Research Day
At the College of Engineering, we lead cutting-edge research and education in areas such as Big Data Analytics, Biomedical Innovations, Sustainability inFEWSed and leadership that positively impact our community, state, nation and world.
First Annual Research Day – presented April 24, 2018
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Prasad Calyam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Core Faculty in the University of Missouri Informatics Institute
Pharmaceutic Formulations for Pets and People
Bret Ulery, Ph.D.
Co-Director of the Missouri Environmental Assistance Center
Director of Graduate Studies – Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Courtesy Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Rubbish to Roads
Bill Buttlar, Ph.D.
Director of Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Laboratory (MAPIL)
Glen Barton Chair in Flexible Pavements, Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Leadership Academy
Marlon Taylor and Samantha Warren
Taylor: Senior Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Major
Warren: Senior Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Major
News
MU’s STEM Cubs Program lands award from prestigious magazine
The University of Missouri STEM Cubs Program received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
MU researchers working on groundbreaking VR classroom
Recent University of Missouri research sponsored by the National Science Foundation titled “A Networked Virtual Reality Platform for Immersive Online Social Learning of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders” (NSF CNS-1647213) has been focused on understanding the benefits in the use of virtual reality to aid the special education of students with autism.
EECS summer programs shed light on cyber security, machine learning
The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department had another busy summer, hosting its National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates: Undergraduate Research in Consumer Networking Technologies and Summers@Mizzou Hacker Trackers program.
MU’s Keller keeps busy at IEEE world conference
Jim Keller gave a keynote presentation, presented two research papers, was re-elected vice president of publications and participated in a panel discussion.
Training STEM teachers
Mizzou Engineering recently received NSF approval on a Research Experiences for Teachers site for a three-year period starting in 2019. The program will focus on neural engineering, taking its cues from the efforts of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Satish Nair.
MU study says change in rain patterns could have impact on agriculture
The projected future rainfall in the Goodwater Creek Experimental Watershed in Missouri is trending towards an increase in more frequent and more intense rainfall in the spring.