Accolades, Page 5

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Students from engineering research group win awards at MOCAP summit

Students from a Mizzou Engineering research group brought home three student poster awards from the 2023 Spring Summit for the Missouri Center for Advanced Power Systems (MOCAP).

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Two Mizzou Engineers named AAAS Fellows

Two Mizzou Engineering faculty members have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows for their distinguished efforts in advancing their fields.

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Mizzou Engineers recognized at Transportation Research Board meeting

Several faculty from Mizzou’s civil and environment engineering department were recognized and presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s 102nd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. last week.

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Huang named SPIE Fellow

Mizzou Engineering’s Guoliang Huang has been named a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

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Office of Undergraduate Research awards S.T.A.R. to six engineering students

Six Mizzou Engineering students have been recognized for participating in  at least five workshops offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research.

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Ma honored with Progress in Entrepreneurship Award; Calyam nominated in education category

Curators Professor Hongbin “Bill” Ma, chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was honored with the 2022 Progress in Entrepreneurship Award from the Columbia Missourian this week.

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Gopalaratnam elected ASCE Fellow

Vellore Gopalaratnam, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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Osaze earns 3MT People’s Choice Award for turning tricky plastic into insulation

A PhD student has discovered a way to turn unrecyclable plastic into building insulation that is 150% more effective than its untampered state on the market. For his research, Osasu Osaze earned the People’s Choice Award at this year’s 3MT competition sponsored by the University of Missouri Graduate School.

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Engineering team earns research award for study of autonomous truck platoons

Civil engineering Professor Carlos Sun and his team have received a prestigious award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for their studies of autonomous truck platoons. Sun will receive the AASHTO High Value Research Award in the Safety, Security and Emergencies Supplemental Category at the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) annual meeting in January.

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John Bowders Jr. Receives Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award

Retired professor John Bowders Jr. received a Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award for his achievements in promoting accessibility at MU.