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Geological Engineering – News and Events https://news.mst.edu Your source for the latest from Rolla Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:46:50 +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 researchers aim to educate Missouri farmers on drone technology https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/st-researchers-aim-to-educate-missouri-farmers-on-drone-technology/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/st-researchers-aim-to-educate-missouri-farmers-on-drone-technology/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 14:33:46 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=48022 https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/st-researchers-aim-to-educate-missouri-farmers-on-drone-technology/feed/ 0 News and Events Missouri S&T faculty members will soon teach farmers how to use drone technology for precision agriculture techniques. Photo courtesy of Pixabay. 48022 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 makes list of “degrees of the future” for energy engineering https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/missouri-st-makes-list-of-degrees-of-the-future-for-energy-engineering/ https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/missouri-st-makes-list-of-degrees-of-the-future-for-energy-engineering/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2022 19:20:11 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=44287 https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/missouri-st-makes-list-of-degrees-of-the-future-for-energy-engineering/feed/ 3 News and Events Missouri S&T's Solar Village houses four of six solar-powered homes designed and built by S&T students. 44287 NASA selects S&T for lunar-living project https://news.mst.edu/2022/02/nasa-selects-st-for-moon-mining-project/ https://news.mst.edu/2022/02/nasa-selects-st-for-moon-mining-project/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:49:40 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=41780 https://news.mst.edu/2022/02/nasa-selects-st-for-moon-mining-project/feed/ 0 Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T Dr. Leslie Gertsch, Dr. Daoru (Frank) Han and Dr. Fateme Rezaei are part of a group of researchers at Missouri S&T who will develop mineral extraction techniques for lunar construction as part of a NASA project to make it possible for people to live and work on the moon. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 41780 $300 million gift sparks Kummer Ignition Grants program at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2022/01/300-million-gift-sparks-kummer-ignition-grants-program-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2022/01/300-million-gift-sparks-kummer-ignition-grants-program-at-missouri-st/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:38:42 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=41248 https://news.mst.edu/2022/01/300-million-gift-sparks-kummer-ignition-grants-program-at-missouri-st/feed/ 0 41248 Adam Rice receives Donald D. Myers Scholarship at S&T https://news.mst.edu/2021/06/adam-rice-receives-donald-d-myers-scholarship-at-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/06/adam-rice-receives-donald-d-myers-scholarship-at-st/#respond Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:08:32 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=38383 https://news.mst.edu/2021/06/adam-rice-receives-donald-d-myers-scholarship-at-st/feed/ 0 Missouri University of Science and Technology Adam Rice presents at Missouri S&T's 2021 TEDx Talk. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 38383 S&T announces Undergraduate Research Conference winners https://news.mst.edu/2021/05/st-announces-undergraduate-research-conference-winners-5/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/05/st-announces-undergraduate-research-conference-winners-5/#respond Wed, 12 May 2021 16:21:09 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=37902 https://news.mst.edu/2021/05/st-announces-undergraduate-research-conference-winners-5/feed/ 0 37902 CAREER Award funds research on earthquake history https://news.mst.edu/2021/05/career-award-funds-research-on-earthquake-history/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/05/career-award-funds-research-on-earthquake-history/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 14:35:04 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=37867 https://news.mst.edu/2021/05/career-award-funds-research-on-earthquake-history/feed/ 0 Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Jonathan Obrist-Farner is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and studies lake sediment cores to reconstruct the history of earthquakes along the North American- Caribbean tectonic plate boundary. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 37867 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 S&T professor is “go-to guy” for flood-control history https://news.mst.edu/2021/03/st-professor-is-go-to-guy-for-flood-control-history/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/03/st-professor-is-go-to-guy-for-flood-control-history/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:15:55 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=36563 https://news.mst.edu/2021/03/st-professor-is-go-to-guy-for-flood-control-history/feed/ 1 36563 Engineering sustainability into the next century and beyond https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/engineering-sustainability-into-the-next-century-and-beyond/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/engineering-sustainability-into-the-next-century-and-beyond/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:26:30 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=36092 https://news.mst.edu/2021/02/engineering-sustainability-into-the-next-century-and-beyond/feed/ 3 News and Events Photo by Pixabay 36092 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 Entrepreneurial STEM students wanted for new Ph.D. program https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/entrepreneurial-stem-students-wanted-for-new-ph-d-program/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/entrepreneurial-stem-students-wanted-for-new-ph-d-program/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:28:09 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=35238 https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/entrepreneurial-stem-students-wanted-for-new-ph-d-program/feed/ 4 ©2019 Missouri S&T all rights reserved, all moral rights asserted ©Missouri S&T 2019 Nanotechnology research at Missouri S&T 35238 20 significant research stories of 2020 https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/20-significant-research-stories-of-2020/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/20-significant-research-stories-of-2020/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:22:44 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34578 https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/20-significant-research-stories-of-2020/feed/ 0 News and Events 34578 Partnership with Audubon Society brings new opportunities for S&T students https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/partnership-with-audubon-society-brings-new-opportunities-for-st-students/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/partnership-with-audubon-society-brings-new-opportunities-for-st-students/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:15:58 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34760 https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/partnership-with-audubon-society-brings-new-opportunities-for-st-students/feed/ 0 News and Events Missouri S&T geological engineering juniors (L-R) Kaila Lorenzen, Joshua Piggott and Andrew Edwards conduct field work at Well No. 3 at Audubon Trails Nature Center with the supervision of graduate teaching assistant Carrie Brichacek. 