Phil C. Bennett receives 2021 Citation of Merit Award

Phil C. Bennett, BS ’86, MS ’87, has been named the 2021 MU Engineering Alumni Organization’s Citation of Merit Award honoree, as part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame.

Lawson Hart receives 2021 James E. “Bud” Moulder Distinguished Alumni Award

Lawson Hart, BS ’64, MS ’66, MBA, P.E., is this year’s recipient of the James E. “Bud” Moulder Distinguished Alumni Award as part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame. The award recognizes Hart’s activities to educate engineers, create leaders, advance technology and develop entrepreneurs in a research and interdisciplinary environment.

Bruce Holt receives 2021 Missouri Honor Award

Bruce Holt ’87 has earned Mizzou Engineering’s 2021 Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering. Part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame, the award honors alumni who have made significant contributions to engineering knowledge and to the professional development of young engineers.

Student team devises way to control robotic arm using hand gestures

A Mizzou Engineering team has devised a way to control a robot just by moving your hands. What makes the work especially unique is that researchers only used one pair of electrodes on each of a person’s arms to send signals that moved a robotic arm, said Richard Byfield, a third-year PhD student in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.

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.

What’s the best way to land on Mars? Mizzou Engineering researcher compares top strategies

A Mizzou Engineer has compared five popular planetary landing laws, determining that at the moment, there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

Team uses machine learning to predict the properties of simulated carbon nanotube arrays

A Mizzou Engineering team has spent the past couple of years developing a simulation model to demonstrate how carbon nanotubes can be produced without losing their optimal properties.

Steve Pelch named 2020 Missouri Honor Award recipient

Steve Pelch (BS ME ‘87) received the 2020 Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering, part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame.

Hands-on engineering experience

Learn how several Mizzou Engineering students are getting hands-on experiences as interns at Burns & McDonnell this summer.

Loehr receives the Osterberg Award from Deep Foundations Institute

Erik Loehr accepted the Osterberg Memorial Award at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition in May.