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NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series to feature engineering
October 21, 2021

NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series to feature engineering

by Janese Heavin
The Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building. From telehealth to wearable step trackers, engineering has enabled a revolution of how we approach health today. Giovanna Guidoboni, Associate Dean for Research at Mizzou Engineering, will discuss ways engineers are playing a key role in medical advancements during a NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series talk in December. [...]
Civil engineers use artificial intelligence to classify pavement cracks
October 13, 2021

Civil engineers use artificial intelligence to classify pavement cracks

by Janese Heavin
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to classify various types of pavement cracks, such as these examples from Missouri roadways. Traffic engineers could have a smarter way of identifying asphalt problems and prioritizing pavement projects, thanks to cutting-edge research from Mizzou Engineering. The team is training a machine to automatically classify types of cracks and potholes [...]
Research team develops pandemic-resilient supply chain model
October 12, 2021

Research team develops pandemic-resilient supply chain model

by Janese Heavin
A Mizzou Engineering team has developed a model that manufacturers can use to operate more strategically and efficiently during global pandemics. Associate Professor Ron McGarvey and PhD candidate Mohamed Salama in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department outlined the proposal for a resilient supply chain during a global pandemic in the International Journal of [...]
Meet Brian Maurer
October 7, 2021

Meet Brian Maurer

by Janese Heavin
Students studying information technology at Mizzou Engineering are thinking beyond the wires and circuits and code. Rather, they’re using that foundational knowledge to help usher in the next generation of automation, virtual and augmented reality, and computational systems. Meet Brian Maurer, who’s leading the program into a new era of innovation. Maurer is director of [...]
Mizzou Engineer develops software tool to investigate root growth
October 6, 2021

Mizzou Engineer develops software tool to investigate root growth

by Janese Heavin
Arabidopsis thaliana roots growing in culture. A Mizzou Engineer has developed a software tool that could give farmers greener thumbs. The tool could help enable them to develop crop cultivars that are drought resistant, ensuring roots can reach falling water tables, adapt to warmer temperatures and be more resilient to environmental changes. Kannappan Palaniappan, a [...]
Meet Jim Noble
September 28, 2021

Meet Jim Noble

by Janese Heavin
The COVID-19 pandemic caused lasting disruptions in worldwide supply chains. Car lots are empty. Paper products are limited at some stores. And holiday shopping has already begun in anticipation of empty shelves. Meet Jim Noble, an expert in logistics and supply chain operation optimization who could see that this was going to happen. Noble is [...]
Mizzou Engineer studies perceptions of autonomous transportation
September 22, 2021

Mizzou Engineer studies perceptions of autonomous transportation

by Janese Heavin
Autonomous mobility services include public transportation, as well as self-driving cars. Photo by Brock Wegner | Unsplash Before the public will fully embrace autonomous mobility services, companies need to increase people’s trust in the technology. That’s one take-away from a case study Assistant Professor Sabreena Anowar and colleagues conducted in Singapore. Anowar, who has joint [...]
Skubic named Curators’ Distinguished Professor
September 20, 2021

Skubic named Curators’ Distinguished Professor

by Janese Heavin
Curators' Distinguished Professor Marjorie Skubic Mizzou Engineering’s Marjorie Skubic has been named a Curators’ Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed on faculty at the University of Missouri System. “I’m very honored and humbled and surprised,” said Skubic, a professor and Robert H. Buescher Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). “I see this [...]
Xu named Curators’ Distinguished Professor
September 20, 2021

Xu named Curators’ Distinguished Professor

by Janese Heavin
Curators Distinguished Professor Dong Xu Mizzou Engineering’s Dong Xu has been named a Curators’ Distinguished Professor, the highest recognition bestowed by the University of Missouri System. “I feel honored and humbled,” said Xu, Shumaker Endowed Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). “I’ve been working here since 2003. At the time, I did not [...]
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