34760 A celebration of international education https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/a-celebration-of-international-education/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/a-celebration-of-international-education/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:33:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34503 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/a-celebration-of-international-education/feed/ 2 News and Events Abdullah Alshammari. Photo by Kristin Bosworth, Missouri S&T. 34503 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 Missouri S&T prepares engineers for a future in space mining https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/missouri-st-prepares-engineers-for-a-future-in-space-mining/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/missouri-st-prepares-engineers-for-a-future-in-space-mining/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:45:33 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33826 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/missouri-st-prepares-engineers-for-a-future-in-space-mining/feed/ 1 News and Events Dr. Leslie Gertsch working with meteorite samples in her lab. Photo by Sam O'Keefe, Missouri S&T. 33826 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 University of Missouri System names three S&T faculty Presidential Engagement Fellows https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/university-of-missouri-system-names-three-st-faculty-presidential-engagement-fellows/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/university-of-missouri-system-names-three-st-faculty-presidential-engagement-fellows/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:02:29 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33080 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/university-of-missouri-system-names-three-st-faculty-presidential-engagement-fellows/feed/ 0 33080 College of Engineering and Computing honors graduate students https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/college-of-engineering-and-computing-honors-graduate-students/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/college-of-engineering-and-computing-honors-graduate-students/#respond Thu, 28 May 2020 18:50:49 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32855 https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/college-of-engineering-and-computing-honors-graduate-students/feed/ 0 32855 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 professor wins prestigious CAREER Award https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/missouri-st-professor-wins-prestigious-career-award/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/missouri-st-professor-wins-prestigious-career-award/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:42:52 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32334 https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/missouri-st-professor-wins-prestigious-career-award/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all right reserved, all moral rights asserted Photo Tom Wagner/Missouri S&T, ©2019 32334 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 Analyzing past earthquakes may be key to predicting future activity https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/analyzing-past-earthquakes-may-be-key-to-predicting-future-activity/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/analyzing-past-earthquakes-may-be-key-to-predicting-future-activity/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:02:05 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29417 https://news.mst.edu/2019/08/analyzing-past-earthquakes-may-be-key-to-predicting-future-activity/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2019, All Moral Rights Asserted Dr Kelly Liu, professor geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, photographed in her office. On her desk next to her is a sensor uni used in her research, a sensor device that her teams bury in the ground for as long as a year to collect seismic data. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 29417 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 Renaissance Student Awards granted to graduates for mastery in diverse fields https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/missouri-st-renaissance-student-awards-granted-to-graduates-for-mastery-in-diverse-fields/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/missouri-st-renaissance-student-awards-granted-to-graduates-for-mastery-in-diverse-fields/#respond Tue, 07 May 2019 22:42:42 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27942 https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/missouri-st-renaissance-student-awards-granted-to-graduates-for-mastery-in-diverse-fields/feed/ 0 News and Events Alexandra Garland, S&T Renaissance Student Award winner (center), with Dr. Audra Mergeld-Langston, chair of arts, languages, and philosophy and associate professor of French (left), and Luce Myers, lecturer of art (right), at the Renaissance Award ceremony in the Havener Center. Photo by Tasia Gordon. 27942 Researchers predict sinking land due to groundwater extraction https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/researchers-predict-sinking-land-due-to-groundwater-extraction/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/researchers-predict-sinking-land-due-to-groundwater-extraction/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:28:58 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27537 https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/researchers-predict-sinking-land-due-to-groundwater-extraction/feed/ 0 News and Events Hills and dry grass surround farmland in Tulare County, California, where extensive agriculture combines with low precipitation, warm temperatures, a need to pump groundwater and an abundance of clay that tends to compact when pumped dry. (Serj Malomuzh / Shutterstock) 27537