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A member of Army Ants shows where a computer chip is place inside a compression sock.

Army Ants robotics team wins top design in global competition

The Army Ants, Columbia’s FIRST® Robotics Competition team, took home the 2021 Global Innovation Design Award in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Device used to measure material properties

Designing new ways to understand material

A Mizzou Engineer has designed two techniques for understanding the behavior of materials. The discoveries could be a game-changer for material scientists working to improve batteries and other technologies.

Portrait: Yi Shang

Engineering Professor’s Company One of Three Startups Recognized at Mizzou Event

Mizzou Engineering faculty were recognized last month for taking their research ideas to market.

Army Ants group photo

Army Ants Robotics Team Secures Spot in International Finals

Columbia’s FIRST® Robotics Competition team is one of just 20 teams worldwide, and the only team in the entire Midwest, to be selected as a finalist for the FIRST Global Innovation Awards.

A student shows off a mortarboard decorated with the image of the three-leaf clover representing Mizzou Engineering.

Mizzou Engineering Celebrates Class of 2021

Mizzou Engineering’s Class of 2021 faced unprecedented challenges to get to Spring Commencement — and became engineers along the way.

Portrait: Veronica Fritz

Getting her hands dirty

Veronica Fritz, 2021 Udall Scholarship recipient, received the high honor based partly on her passion for environmental work.

Portrait: Baolin Deng

Improving health by improving water filtration

A research team led by Mizzou Engineers recently published an article on how to potentially remove arsenic from ground water more efficiently with less expense for household use.

Portraits of students recognized with the Award for Academic Distinction

Four Mizzou Engineers Recognized for Academic Distinction

Four Mizzou Engineers were recognized with the Academic Award for Distinction from the University of Missouri. Campus leaders presented the award to a total of 15 recipients across Mizzou at a small ceremony this past weekend.

Zheng Yan

Yan honored with UM System Presidential Faculty Award

Mizzou Engineering’s Zheng Yan has received the 2021 UM System Presidential Faculty Award for Career Excellence Early Career – STEM. Yan is an assistant professor, holding a joint appointment between the Department of Biological, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.

University of Missouri historic columns

Hunt selected as 2021 Kemper Fellow

Heather K. Hunt, associate professor in Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering (BBCE) and faculty fellow for strategic initiatives for the UM System Office of eLearning, received a 2021 William T. Kemper Fellow award on Wednesday, April 7.