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Mining and Nuclear Engineering – News and Events https://news.mst.edu Your source for the latest from Rolla Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 50666640 Missouri S&T hosts national discussion on critical minerals crisis https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/missouri-st-hosts-national-discussion-on-critical-minerals-crisis/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/missouri-st-hosts-national-discussion-on-critical-minerals-crisis/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:45:06 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=48792 https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/missouri-st-hosts-national-discussion-on-critical-minerals-crisis/feed/ 0 News and Events Thomas Sonderman, far right, was part of a panel discussion at the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop. Sonderman is an alumnus of Missouri S&T and CEO of SkyWater Technology. He is pictured here, from left, with Dr. Dawn Wellman, of Rio Tinto; Amber Steele, of the Missouri Geological Survey; Dr. Jeffrey Mauk, of the U.S. Geological Survey; and Dr. Michelle Michot Foss, of Rice University's Baker Institute. Photo by Greg Edwards/Missouri S&T. 48792 Missouri S&T announces faculty fellows for NSF program https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/missouri-st-announces-faculty-fellows-for-nsf-program/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/missouri-st-announces-faculty-fellows-for-nsf-program/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:34:25 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=48766 https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/missouri-st-announces-faculty-fellows-for-nsf-program/feed/ 0 48766 Better than ‘Lassie?’: S&T student studies robotic dog’s potential for mine emergencies https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/better-than-lassie-st-student-studies-robotic-dogs-potential-for-mine-emergencies/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/better-than-lassie-st-student-studies-robotic-dogs-potential-for-mine-emergencies/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:07:24 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=47513 https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/better-than-lassie-st-student-studies-robotic-dogs-potential-for-mine-emergencies/feed/ 1 Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T Dustin Peterson, left, recently assisted Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei with research related to using a Boston Dynamics Spot robot for mine emergencies. Peterson and Awuah-Offei are shown here working with the robot in S&T’s Experimental Mine. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. 47513 S&T nuclear engineering student awarded international Curie fellowship https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/st-nuclear-engineering-student-awarded-international-curie-fellowship/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/st-nuclear-engineering-student-awarded-international-curie-fellowship/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:31:51 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=47334 https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/st-nuclear-engineering-student-awarded-international-curie-fellowship/feed/ 1 47334 Updated: Missouri S&T to celebrate National Engineers Week with multiple speakers, events https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/missouri-st-to-celebrate-national-engineers-week-with-multiple-speakers-events/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/missouri-st-to-celebrate-national-engineers-week-with-multiple-speakers-events/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:56:33 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=47298 https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/missouri-st-to-celebrate-national-engineers-week-with-multiple-speakers-events/feed/ 0 Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T Members of the concrete canoe team added green concrete mix to their canoe mold on Jan. 21 in the Kummer Student Design Center. Multiple student-led design teams from Missouri S&T will be at the Saint Louis Science Center Feb. 25. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. 47298 Mining entrepreneur makes his own luck, shares his good fortune https://news.mst.edu/2022/06/mining-entrepreneur-makes-his-own-luck-shares-his-good-fortune/ https://news.mst.edu/2022/06/mining-entrepreneur-makes-his-own-luck-shares-his-good-fortune/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:07:00 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=41392 https://news.mst.edu/2022/06/mining-entrepreneur-makes-his-own-luck-shares-his-good-fortune/feed/ 2 ©Louis G Weiner Photography 2022, all rights reserved George and Helma Webber at their home in Redlands, California. Photo by Louis G. Weiner. 41392 Missouri S&T’s Haunted Mine opens Friday, Oct. 22 https://news.mst.edu/2021/10/missouri-sts-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-22/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/10/missouri-sts-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-22/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:49:53 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=40279 https://news.mst.edu/2021/10/missouri-sts-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-22/feed/ 1 Michael Pierce/Missouri University of Science and Technology S&T student Nicolas Alejandro Sanchez Calderon in the mine. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T 40279 Missouri S&T graduate engineering programs on the rise in U.S. News & World Report rankings https://news.mst.edu/2021/03/missouri-st-graduate-engineering-programs-on-the-rise-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/03/missouri-st-graduate-engineering-programs-on-the-rise-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings/#respond Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:50:36 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=36796 https://news.mst.edu/2021/03/missouri-st-graduate-engineering-programs-on-the-rise-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings/feed/ 0 Missouri University of Science and Technology S&T grad student Shane Lawson works in the lab in chemical and biochemical engineering. Photo by Mike Pierce, Missouri S&T. 36796 Engineers unleash the potential of our future https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/engineers-unleash-the-potential-of-our-future/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/engineers-unleash-the-potential-of-our-future/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:11:07 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=36072 https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/engineers-unleash-the-potential-of-our-future/feed/ 1 News and Events Richard Wlezien, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T, is celebrating Engineers Week, Feb. 21-27, with some thoughts on engineering's role in future discoveries. 