Published On: 09/2/2009

Srikanth 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.

Published On: 09/2/2009

Mizzou 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.

Published On: 07/31/2009

An 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.

Published On: 07/29/2009

Published On: 07/1/2009

MU'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.

Published On: 06/1/2009

Marty 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.

Published On: 06/1/2009

"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.

Published On: 06/1/2009

Matt 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.

Published On: 05/5/2009

Mizzou Engineering student teams built on winning foundations to bring home high honors and constructive experience from this spring's regional competitions.

Published On: 05/5/2009

It 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.

Published On: 05/5/2009

Graduate 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.

Published On: 05/5/2009

Excellence Awards Ceremony held April 18 on the University of Missouri campus.

Published On: 05/1/2009

Mizzou 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.

Published On: 05/1/2009

Engineering 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.

Published On: 04/30/2009

Adam Frankenberg, Washington, recently was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Builders' Association of Kansas City.

Published On: 04/30/2009

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

A 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.

Published On: 04/3/2009

University 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.

Published On: 04/1/2009

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

When 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.

Published On: 03/3/2009

The 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.

Published On: 03/2/2009

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

The 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.

Published On: 02/2/2009

Albert "JR" Swanegan, an MU law school graduate and former law school diversity program coordinator, is Mizzou Engineering's new director of diversity and outreach initiatives. Swanegan, 28, took over the diversity program director post in January. Swanegan aims to make MU a leader in diversifying the engineering profession.

Published On: 01/1/2009

Gallery of teams at competitions

Published On: 01/1/2009

Mizzou 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.

Published On: 01/1/2009

Hundreds of Midwestern engineering students will wield their technical skills at Mizzou this week in the annual American Society of Civil Engineers competitions.

Published On: 01/1/2009

A College of Engineering alumni's startup company has won a closer look from regional business leaders.

Published On: 01/1/2009

A 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.

Published On: 01/1/2009

Mizzou 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.

Published On: 01/1/2009

University 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.

Published On: 12/31/2008

University 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.

Published On: 12/31/2008

A 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.

Published On: 12/31/2008

University 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.

Published On: 12/11/2008

With 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.

Published On: 12/2/2008

University 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.

Published On: 12/1/2008

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Published On: 12/1/2008

Mizzou Engineering Ambassadors launched Halloween festivities this year with a bang. Or more precisely, with a splat.

Published On: 11/3/2008

Members of a Mizzou Engineering student group hope to build better educational opportunities for a Brazilian city even as they deepen their own experience.

Published On: 09/30/2008

Mizzou "Torq'n Tiger" quarter-scale tractor student design team places in top ranks at 2008 competition last June.

Published On: 09/30/2008

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

Congratulations 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!

Published On: 08/22/2008

Mizzou 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.

Published On: 07/30/2008

High 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.

Published On: 07/30/2008

Student Achievement

Published On: 07/23/2008

Published On: 07/23/2008

Published On: 07/23/2008

Space travel isn't just for government anymore, many enthusiasts believe.

Published On: 05/28/2008

The 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.

Published On: 05/4/2008

A 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.

Published On: 05/3/2008

Geotechnical team leader Daniel Huaco cuts strips of paper to reinforce Mizzou Engineering's winning retaining wall during a regional competition.

Published On: 05/2/2008

Water quality will be the focus of a new Mizzou student organization now in the works.

Published On: 05/1/2008

Two Mizzou civil engineering students have earned berths in prestigious Washington, D.C. programs slated for this spring and summer.

Published On: 04/1/2008

Published On: 03/14/2008

No 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.

Published On: 01/11/2008

Some Mizzou Engineering students are sharing the warmth of the season in an unusually practical way.

Published On: 11/12/2007

Three MU computer science students are receiving national recognition for successfully tackling a segment of today's information overload dilemma.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

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High school upper classmen are invited to join Mizzou Engineering for a weekend of campus life this fall.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

Fueled by a disappointing season, the MU formula car team is changing direction to add both depth and competition time to the student organization.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

Boosted 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.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

A Columbia service project recently brought home to several Mizzou Engineering students what it means to be in society's problem solving field.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

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Wooden 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.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

Buoyed by strong race performances, Mizzou Engineering's concrete canoe team finished third in this year's American Society of Civil Engineers regional competition.

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CoE teams shine in competition

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Like 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.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

The 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.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

E-Week in brief

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

Some 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.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

Pranksters 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.

Published On: 12/NaN/2007

Daniel Kuhn, Daniel Huaco and Bradley Koester, designed and built the strongest retaining wall during a national civil engineering competition in Denver, Colo.

Published On: 03/2/2007

A growing number of engineering students are adding "Granny" to their holiday gift-giving lists, expanding an annual tradition in hopes of benefiting more low-income youngsters.

Published On: 11/30/2006

No championship rings are on the line, no national title is at stake.

Published On: 10/11/2006

Summer school for new College of Engineering students isn't just for academic stalwarts. The series of two-day "Summer Welcome" sessions that the college is sponsoring through July 13 does aim to give students a head start on academic housekeeping chores before fall classes begin. But Summer Welcome is designed to reduce-rather than jump start-school-time stress by easing students' transition into university life.

Published On: 06/9/2006

MU's formula car racers finished 19th out of 121 teams in this year's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Formula Competition, earning a presentation award as they defended the team¿s high overall ranking.

Published On: 05/30/2006

The College of Engineering's Basic Utility Vehicle Team recently won top honors for overall performance in a national design competition, scoring a success despite transmission problems that ultimately stalled the car.

Published On: 05/16/2006

Some hot potatoes are easier to come by than others. Or so members of CoE Assistant Professor Gary Solbrekken's thermal systems design class recently found as they strove to cook baked potatoes in solar ovens of their own design. Armed with cardboard boxes, mirrors, duct tape and a host of other inexpensive materials, Solbrekken's engineering students built and tested their homemade solar cookers on May 9 as a hands-on final examination.

Published On: 05/10/2006

Nearly 40 engineering research projects will be showcased during the 2006 MU Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum

Published On: 05/1/2006

The newest College of Engineering competitive car has three wheels, a top speed of 20 mph and headlights attached to its roll bar.

Published On: 04/25/2006