May 20, 2026
Keller and Shahidehpour inducted into EECS Hall of Fame
Jim Keller’s research interests center on computational intelligence. Mohammad Shahidehpour is a globally recognized expert in electricity restructuring.
Feb. 18, 2026
Making AI-based scientific predictions more trustworthy
University of Missouri researchers have developed a free-to-use software tool to verify the accuracy of artificial intelligence-based protein structure predictions.
June 6, 2025
Mizzou Engineering leaders awarded named professorships
These three-year appointments recognize excellence in research, teaching and service across multiple disciplines.
May 28, 2025
New AI tool reveals single-cell structure of chromosomes in 3D
A breakthrough at Mizzou Engineering could help scientists better understand how genes work — and how certain types of cancer develop.
Jan. 23, 2025
Mizzou engineers earn distinction in advancing protein modeling and prediction
MULTICOM excels in five critical categories at the prestigious Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction.
![The multidisciplinary team consists of faculty from Mechanical Engineering (Matt Maschmann), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (Matthias Young, Sheila Grant and David Grant) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Jianlin Cheng [not pictured], James Keller, Filiz Bunyak and Prasad Calyam).](https://engineering.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_4763-300x200.jpg)
Nov. 13, 2024
Accelerating materials discovery
Mizzou Engineers are partnering with Arizona State University, Brewer Science and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), to increase the efficiency of materials development by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to model and test new materials. Mizzou's research is supported by a $1.87 million grant, sponsored by Arizona State University.
Sep. 23, 2024
Paving the way for new treatments
Mizzou researcher Jianlin “Jack” Cheng debuts tool to build 3D structure of protein complexes, giving scientists insights to prevent and treat disease.
April 19, 2024
Jianlin “Jack” Cheng named 2023 AAAS Fellow
Jianlin “Jack” Cheng, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering and a NextGen Precision Health initiative researcher, was named a 2023 AAAS Fellow.
Feb. 12, 2024
Elevating excellence for tomorrow’s innovators: Jianlin ‘Jack’ Cheng
Jianlin “Jack” Cheng is passing on his knowledge and preparing the next generation to solve some of society’s most pressing issues.
Sep. 20, 2023
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.