36072 Missouri S&T 150th events a part of statewide Bicentennial Alliance https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/missouri-st-150th-events-a-part-of-statewide-bicentennial-alliance/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/missouri-st-150th-events-a-part-of-statewide-bicentennial-alliance/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:26:16 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=35588 https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/missouri-st-150th-events-a-part-of-statewide-bicentennial-alliance/feed/ 0 News and Events 35588 Mining students in Ecuador https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/mining-students-in-ecuador/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/mining-students-in-ecuador/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:28:17 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34296 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/mining-students-in-ecuador/feed/ 0 News and Events Mr. Javier Cordova (center), Ecuador's minister of mines, is helping students in Ecuador study mining engineering through agreements with universities such as Missouri S&T. 34296 Escaping a mine disaster https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/escaping-a-mine-disaster/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/escaping-a-mine-disaster/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:43:16 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34251 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/escaping-a-mine-disaster/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Missouri S&T's two mine rescue teams competing against industry teams at the 34th Annual Mine Rescue Competition Oct. 3-6, 2016, at S&T's Experimental Mine. Photo by Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 34251 Nuclear engineering becomes independent department, gets new name https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/nuclear-engineering-becomes-independent-department-gets-new-name/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/nuclear-engineering-becomes-independent-department-gets-new-name/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:36:40 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34188 https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/nuclear-engineering-becomes-independent-department-gets-new-name/feed/ 1 Michael Pierce/Missouri University of Science and Technology A Cherenkov Glow is observed and studied by students in the reactor at Missouri S&T. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 34188 Missouri S&T wins grant for high-resolution 4-D X-ray CT scanner https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/missouri-st-wins-grant-for-high-resolution-4-d-x-ray-ct-scanner/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/missouri-st-wins-grant-for-high-resolution-4-d-x-ray-ct-scanner/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:32:05 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33927 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/missouri-st-wins-grant-for-high-resolution-4-d-x-ray-ct-scanner/feed/ 0 33927 Missouri S&T to offer online training on mining regulatory standards https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-to-offer-online-training-on-mining-regulatory-standards/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-to-offer-online-training-on-mining-regulatory-standards/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:35:11 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33184 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-to-offer-online-training-on-mining-regulatory-standards/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Missouri S&T professor Kwame Awuah-Offei spent a year and a half in Washington, helping the Securities and Exchange Commission write proposed new mining regulations. Photo By Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 33184 S&T Academy of Mines and Metallurgy awards scholarships https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/st-academy-of-mines-and-metallurgy-awards-scholarships/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/st-academy-of-mines-and-metallurgy-awards-scholarships/#respond Wed, 06 May 2020 23:08:25 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32678 https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/st-academy-of-mines-and-metallurgy-awards-scholarships/feed/ 0 32678 Missouri S&T honors alumni for professional distinction https://news.mst.edu/2019/12/missouri-st-honors-alumni-for-professional-distinction-8/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/12/missouri-st-honors-alumni-for-professional-distinction-8/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:28:19 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31070 https://news.mst.edu/2019/12/missouri-st-honors-alumni-for-professional-distinction-8/feed/ 0 31070 Missouri S&T to host Blasters Training Seminar in January 2020 https://news.mst.edu/2019/12/missouri-st-to-host-blasters-training-seminar-in-january-2020/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/12/missouri-st-to-host-blasters-training-seminar-in-january-2020/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:12:13 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30862 https://news.mst.edu/2019/12/missouri-st-to-host-blasters-training-seminar-in-january-2020/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T A watermelon explodes during an Explosives Camp demonstration at Missouri S&T. 30862 Missouri S&T’s Haunted Mine opens Friday, Oct. 18 https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/missouri-sts-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-18/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/missouri-sts-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-18/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:10:53 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30170 https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/missouri-sts-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-18/feed/ 2 Missouri S&T The Haunted Mine at the experimental mine in Rolla on Friday Oct. 28, 2016. Photo By Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 30170 Missouri S&T to host in a mine rescue competition with teams from all over the country https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/missouri-st-to-host-in-a-mine-rescue-competition-with-teams-from-all-over-the-country/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/missouri-st-to-host-in-a-mine-rescue-competition-with-teams-from-all-over-the-country/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:52:22 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29931 https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/missouri-st-to-host-in-a-mine-rescue-competition-with-teams-from-all-over-the-country/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T The Missouri S&T Gold Mine Rescue team competes in the 2017 Missouri Mine Rescue competition hosted at Missouri S&T on Tuesday Sept. 20, 2017. Jesse Cureton / Missouri S&T 29931 Researchers build cannon to test seals in coal mines https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/researchers-build-cannon-to-test-seals-in-coal-mines/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/researchers-build-cannon-to-test-seals-in-coal-mines/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:20:37 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29472 https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/researchers-build-cannon-to-test-seals-in-coal-mines/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all right reserved, all moral rights asserted Missouri S&T associate professor of explosives engineering, Dr. Kyle Perry, monitors students, Frank Schott (middle) and Ethan Steward (right), loading a cannon with projectiles to test concrete coal mine seals. Photo by Tom Wagner/Missouri S&T 29472 Missouri S&T welcomes 19 new faculty members https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/missouri-st-welcomes-19-new-faculty-members/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/missouri-st-welcomes-19-new-faculty-members/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:22:47 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29470 https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/missouri-st-welcomes-19-new-faculty-members/feed/ 1 29470 See fireworks two Fridays in June at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2019/06/see-fireworks-two-fridays-in-june-at-missouri-st-3/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/06/see-fireworks-two-fridays-in-june-at-missouri-st-3/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2019 13:21:59 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=28455 https://news.mst.edu/2019/06/see-fireworks-two-fridays-in-june-at-missouri-st-3/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T A fireworks show on campus near the wind turbine and Stonehenge for the final day of Explosives Camp. Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 28455 Missouri S&T to participate in mine rescue competition https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/missouri-st-to-participate-in-mine-rescue-competition-2/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/missouri-st-to-participate-in-mine-rescue-competition-2/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:38:22 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27694 https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/missouri-st-to-participate-in-mine-rescue-competition-2/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T In 2016, Missouri S&T hosted the 34th Annual Mine Rescue Competition designed to simulate a mine emergency at the Experimental Mine in Rolla. Photo By Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 27694 Missouri S&T Mucking Team travels to international competition in Nevada https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/missouri-st-mucking-team-travels-to-international-competition-in-nevada/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/missouri-st-mucking-team-travels-to-international-competition-in-nevada/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:55:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27148 https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/missouri-st-mucking-team-travels-to-international-competition-in-nevada/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T 27148 Missouri S&T Mine Design Team headed to national competition https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-mine-design-team-headed-to-national-competition/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-mine-design-team-headed-to-national-competition/#respond Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:00:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26730 https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-mine-design-team-headed-to-national-competition/feed/ 0 26730 Missouri S&T to offer mining regulatory standards training https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-to-offer-mining-regulatory-standards-training/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-to-offer-mining-regulatory-standards-training/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:39:24 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26544 https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-to-offer-mining-regulatory-standards-training/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Missouri S&T professor Kwame Awuah-Offei spent a year and a half in Washington, helping the Securities and Exchange Commission write proposed new mining regulations. Photo By Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 26544 Doe Run gift supports new ventilation lab equipment https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/doe-run-gift-supports-new-ventilation-lab-equipment/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/doe-run-gift-supports-new-ventilation-lab-equipment/#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2019 22:51:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26363 https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/doe-run-gift-supports-new-ventilation-lab-equipment/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Members of Missouri S&T's Mine Rescue Team enter S&T's Experimental Mine during an annual Missouri Mine Rescue competition hosted by S&T. Jesse Cureton / Missouri S&T 26363 U.S. News ranks 15 S&T programs among top online graduate offerings https://news.mst.edu/2019/01/u-s-news-ranks-15-st-programs-among-top-online-graduate-offerings/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/01/u-s-news-ranks-15-st-programs-among-top-online-graduate-offerings/#respond Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:20:22 