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Ma recognized with Donald Q. Kern Award for pioneering, ongoing research

Hongbin “Bill” Ma is being recognized this month with the Donald Q. Kern Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for his pioneering work around heat transfer processes and oscillating heat pipes.

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Mizzou Engineer receives CAREER Award for research around polymer science

In the Mizzou Thin Film Coatings and Materials Electrochemistry Lab, Matthias Young is advancing the field of polymer science for technologies such as batteries and water desalination.

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Jin works to advance technology to solve climate challenges, meet energy demands

Yue Jin has been interested in nuclear power as a clean energy source since his undergraduate studies at a top-ranked university in China. So, after completing a PhD from Pennsylvania State University and working as a post-doctoral fellow at MIT, he saw Mizzou as an obvious next step.

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Researcher studying supercritical carbon dioxide for efficient applications

Chanwoo Park recently received funding from the U.S. Army to apply supercritical CO2 for cooling systems for unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs) that take advantage of CO2 in an abnormal state somewhere between a vapor and a liquid.

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Engineers develop robot to automatically inspect heat exchangers

A Mizzou Engineering team is designing a robot that can automatically inspect heat exchangers, which are critical to generating electricity.

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Wang selected for National Academies’ Gulf Research Fellowship

A Mizzou Engineer is one of six scientists from across the country selected for an Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF).

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Chemical Engineer using metamaterials to harvest terahertz energy

A Mizzou Engineer is working on a way to harvest this terahertz energy using three-dimensional metamaterials

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Midwest Industrial Assessment Center receives Department of Energy grant to continue helping manufacturers become more efficient

As the director of Midwest Industrial Assessment Center (IAC), Sanjeev Khanna is equipped to help companies identify cost-saving measures. His center is one of 32 in the country selected to receive funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to continue that work.