Missouri Water Center receives more than $700,000 in EPA seed grant funding
Cross-disciplinary researchers to look at water quality, quantity issues through eight research and education projects at the Missouri Water Center.
Helping safeguard a new reservoir in north central Missouri
Researchers at the Missouri Water Center have been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for sustainable water management. They’ll use the funds to ensure that the water remains safe as the basin fills.
Ask a Mizzou expert: Why do potholes form on roads?
As the nation’s drivers zig and zag to try to avoid potholes, University of Missouri expert Punya Rath explains the science behind these street craters. A member of the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab (MAPIL), Rath specializes in researching asphalt materials.
Hatching high-growth ventures
Faculty at leading research, land-grant institutions like the University of Missouri juggle many roles. They teach and mentor students, write grants, conduct research, publish their work and engage the public.
Civil engineering graduate students make strides in water quality research
Graduate students at Mizzou are adventurous and inquisitive, driven by the quest to discover the unknown. They dive headfirst into finding solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. Two civil engineering graduate students are diving into the world of clean water, and recently received scholarships from the Missouri Water Center to continue their research.
Mizzou researcher develops next-generation hydrogen sensors
A new University of Missouri researcher is developing next-generation sensors that could be key to using hydrogen as a clean energy source in the future.
Rao receives ICDE Outstanding Reviewer Award
Praveen Rao Mizzou Engineering’s Praveen Rao has received a 2024 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the 40th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE).
An important step forward in the future of self-health monitoring
Zheng Yan and a team of researchers at the University of Missouri have made a significant breakthrough in their ongoing development of an on-skin wearable bioelectronic device. The key feature: wireless charging — without batteries — through a magnetic connection.
Sweet receives prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Campbell Sweet, a PhD student in chemical engineering, has received a 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRF). Sweet is currently in the first year of her PhD program at Mizzou, conducting research under the mentorship of Professor Patrick Pinhero. The award covers three years of a graduate program.
Jianlin “Jack” Cheng named 2023 AAAS Fellow
Jianlin “Jack” Cheng, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering and a NextGen Precision Health initiative researcher, was named a 2023 AAAS Fellow.