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Meet Gillian Maurer

Meet Gillian Maurer, who’s leading the Information Technology Program into a new era of innovation.

Roots

Mizzou Engineer develops software tool to investigate root growth

A Mizzou Engineer has developed a software tool that could enable farmers 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.

Faces

Mizzou Engineering team takes third at Guess the Age competition

A Mizzou Engineering team took third place at the Guess the Age contest, part of the biannual 19th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns held in Cyprus.

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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.

Portrait

Research team releases ground-breaking findings around topology optimization of structures subjected to dynamic loads

A Mizzou Engineer was part of a research team that has released ground-breaking findings that could improve the longevity and durability of bridges, buildings and other structures.

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Study explores ways to help emergency rooms better manage demand

A Mizzou Engineering team is proposing a model that could help emergency departments better manage unexpected demand.

Devices

Designing ‘smart’ security for smart devices

A Mizzou Engineering is developing a flexible, add-on security feature that allows different types of smart devices to intelligently learn from past cyberattacks.

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Mizzou Engineer provides expertise for paper in Ecology Law Quarterly

A Mizzou Engineer provided expertise on water management in a paper published in this month’s Ecology Law Quarterly.

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Meet Jim Noble

Meet Jim Noble, chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE), where he’s spent nearly three decades teaching students to be prepared for and manage operations with respect to uncertainty.

Underground cave

Mizzou Engineer working to improve methods to detect geological, manmade underground features

A Mizzou Engineer is working with Marshall University in West Virginia to improve methods to identify geological and manmade features dozens of feet below the surface.