Missouri Compacts: Research and Creative Works, Page 35

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Optimal break times improve work performance, study shows

Workers who perform routine tasks do so faster and with fewer errors if they take breaks at the right times, a Mizzou Engineering team has found.

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Materializing creativity: REU promotes imagination in research

Students participating in an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates learned to incorporate creativity into research.

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Middle, high school students explore cyber security at Hacker Tracker Camp

During the Hacker Tracker Cyber Security Camp, middle and high school students practiced coding, explored various types of attacks and heard from experts in the field.

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

Students from around the state and country gained valuable experience in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program.

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Training the next generation transportation workforce

Mizzou Engineering will help Missouri Department of Transportation employees receive realistic work zone inspection training using VR.

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Smart appointment system could decrease patient wait time

A Mizzou Engineer has developed an appointment system that uses machine learning to help clinics more efficiently schedule patients.

Erik Loehr receives the Osterberg Award.

Loehr receives the Osterberg Award from Deep Foundations Institute

Erik Loehr accepted the Osterberg Memorial Award at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition in May.

Sharan Srinivas

Truck, drone collaboration could optimize package delivery

What makes Sharan Srinivas’ research unique is that it allows trucks to serve as mobile depots for multiple delivery drones.

Timothy Middelkoop

Mizzou Engineer leads regional research computing effort

A team of seven experts from universities across the region — led by Mizzou Engineering’s Timothy Middelkoop — recently received $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation to both meet this need and provide workforce development to fill an emerging need in high-performance research computing.

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Spot, meet President Choi

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.