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Geotechnical 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 Two S&T infrastructure researchers named Heidman professors https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/two-st-infrastructure-researchers-named-heidman-professors/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/two-st-infrastructure-researchers-named-heidman-professors/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:33:56 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=47756 https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/two-st-infrastructure-researchers-named-heidman-professors/feed/ 0 Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T Drs. Jenny Liu, left, and Xiong Zhang are now serving Missouri S&T as James A. Heidman Professors of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. 47756 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 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 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 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 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 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 Expert on risk management in engineering to give Stueck Lecture at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2018/04/expert-on-risk-management-in-engineering-to-give-stueck-lecture-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/04/expert-on-risk-management-in-engineering-to-give-stueck-lecture-at-missouri-st/#respond Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:25:03 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=21454 https://news.mst.edu/2018/04/expert-on-risk-management-in-engineering-to-give-stueck-lecture-at-missouri-st/feed/ 0 21454 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 Chicago’s escape from public health crisis via canal creation subject of lecture https://news.mst.edu/2014/03/chicagos-escape-from-public-health-crisis-via-canal-creation-subject-of-lecture/ https://news.mst.edu/2014/03/chicagos-escape-from-public-health-crisis-via-canal-creation-subject-of-lecture/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:47:37 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=7279 https://news.mst.edu/2014/03/chicagos-escape-from-public-health-crisis-via-canal-creation-subject-of-lecture/feed/ 0 7279 S&T students to bring clean water to Bolivia https://news.mst.edu/2010/05/st_students_to_bring_clean_wat/ https://news.mst.edu/2010/05/st_students_to_bring_clean_wat/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 08:02:13 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/05/st_students_to_bring_clean_wat/ Twenty-one students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will bring sustainable, clean water to portions of rural Bolivia this summer. Their goal goes beyond quenching thirsts; for these students, it's about saving lives. In Bolivia, a lack of clean water contributes to the death of every tenth child before the age of 5. ]]> https://news.mst.edu/2010/05/st_students_to_bring_clean_wat/feed/ 2 3233