Undergraduate Research

Creative Approaches to Materials Design and Processing REU participants at the Columns

Aug. 14, 2025

Undergrads gain hands-on experience in materials innovation

Summer research experience provided participants with opportunities to make a real-world impact.

Omid Davami with other award winners from the ITS Heartland Research Competition

June 18, 2025

PhD student places third at ITS Heartland research competition

Sayedomidreza “Omid” Davami, a PhD student in civil engineering, won third place in the research poster competition at the ITS Heartland 2025 Annual Meeting.

Show Me Research Week Winners 2025 Photo by Roger Meissen

April 22, 2025

Student research shines at Show Me Research Week

The following seven engineering students received awards recognizing work in their respective fields.

From left, Marissa Moore and Emma McDougal

April 17, 2025

Roommates in research: two Mizzou chemical engineers receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

After spending their undergraduate years conducting research with life-saving implications, Emma McDougal and Marissa Moore each received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

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.