Sep. 21, 2021
Clinical trial testing automatic oxygen control device for premature infants
Eric Stann / MU News Bureau The consequences are dire for the health of a premature baby — too much oxygen can cause blindness, and too little oxygen can cause brain damage and other negative health effects. Some premature babies need the help of life-saving machines in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, to provide oxygen that eases the struggle to take their first breaths. However, small, personalized adjustments — to either raise or lower the level of oxygen provided — must be made by hand under the careful attention of nurses and respiratory therapists. Now, a clinical…
Sep. 15, 2021
Mizzou Engineering team discovers method to control sound waves in the fourth dimension
Professor Guoliang Huang and graduate student Hui Chen show off the three-dimensional structure they created to observe audio waves in the fourth dimension. Using a type of material that conducts electricity on the edges while insulating the inside, a Mizzou Engineering team has discovered a way to control sound waves beyond our three-dimensional environment. Guoliang Huang, Huber and Helen Croft Chair in Engineering, and co-authors published their ground-breaking findings in last month’s issue of Nature Communications. Huang and Hui Chen, a post-doctoral fellow in mechanical and aerospace engineering, built a simulated environment in which they observed the acoustic waves in four-dimensional…
Sep. 13, 2021
Mizzou Engineer helps NASA streamline processes during internship
A Mizzou Engineering student worked in NASA to help streamline space program processes during a summer internship.
Sep. 13, 2021
Mizzou Engineers to return to G-FORCE ONE to study condensation in zero-gravity environment
A Mizzou Engineering team has received funding from NASA to conduct research around water condensation within a zero-gravity environment.
Sep. 10, 2021
Phil C. Bennett receives 2021 Citation of Merit Award
Phil C. Bennett, BS ’86, MS ’87, has been named the 2021 MU Engineering Alumni Organization’s Citation of Merit Award honoree, as part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame.
Sep. 10, 2021
Lawson Hart receives 2021 James E. “Bud” Moulder Distinguished Alumni Award
Lawson Hart, BS ’64, MS ’66, MBA, P.E., is this year’s recipient of the James E. “Bud” Moulder Distinguished Alumni Award as part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame. The award recognizes Hart’s activities to educate engineers, create leaders, advance technology and develop entrepreneurs in a research and interdisciplinary environment.
Sep. 10, 2021
Bruce Holt receives 2021 Missouri Honor Award
Bruce Holt ’87 has earned Mizzou Engineering’s 2021 Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering. Part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame, the award honors alumni who have made significant contributions to engineering knowledge and to the professional development of young engineers.
Sep. 9, 2021
Student team devises way to control robotic arm using hand gestures
A Mizzou Engineering team has devised a way to control a robot just by moving your hands. What makes the work especially unique is that researchers only used one pair of electrodes on each of a person’s arms to send signals that moved a robotic arm, said Richard Byfield, a third-year PhD student in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.
Aug. 31, 2021
Midwest Industrial Assessment Center receives Department of Energy grant to continue helping manufacturers become more efficient
As the director of Midwest Industrial Assessment Center (IAC), Sanjeev Khanna is equipped to help companies identify cost-saving measures. His center is one of 32 in the country selected to receive funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to continue that work.
Aug. 24, 2021
What’s the best way to land on Mars? Mizzou Engineering researcher compares top strategies
A Mizzou Engineer has compared five popular planetary landing laws, determining that at the moment, there is no one-size-fits-all approach.