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Geological Engineering – Geotechnics – News and Events https://news.mst.edu Your source for the latest from Rolla Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:42:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 50666640 S&T welcomes new faculty https://news.mst.edu/2023/10/st-welcomes-new-faculty/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/10/st-welcomes-new-faculty/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:35:15 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=49046 https://news.mst.edu/2023/10/st-welcomes-new-faculty/feed/ 0 News and Events New faculty at Missouri S&T pose for a photo at a welcome ceremony on Aug. 17 on campus. 49046 ‘It’s all about the students’: S&T professor wins medal from AASP – The Palynological Society https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/its-all-about-the-students-st-professor-wins-medal-from-aasp-the-palynological-society/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/its-all-about-the-students-st-professor-wins-medal-from-aasp-the-palynological-society/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 19:13:14 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=48086 https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/its-all-about-the-students-st-professor-wins-medal-from-aasp-the-palynological-society/feed/ 2 Michael Pierce/Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe was recently honored for her work as a palynologist and educator. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. 48086 S&T earthquake experts study ground deformations in northern Hispaniola https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/st-earthquake-experts-study-ground-deformations-in-northern-hispaniola/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/st-earthquake-experts-study-ground-deformations-in-northern-hispaniola/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:00:14 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=47480 https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/st-earthquake-experts-study-ground-deformations-in-northern-hispaniola/feed/ 0 News and Events The satellite image pictured here shows ground deformation occurring during the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti. 47480 Missouri S&T leads national push to address critical minerals crisis, receives workshop funding https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/missouri-st-leads-national-push-to-address-critical-minerals-crisis-receives-workshop-funding/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/missouri-st-leads-national-push-to-address-critical-minerals-crisis-receives-workshop-funding/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:31:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=47467 https://news.mst.edu/2023/02/missouri-st-leads-national-push-to-address-critical-minerals-crisis-receives-workshop-funding/feed/ 0 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bauxite, shown here, is the primary ore used to produce aluminum, a critical mineral that is used in most industrial sectors in the United States. Bauxite also contains gallium, which is necessary for multiple types of technology, including wireless internet and smartphones. Photo by the U.S. Geological Survey. 47467 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 Missouri S&T faculty honored for outstanding teaching, experiential learning https://news.mst.edu/2021/12/missouri-st-faculty-honored-for-outstanding-teaching-experiential-learning/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/12/missouri-st-faculty-honored-for-outstanding-teaching-experiential-learning/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:39:18 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=40937 https://news.mst.edu/2021/12/missouri-st-faculty-honored-for-outstanding-teaching-experiential-learning/feed/ 0 News and Events Missouri S&T Outstanding Teacher Award recipients pose for a group photo with Chancellor Mo Dehghani and Provost Colin Potts following a ceremony on Dec. 9. Photos by Victoria Hagni/ Missouri S&T 40937 Katherine Grote is Missouri S&T’s 2021 Woman of the Year https://news.mst.edu/2021/04/katherine-grote-is-missouri-sts-2021-woman-of-the-year/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/04/katherine-grote-is-missouri-sts-2021-woman-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:22:53 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=37326 https://news.mst.edu/2021/04/katherine-grote-is-missouri-sts-2021-woman-of-the-year/feed/ 1 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all right reserved, all moral rights asserted Dr. Grote with a GGPE research team measuring electromagnetic waves to determine properties of sediments and rock at a farm in Missouri. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 37326 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 Research links sinking land to regions of high groundwater demand https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/research-links-sinking-land-to-regions-of-high-groundwater-demand/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/research-links-sinking-land-to-regions-of-high-groundwater-demand/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:39:06 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33932 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/research-links-sinking-land-to-regions-of-high-groundwater-demand/feed/ 0 News and Events Images indicate the estimated rate of land subsidence in areas with high groundwater use in the western U.S. 33932 Researchers study impact of contaminants in floodwaters https://news.mst.edu/2019/11/researchers-study-impact-of-contaminants-in-floodwaters/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/11/researchers-study-impact-of-contaminants-in-floodwaters/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:46:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30554 