Undergraduate Research

Miles Farmer

April 9, 2025

Mizzou Engineer earns Goldwater Scholarship

Undergraduate research has proved to be an invaluable experience for computer science and mathematics major Miles Farmer.

Show Me Research Week Logo

April 9, 2025

Mizzou Engineers set to present at Show Me Research Week

Next week, more than 60 engineering undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs will present their leading-edge research projects at the campus-wide event.

undergraduate research day at the capitol

March 14, 2025

2025 Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol

Two Mizzou Engineering students were among the 10 Tigers who traveled to Jefferson City to present their research to state lawmakers and government officials as part of the University of Missouri System's Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.

Molecules

Jan. 16, 2025

Mizzou Engineers win design award in American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Design Competition 

Mizzou Engineering graduates Ashley Kemm, Madi Robinson and Rick Schroeder earned the Jack Wehman Design Award in the 2024 AIChE Student Design Competition for their innovative project titled "Power-to-Gas Plant."

Students sitting outside studying

Dec. 20, 2024

Mizzou Engineering Fall 2024 Senior Capstone Projects

Mizzou Engineering students tackle real-world problems through the Missouri Method, including senior capstone projects. This semester, projects included creating new medical dispensers, optimizing production flows, and designing a blue hydrogen plant.

Benton Vahle

Dec. 4, 2024

Vahle wins industrial engineering undergraduate research competition 

Benton Vahle, a sophomore industrial engineering student, took first place in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s annual Undergraduate Research Competition. The award comes with a cash prize and funding to attend a research conference. 

The multidisciplinary team consists of faculty from Mechanical Engineering (Matt Maschmann), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (Matthias Young, Sheila Grant and David Grant) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Jianlin Cheng [not pictured], James Keller, Filiz Bunyak and Prasad Calyam).

Nov. 13, 2024

Accelerating materials discovery

Mizzou Engineers are partnering with Arizona State University, Brewer Science and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), to increase the efficiency of materials development by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to model and test new materials. Mizzou's research is supported by a $1.87 million grant, sponsored by Arizona State University.

At Mizzou, student research means presenting to legislators at the state's Capitol building. Abbie Lankitus / University of Missouri.

Nov. 1, 2024

Four ways to get started researching at Mizzou

Research is at the heart of Mizzou. From your very first day on campus, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into hands-on experiences, collaborate with top-tier faculty and make discoveries that change the world. Learn more about how to get involved.

researcher in the Cave

Oct. 9, 2024

Mizzou’s techiest tools

From virtual reality to robots, Tigers have access to the latest technology across campus. Check out some of the locations, tools and devices that will level up your college experience at Mizzou.

Kiraly Vega

Aug. 17, 2024

‘A Game Changer’

Incoming Stamps Scholar Kiraly Vega will pursue a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Missouri.