High Impact Research, Scholarship and Creative Works

Marisa Chrysochoou, Zheng Yan, Jennifer Fiegel

March 24, 2026

Yan’s research recognized at campus and national level

The Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in Physical and Mathematical Sciences comes on the heels of a $2.3m NIH award.

Audrey Steinert, Kyle Bush, Lauren Jones and Caden Davis

March 18, 2026

Caden Davis places third at IISE Regional Paper Competition

His study combines AI and operations management methods to translate customer reviews into insights that support better decision making.

Shivam Shrivastava and Hyeong Suk Na

March 10, 2026

AWS supports Mizzou researcher to advance disaster damage assessment

Assistant Professor Hyeong Suk Na will expand cloud-based AI research while creating new student training opportunities in geospatial analytics.

Anti-missile defense launch

March 9, 2026

Mizzou Engineering will contribute to missile defense SHIELD

Researchers recently received a 10-year federal contract to support development of advanced, multi-domain defenses against hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles.

Caixia

March 5, 2026

Sowing the seeds of agricultural and economic security

An interdisciplinary project aims to help farmers extract value from low-cost resources to improve soil health and maximize productivity and profitability.

Conceptual image of using DNA to store everything from personal memories and important documents to scientific data and corporate archives

March 2, 2026

Mizzou researchers developing a rewritable DNA hard drive

The work moves data storage closer to a practical system for storing information at the molecular level faster, simpler and more efficiently than ever before.

Mahdi Pourmirzaei and Alex Morehead

Feb. 27, 2026

Mizzou researchers crack the code of protein geometry

Tech company NVIDIA powered the development of an AI tool that will enable scientists to efficiently design bespoke proteins for pharmaceuticals and materials.

Jianlin

Feb. 18, 2026

Making AI-based scientific predictions more trustworthy

University of Missouri researchers have developed a free-to-use software tool to verify the accuracy of artificial intelligence-based protein structure predictions.

Brandon Gomes

Feb. 17, 2026

Computer science students take on neuroscience

Engineering students demonstrated creativity, problem-solving and teamwork in NSF-funded research projects that applied advanced technology to the human nervous system.

Mujtaba Rafique Ghoto and Christopher O’Bryan

Feb. 10, 2026

3D-printed brain models could revolutionize medical research

Doctors and medical students could one day train on models that look and feel like the real thing, giving them more chances to practice safely before working with patients.