https://news.mst.edu/2019/11/researchers-study-impact-of-contaminants-in-floodwaters/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all right reserved, all moral rights asserted Missouri S&T researchers examine a soil sample as part of their research into toxic contaminants left behind by floodwaters. Left to right: Dr. Ryan Smith, Dr. Marek Locmelis, Dr. Jonathan Obrist-Farner and Gabriela Ramirez, an undergraduate research assistant. Photo by Tom Wagner/Missouri S&T 30554 Missouri S&T research uncovers possible trigger for beginnings of life on Earth as we know it https://news.mst.edu/2019/07/missouri-st-research-uncovers-possible-trigger-for-beginnings-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/07/missouri-st-research-uncovers-possible-trigger-for-beginnings-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:18:54 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29004 https://news.mst.edu/2019/07/missouri-st-research-uncovers-possible-trigger-for-beginnings-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all right reserved, all moral rights asserted Missouri S&T’s Dr. Marek Locmelis (left) with students Kaylin Tunnell (right) and Bolorchimeg Nanzad (middle) at the Helios scanning electron microscope. Photo by Tom Wagner/Missouri S&T 29004 Missouri S&T to host geotechnical engineering forum in St. Louis https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/missouri-st-to-host-geotechnical-engineering-forum-in-st-louis/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/missouri-st-to-host-geotechnical-engineering-forum-in-st-louis/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:31:19 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27126 2019 GeoMo symposium May 10.]]> https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/missouri-st-to-host-geotechnical-engineering-forum-in-st-louis/feed/ 0 27126 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 Petroleum engineering researchers at Missouri S&T renew industry collaboration on gel to reduce excess water during oil production https://news.mst.edu/2018/02/petroleum-engineering-researchers-at-missouri-st-renew-industry-collaboration-on-gel-to-reduce-excess-water-during-oil-production/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/02/petroleum-engineering-researchers-at-missouri-st-renew-industry-collaboration-on-gel-to-reduce-excess-water-during-oil-production/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:59:06 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=20498 https://news.mst.edu/2018/02/petroleum-engineering-researchers-at-missouri-st-renew-industry-collaboration-on-gel-to-reduce-excess-water-during-oil-production/feed/ 0 News and Events A close up of the super-absorbent polymer. Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 20498 Missouri S&T geologist leads $2.1M National Science Foundation research effort to study Earth’s greatest mass extinction https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-geologist-leads-2-1m-national-science-foundation-research-effort-to-study-earths-greatest-mass-extinction/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-geologist-leads-2-1m-national-science-foundation-research-effort-to-study-earths-greatest-mass-extinction/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:16:21 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=19587 https://news.mst.edu/2017/09/missouri-st-geologist-leads-2-1m-national-science-foundation-research-effort-to-study-earths-greatest-mass-extinction/feed/ 5 News and Events Dr. Wan Yang shows his research student Ziyue Ju how to properly label and cut rock samples for analysis. Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T 19587 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 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 Rogers named an ASCE Fellow https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/rogers-named-an-asce-fellow/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/rogers-named-an-asce-fellow/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:30:26 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=16539 https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/rogers-named-an-asce-fellow/feed/ 0 16539 Maerz takes over rock mechanics and explosives center https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/maerz-takes-over-rock-mechanics-and-explosives-center/ https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/maerz-takes-over-rock-mechanics-and-explosives-center/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2016 19:33:28 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=16422 https://news.mst.edu/2016/06/maerz-takes-over-rock-mechanics-and-explosives-center/feed/ 0 16422 Missouri S&T researcher works to clean up nuclear waste https://news.mst.edu/2015/10/missouri-st-researcher-works-to-clean-up-nuclear-waste/ https://news.mst.edu/2015/10/missouri-st-researcher-works-to-clean-up-nuclear-waste/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2015 21:50:45 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=14890 https://news.mst.edu/2015/10/missouri-st-researcher-works-to-clean-up-nuclear-waste/feed/ 0 14890 MEM’s the word for Missouri S&T, Chevron partnership https://news.mst.edu/2015/06/mems-the-word-for-missouri-st-chevron-partnership/ https://news.mst.edu/2015/06/mems-the-word-for-missouri-st-chevron-partnership/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:43:46 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=14341 https://news.mst.edu/2015/06/mems-the-word-for-missouri-st-chevron-partnership/feed/ 0 14341 Students explore Peru, Machu Picchu over spring break https://news.mst.edu/2011/04/students_explore_peru_machu_pi/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:50:53 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2011/04/students_explore_peru_machu_pi/ Twenty-one students from Missouri University of Science and Technology spent spring break exploring the ancient civil and geological engineering marvels of Peru. ]]> 3655