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26005 https://news.mst.edu/2019/01/u-s-news-ranks-15-st-programs-among-top-online-graduate-offerings/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T 26005 Looking inside a nuclear fuel pin to improve nuclear energy https://news.mst.edu/2018/08/looking-inside-a-nuclear-fuel-pin-to-improve-nuclear-energy/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/08/looking-inside-a-nuclear-fuel-pin-to-improve-nuclear-energy/#respond Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:15:46 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=23098 https://news.mst.edu/2018/08/looking-inside-a-nuclear-fuel-pin-to-improve-nuclear-energy/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Missouri S&T Nuclear Reactor. Photo by Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T. 23098 Missouri S&T to receive $1.7M in federal support for nuclear engineering research, student scholarships and campus reactor upgrades https://news.mst.edu/2018/07/missouri-st-to-receive-1-7m-in-federal-support-for-nuclear-engineering-research-student-scholarships-and-campus-reactor-upgrades/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/07/missouri-st-to-receive-1-7m-in-federal-support-for-nuclear-engineering-research-student-scholarships-and-campus-reactor-upgrades/#respond Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:52:56 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=23008 https://news.mst.edu/2018/07/missouri-st-to-receive-1-7m-in-federal-support-for-nuclear-engineering-research-student-scholarships-and-campus-reactor-upgrades/feed/ 0 23008 Military background spurs Missouri S&T explosives engineering Ph.D. student’s research on traumatic brain injury https://news.mst.edu/2018/07/military-background-spurs-missouri-st-explosives-engineering-ph-d-students-research-on-traumatic-brain-injury/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/07/military-background-spurs-missouri-st-explosives-engineering-ph-d-students-research-on-traumatic-brain-injury/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:44:38 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=22818 https://news.mst.edu/2018/07/military-background-spurs-missouri-st-explosives-engineering-ph-d-students-research-on-traumatic-brain-injury/feed/ 1 Missouri S&T Catherine Johnson has been named the Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor of Mining Engineering. Her research projects include how battlefield explosions may contribute to traumatic brain injury among soldiers. Photo by Sam O'Keefe, Missouri S&T. 22818 Missouri S&T explosives researcher studies blast-induced brain injuries https://news.mst.edu/2018/02/missouri-st-explosives-researcher-studies-blast-induced-brain-injuries/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/02/missouri-st-explosives-researcher-studies-blast-induced-brain-injuries/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:04:05 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=20710 https://news.mst.edu/2018/02/missouri-st-explosives-researcher-studies-blast-induced-brain-injuries/feed/ 0 News and Events Dr. Catherine Johnson, Missouri S&T assistant professor of mining and nuclear engineering, detonates an explosion at the university's Experimental Mine facility as part of her research into traumatic brain injuries in the military. Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 20710 S&T’s 20th annual Haunted Mine opens Friday, Oct. 20 https://news.mst.edu/2017/10/sts-20th-annual-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-20/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/10/sts-20th-annual-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-20/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:33:06 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=19842 https://news.mst.edu/2017/10/sts-20th-annual-haunted-mine-opens-friday-oct-20/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T The Haunted Mine at the experimental mine in 2016. Photo By Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 19842 Missouri S&T adds master’s degree in explosives technology https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-adds-masters-degree-in-explosives-technology/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-adds-masters-degree-in-explosives-technology/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:36:33 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=19708 https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-adds-masters-degree-in-explosives-technology/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Explosives Camp at Missouri S&T 19708 Missouri S&T to host mine rescue competition https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-to-host-mine-rescue-competition/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-to-host-mine-rescue-competition/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:21:50 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=19600 https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-to-host-mine-rescue-competition/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T In 2016, Missouri S&T hosted the 34th Annual Mine Rescue Competition designed to simulate a mine emergency at the Experimental Mine in Rolla. Photo By Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 19600 S&T Academy of Mines and Metallurgy inducts new members https://news.mst.edu/2017/04/st-academy-of-mines-and-metallurgy-inducts-new-members-4/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/04/st-academy-of-mines-and-metallurgy-inducts-new-members-4/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:55:10 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=18639 Academy of Mines and Metallurgy on April 20. The academy is an advisory group that was founded in 1954. The group includes graduates and others who have made outstanding contributions to their professions.]]