Mizzou Engineer proposes new guidance law for landing on Mars

Landing a spacecraft on Mars isn’t an easy feat. According to NASA, only about 40 percent of all Mars missions have succeeded, because it requires a vehicle to go from 12,500 miles per hour to zero in a short amount of time while adjusting for heat, pressure and other constraints. Now, a Mizzou Engineer is proposing a new landing strategy that could be more efficient and effective than current methods.

Occeña retires from IMSE

Associate Professor Luis Occeña, after more than 34 years in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE), retired at the end of the fall 2021 semester.

Teaching symposium highlights inclusivity principles

Enhancing inclusivity in teaching and classrooms was the primary focus of the College’s annual Symposium on Engineering Teaching Excellence, held Friday, Dec. 10 as a hybrid online and in-person event.

Gift to establish Jerry L. Jost Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering

The University of Missouri announced a $2 million gift from alumnus Jerry Jost to create the Jerry L. Jost Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering.

Directors appointed to lead new IT program labs

Mizzou Engineering has created two new labs within the Information Technology Program designed to give students additional hands-on research opportunities.

Meet Kevin Gillis

Meet Kevin Gillis, chair and professor in the Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering, who's 25-year career at Mizzou has focused on service to others.

Meet Gillian Maurer

Meet Gillian Maurer, who’s leading the Information Technology Program into a new era of innovation.

Meet Jim Noble

Meet Jim Noble, chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE), where he’s spent nearly three decades teaching students to be prepared for and manage operations with respect to uncertainty.

Researcher helps AAAS, HBCU group envision a zero hunger world

Solving issues around global hunger will require collaboration among diverse groups approaching the problem from multiple angles. That was one take-away from a presentation Mizzou’s Kiruba Krishnaswamy gave on Aug. 26 at a webinar hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Meet Praveen Edara

Meet Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Praveen Edara, who was among the first to study diverging diamond intersections.