High Impact Research, Scholarship and Creative Works

Praveen Rao, John Johnson and Ryan Pingrey

Aug. 1, 2025

Mizzou Engineering shares advanced technology with local educators

Columbia teachers will learn to use a national research computing platform to teach kids about artificial intelligence.

Matthias Young stands in a laboratory

July 30, 2025

Shining UV light on the future of computer chips

A recent study from the University of Missouri could help scientists and engineers build faster, cheaper and more eco-friendly electronics.

Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu with PhD students Christopher Dzorkpata and Yanmei Chen

July 29, 2025

Opening a new chapter in sustainable lighting technologies

New materials set the stage for more efficient lighting, cleaner solar energy systems and even compact LEDs for wearable medical devices.

Mizzou power plant

July 28, 2025

Using AI to improve energy efficiency for campuses nationwide

Mizzou Engineering researchers harness machine learning to transform energy management at large universities.

Will Mastrantuono

July 24, 2025

Undergraduate researcher wins international acclaim

Industrial Engineering senior garners top paper award for research on physical demand in AR users.

RJ Morrison

July 17, 2025

Master’s student wins app competition at IISE conference

RJ Morrison’s app integrates AI to help users build, interact with and understand complex simulations without advanced technical expertise. 

Dibya Kanti Datta in the lab

July 10, 2025

Protecting public health by investigating drinking water and soil contamination

PhD student Dibya Kanti Datta seeks to raise public awareness about emerging threats like microplastics and highlight the importance of environmental stewardship.

Portraits of Dhananjay Suresh, Anandhi Upendran and Raghuraman Kannan in the School of Medicine. Abbie Nell Lankitus / University of Missouri

July 8, 2025

Study: Why some lung cancer treatments stop working — and possible fixes

University of Missouri scientists discover a hidden "molecular seesaw" behind drug resistance in certain types of lung cancer, offering hope for more effective therapies.

Susie Dai in her lab

July 1, 2025

Inspired by nature, researcher targets forever chemicals

Mizzou Engineering Professor Susie Dai is pioneering a scalable solution to clean up harmful PFAS without rare or expensive chemicals.

A nurse preparing older woman for a hospital CT scan.

June 27, 2025

Showing a better heartbeat

An AI-assisted model developed by Mizzou researchers allows doctors to better observe the heart and how it beats, contracts and pumps.