> https://news.mst.edu/2017/04/st-academy-of-mines-and-metallurgy-inducts-new-members-4/feed/ 0 18639 At Missouri S&T, GAANN program prepares nation’s future researchers https://news.mst.edu/2017/02/at-missouri-st-gaann-program-prepares-nations-future-researchers/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/02/at-missouri-st-gaann-program-prepares-nations-future-researchers/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:59:18 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=18177 https://news.mst.edu/2017/02/at-missouri-st-gaann-program-prepares-nations-future-researchers/feed/ 0 18177 Learn locally, act globally https://news.mst.edu/2017/02/learn-locally-act-globally/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/02/learn-locally-act-globally/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:55:09 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17972 https://news.mst.edu/2017/02/learn-locally-act-globally/feed/ 8 Missouri S&T Ph.D. student Kenneth Bansah has formed a nonprofit organization in his native Ghana to improve working conditions for female artisanal miners who do so as means to survival. The mining engineering student is pictured in the Rock Mechanics Explosive Research Center, his campus home. Sam O'Keefe /Missouri S&T 17972 Doe Run donates $40,000 to Missouri S&T for new spectrometer https://news.mst.edu/2016/12/doe-run-donates-40000-to-missouri-st-for-new-spectrometer/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/12/doe-run-donates-40000-to-missouri-st-for-new-spectrometer/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:35:22 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17624 The Doe Run Co. understands the importance of educating the next generation of the workforce. The company recently donated $40,000 to Missouri University of Science and Technology toward the purchase of an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer for its geology, mining and metallurgical engineering programs.]]> https://news.mst.edu/2016/12/doe-run-donates-40000-to-missouri-st-for-new-spectrometer/feed/ 0 17624 S&T’s Lusk on committee to help keep miners safe https://news.mst.edu/2016/11/sts-lusk-on-committee-to-help-keep-miners-safe/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/11/sts-lusk-on-committee-to-help-keep-miners-safe/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:14:26 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17385 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee to study occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust in underground mines.]]> https://news.mst.edu/2016/11/sts-lusk-on-committee-to-help-keep-miners-safe/feed/ 0 17385 From wide receiver to mining leader https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/from-wide-receiver-to-mining-leader/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/from-wide-receiver-to-mining-leader/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2016 18:53:59 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17183 https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/from-wide-receiver-to-mining-leader/feed/ 1 17183 S&T Haunted Mine to open Friday, Oct. 21 https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/st-haunted-mine-to-open-friday-oct-21/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/st-haunted-mine-to-open-friday-oct-21/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:59:51 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17169 https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/st-haunted-mine-to-open-friday-oct-21/feed/ 0 News and Events 17169 Researchers create 3-D full-color holographic images with nanomaterials https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/researchers-create-3-d-full-color-holographic-images-with-nanomaterials/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/researchers-create-3-d-full-color-holographic-images-with-nanomaterials/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:04:06 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17149 https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/researchers-create-3-d-full-color-holographic-images-with-nanomaterials/feed/ 0 17149 Public-private partnership helps fund new mine building at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/public-private-partnership-helps-fund-new-mine-building-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/public-private-partnership-helps-fund-new-mine-building-at-missouri-st/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:13:56 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=17123 https://news.mst.edu/2016/10/public-private-partnership-helps-fund-new-mine-building-at-missouri-st/feed/ 0 Missouri S&T Under the guidance of Professor Stewart Gillies, Missouri S&T students use equipment provided by Doe Run in the experimental mine in Rolla. Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 17123 Braden T. Lusk named chair of mining and nuclear engineering https://news.mst.edu/2016/07/braden-t-lusk-named-chair-of-mining-and-nuclear-engineering/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/07/braden-t-lusk-named-chair-of-mining-and-nuclear-engineering/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:37:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=16556 https://news.mst.edu/2016/07/braden-t-lusk-named-chair-of-mining-and-nuclear-engineering/feed/ 6 16556 See fireworks two Fridays in June at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/see-fireworks-two-fridays-in-june-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/see-fireworks-two-fridays-in-june-at-missouri-st/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:55:37 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=16471 https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/see-fireworks-two-fridays-in-june-at-missouri-st/feed/ 0 16471 Missouri S&T women’s team defends mucking title https://news.mst.edu/2016/03/missouri-st-womens-team-defends-mucking-title/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/03/missouri-st-womens-team-defends-mucking-title/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:19:56 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=15883 https://news.mst.edu/2016/03/missouri-st-womens-team-defends-mucking-title/feed/ 0 15883 Doe Run Co. donates mining equipment to Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2016/02/doe-run-co-donates-mining-equipment-to-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/02/doe-run-co-donates-mining-equipment-to-missouri-st/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:53:26 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=15561 The Doe Run Co. (Doe Run) recently donated $37,724 in technical equipment to the mining engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology to aid in training the next generation of mining engineers.]]> https://news.mst.edu/2016/02/doe-run-co-donates-mining-equipment-to-missouri-st/feed/ 0 15561 41 S&T faculty members honored for outstanding teaching https://news.mst.edu/2015/11/41-st-faculty-members-honored-for-outstanding-teaching/ https://news.mst.edu/2015/11/41-st-faculty-members-honored-for-outstanding-teaching/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:46:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=15029 https://news.mst.edu/2015/11/41-st-faculty-members-honored-for-outstanding-teaching/feed/ 0 15029