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Jianlin ‘Jack’ Cheng named Curators’ Distinguished Professor

Jianlin “Jack” Cheng has been named a Curator’s Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for his groundbreaking work around artificial intelligence (AI)-based protein structure prediction.

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Xiu-Feng ‘Henry’ Wan named Curators’ Distinguished Professor

Xiu-Feng “Henry” Wan has been named a Curators’ Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri, for his ground-breaking studies of Influenza A and other pathogenic viruses used to develop vaccines and understand how viruses emerge and spread.

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Marjorie Skubic named Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emerita

Marjorie Skubic has been named a Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emerita following the University of Missouri System’s Board of Curators meeting on Sept. 7.

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Mizzou Engineering welcomes new faculty

Bio-inspired materials, sustainable energy, autonomic computing and advanced manufacturing are just a few of the areas of expertise new faculty members are bringing to Mizzou Engineering.

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Mizzou Engineering teams up with CAFNR to secure state’s first autonomous tractor

After more than a year of waiting, researchers at the University of Missouri welcome the arrival of one of the nation’s first-of-its-kind electric, autonomous tractors.

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Mizzou Engineering’s Jim Keller invited to give talk at John von Neumann conference

Mizzou Engineering’s Jim Keller has been invited to give a distinguished talk at an international conference celebrating the contributions of John von Neumann, considered one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.

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NSF Research Traineeship program to prepare materials and data scientists

A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is establishing a doctoral training program at the University of Missouri to help prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers to work in the emerging fields of materials science and data science and analytics.

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Internship spotlight: Kim conducts internship at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

This Summer, Andrew Kim has conducted an internship at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) in Chicago. We asked him a few questions about the experience.

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Photo Album: Mizzou Engineers at the Summer Research Forum

Each year, students from Mizzou and other colleges and universities spend the summer working on undergraduate research at Mizzou Engineering. Exploring research questions ranging from materials science to neuroscience, they examine how the world functions and how engineers can make it better.

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REU: Students explore consumer networking technologies

Undergraduate students from across the country spent 10 weeks at Mizzou Engineering this summer conducting research around technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, cybersecurity and large language models like ChatGPT.