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Rogers earns 2021 Mentor on the Map Award
July 29, 2021

Rogers earns 2021 Mentor on the Map Award

by Janese Heavin
Rogers Associate Professor Reginald Rogers has received a national award for his commitment and passion for helping students succeed. The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) will honor Rogers with the 2021 Mentor on the Map Award at its annual conference in September. “This award means a lot [...]
10 students, 10 weeks, 5 real-world research experiences
July 28, 2021

10 students, 10 weeks, 5 real-world research experiences

by Janese Heavin
Research Experience for Undergraduates participants pictured top from left: Calvin Davis, Masrik Dahir, Sam Elfrink, Cameron Gran and, Emily Lattanzio. Bottom from left, Kelly Ryoo, Hank Stafford, Hosanna Tesfaye, Nikhil Vyas and Cade Winters. Ten undergraduate students from around the country have spent the past 10 weeks conducting research in emerging technologies such as home [...]
Training the next generation transportation workforce
July 27, 2021

Training the next generation transportation workforce

by Janese Heavin
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employees will receive more realistic work zone inspection training using virtual reality (VR) thanks to a Mizzou Engineering team. Praveen Edara, chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is leading the project, which received funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Accelerated Market Readiness Program earlier this year. This two-year $460,238 grant [...]
Smart appointment system could decrease patient wait time
July 23, 2021

Smart appointment system could decrease patient wait time

by Janese Heavin
We’ve all been there. You schedule a doctor’s appointment for 10 a.m. and show up on time only to sit in the waiting room for 45 minutes. This not only frustrates patients, it also costs clinics money. That’s why a Mizzou Engineer has developed a scheduling system that uses machine learning to more efficiently book [...]
Loehr receives the Osterberg Award from Deep Foundations Institute
July 22, 2021

Loehr receives the Osterberg Award from Deep Foundations Institute

by Janese Heavin
Erik Loehr receives the Osterberg Award from Denton A. Kort, M.Eng, P.E., Vice President, Service Line Manager Monitoring – Americas, Fugro. | Corporate Photography by Mark Skalny www.markskalnyphotography.com A Mizzou Engineer has received a prestigious award for his significant contributions to geotechnical engineering. Erik Loehr accepted the 2020-2021 Osterberg Memorial Award and gave a corresponding [...]
Truck, drone collaboration could optimize package delivery
July 21, 2021

Truck, drone collaboration could optimize package delivery

by Janese Heavin
A top-view of a truck carrying six drones on its roof for last-mile delivery tasks. The figure was included in Sharan Srinivas' paper in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. A Mizzou Engineer has developed a way trucks and drones could collaborate to most efficiently deliver packages. What makes Sharan Srinivas’ research unique is that [...]
Spot, meet President Choi
July 14, 2021

Spot, meet President Choi

by Nothstine, Skyler

What do you get when the University of Missouri President, five undergraduate engineering students and three robot dogs meet in Jesse Hall? A little laughter, some robotic dance moves and an encounter junior Trevontae’ Haughton won’t soon forget. “Doing research and working with Spot has been my favorite experience at Mizzou,” Haugton, a student from […]

Faculty cultivate creativity at NSF-funded academy
July 13, 2021

Faculty cultivate creativity at NSF-funded academy

by Janese Heavin
Associate Professor Heather Hunt, center, and Curators' Distinguished Professor Emerita Suzanne Burgoyne from Mizzou’s theatre department, lead an activity at the Creativity Academy. Engineers have always needed foundational know-how to solve problems facing society. But in today’s world of unprecedented challenges, they also need the imagination required to think up never-before-seen solutions. That’s where creativity [...]
3D printing lab to provide new opportunities for students, faculty
July 9, 2021

3D printing lab to provide new opportunities for students, faculty

by Janese Heavin
Seth Mueller, a civil engineering major, and Assistant Professor Oliver Giraldo examine a 3D printed object in the 3D Printing Research and Experiences Lab. Mizzou Engineering is ramping up efforts to train students to use 3D printers and encourage researchers to find new ways to apply the technology. This coming semester the 3D Printing Research [...]
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