Robots, plastics and cows: Top 10 research stories of 2021
The top 10 stories of 2021 included robots, plastics and cows.
Leader of the pack
Mizzou is one of the only universities in the country to make Spot robots available even to undergraduates. Trevontae' Haughton is part of a team of students and faculty who are finding innovative ways to use Spot for everything from safely monitoring powerplants to performing in Marching Mizzou halftime shows.
Directors appointed to lead new IT program labs
Mizzou Engineering has created two new labs within the Information Technology Program designed to give students additional hands-on research opportunities.
Meet Gillian Maurer
Meet Gillian Maurer, who’s leading the Information Technology Program into a new era of innovation.
Spot in the spotlight
Information Technology students spent months programming Spot, an agile robot from Boston Dynamics, to perform alongside Marching Mizzou and the Golden Girls at the Oct. 2, 2021, home game.
Mizzou Engineering student helps develop mobile game
Junior IT student Mustafa Al-Mahroos helped develop Spades Masters, a mobile game for YallaPlay. Learn how much time he spent each day playing the game to find bugs.
Mizzou Engineer student helps visualize data at Mastercard internship
A Mizzou Engineering student assisted Mastercard in automating processes and data visualization as an intern. Learn how Joseph Sahrmann contributed while working remotely with co-workers in multiple countries.
Spot, meet President Choi
What do you get when the University of Missouri President, five undergraduate engineering students and three robot dogs meet in Jesse Hall? A little laughter, some robotic dance moves and an encounter junior Trevontae’ Haughton won’t soon forget.
Jordan Wieberg
'My CS & IT curriculum has me well-prepared for developing software in the professional world'
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.