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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.750666640Two student teams tie for first in S&T’s Startup Challenge
https://news.mst.edu/2025/11/two-student-teams-tie-for-first-in-sts-startup-challenge/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/11/two-student-teams-tie-for-first-in-sts-startup-challenge/#respondTue, 25 Nov 2025 20:05:18 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=54660https://news.mst.edu/2025/11/two-student-teams-tie-for-first-in-sts-startup-challenge/feed/0News and EventsTwo student teams tied for first at S&T’s Startup Challenge on Nov. 17. This first-place team’s business idea was called “Geo-Kinetic Solutions.” From left: Rachel Kohman, assistant dean of entrepreneurship education; Mohammed Sleiman a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering; Hussam Naif S. Altalhi, a Ph.D. candidate in mining engineering; and Annie Birt, senior experiential learning specialist of Career Opportunities and Employer Relations (COER). 54660Entrepreneurs inspire Kummer Vanguard Scholars: Advice from 3 innovators
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/entrepreneurs-inspire-kummer-vanguard-scholars-advice-from-3-innovators/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/entrepreneurs-inspire-kummer-vanguard-scholars-advice-from-3-innovators/#respondFri, 17 Oct 2025 17:08:29 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=54478https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/entrepreneurs-inspire-kummer-vanguard-scholars-advice-from-3-innovators/feed/0Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T Michael Pierce/Missouri S&TKummer Vanguard Scholars recently heard from three entrepreneurs who shared their startup experiences. From left: Lindsay Chappell, Caleb McCleary and Kaitlyn Dunahee. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.54478Steering success: Meet the student leaders of Kummer Vanguard Scholars
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/steering-success-meet-the-student-leaders-of-kummer-vanguard-scholars/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/steering-success-meet-the-student-leaders-of-kummer-vanguard-scholars/#respondMon, 13 Oct 2025 19:19:32 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=54420https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/steering-success-meet-the-student-leaders-of-kummer-vanguard-scholars/feed/0Michael Pierce/Missouri S&TThe Student Steering Committee is a student-led organization to help guide over a thousand Kummer Vanguard Scholars while impacting the campus community. From left: Caleb McCleary, Kaitlyn Dunahee, Hossein Libre and Auston Obsuth. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.54420Kummer I&E Fellows welcomes new program manager
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/kummer-ie-fellows-welcomes-new-program-manager/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/kummer-ie-fellows-welcomes-new-program-manager/#respondMon, 13 Oct 2025 16:24:13 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=54413https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/kummer-ie-fellows-welcomes-new-program-manager/feed/054413How a St. Louis couple’s $300 million gift has transformed Missouri S&T
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/how-a-st-louis-couples-300-million-gift-has-transformed-missouri-st/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/how-a-st-louis-couples-300-million-gift-has-transformed-missouri-st/#respondFri, 10 Oct 2025 19:02:26 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=54380https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/how-a-st-louis-couples-300-million-gift-has-transformed-missouri-st/feed/0News and EventsFred and June Kummer at their home in 2020. Photo by Terry Barner/Missouri S&T5438024 hours, big ideas: Students shine in Campus Impact Challenge
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/24-hours-big-ideas-students-shine-in-campus-impact-challenge/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/24-hours-big-ideas-students-shine-in-campus-impact-challenge/#respondThu, 02 Oct 2025 14:27:09 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=54346https://news.mst.edu/2025/10/24-hours-big-ideas-students-shine-in-campus-impact-challenge/feed/0News and EventsThe winners of the Campus Impact Challenge, from left: Carmen Fort, Isha Chaudhari, Raksha Prabha Thiagarajan, Xavier Monnig and Eleanor Schott. Photo submitted by Shannon Young.54346Spotlight Theatre creation shines in Miner Creativity Challenge
https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/spotlight-theatre-creation-shines-in-miner-creativity-challenge/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/spotlight-theatre-creation-shines-in-miner-creativity-challenge/#respondTue, 27 May 2025 14:17:51 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=53402https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/spotlight-theatre-creation-shines-in-miner-creativity-challenge/feed/0News and EventsLocal middle school students test the Spotlight Theatre design created by the winning team during S&T’s Miner Creativity Challenge. Photo by Joseph George. 53402Legendary records, unbreakable focus: Owen Fraser
https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/legendary-records-unbreakable-focus-owen-fraser/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/legendary-records-unbreakable-focus-owen-fraser/#respondTue, 20 May 2025 13:17:10 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=53322https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/legendary-records-unbreakable-focus-owen-fraser/feed/0Michael Pierce/Missouri S&TOwen Fraser, junior mechanical engineering major and record-setting Miner. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. 53322Engineering for impact: Ph.D. student tackles energy resilience in island nations
https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/engineering-for-impact-ph-d-student-tackles-energy-resilience-in-island-nations/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/engineering-for-impact-ph-d-student-tackles-energy-resilience-in-island-nations/#respondFri, 02 May 2025 14:37:06 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=53225https://news.mst.edu/2025/05/engineering-for-impact-ph-d-student-tackles-energy-resilience-in-island-nations/feed/0Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAshley Ann Davis is a Kummer I&E Fellow studying engineering management and has focused her doctoral research on exploring realistic pathways to energy resilience for small island nations. She will graduate on May 16. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. 53225Ivy league bound: S&T alumnus advances sustainable energy at Princeton
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/ivy-league-bound-st-alumnus-advances-sustainable-energy-at-princeton/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/ivy-league-bound-st-alumnus-advances-sustainable-energy-at-princeton/#respondTue, 25 Mar 2025 16:30:00 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=52939https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/ivy-league-bound-st-alumnus-advances-sustainable-energy-at-princeton/feed/0News and EventsRecent S&T graduate Caleb Moellenhoff stands in front of the “Engineering Quadrangle” at Princeton University, which houses the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Moellenhoff is a Ph.D. student working in the Maravelias Lab. Photo submitted by Caleb Moellenhoff. 52939Engineering meets business: S&T alumnus lands ideal career
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/engineering-meets-business-st-alumnus-lands-ideal-career/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/engineering-meets-business-st-alumnus-lands-ideal-career/#respondTue, 25 Mar 2025 14:08:52 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=52924https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/engineering-meets-business-st-alumnus-lands-ideal-career/feed/0News and EventsMissouri S&T recent graduate Duncan Bannon in front of the sign at the Timken Distribution Center in Duncan, South Carolina. Bannon works at Timken as a sales engineer. Photo submitted by Duncan Bannon.52924S&T event challenges students to innovate carbon capture solutions
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/st-event-challenges-students-to-innovate-carbon-capture-solutions/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/st-event-challenges-students-to-innovate-carbon-capture-solutions/#respondTue, 18 Mar 2025 18:22:39 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=52896https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/st-event-challenges-students-to-innovate-carbon-capture-solutions/feed/0News and EventsTwo students won this year’s Micro Grand Challenge. From left: Dr. Shelley Minteer, Harshit Agarwal and Abigail Richner. 52896Abigail Richner’s path to entrepreneurial excellence
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/abigail-richners-path-to-entrepreneurial-excellence/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/abigail-richners-path-to-entrepreneurial-excellence/#respondTue, 18 Mar 2025 17:16:17 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=52891https://news.mst.edu/2025/03/abigail-richners-path-to-entrepreneurial-excellence/feed/0Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbigail Richner is set to complete all five badges of the Badges of Entrepreneurial Excellence program. Photo by Sam Wright/Missouri S&T52891S&T student’s 3D printed violin to shine at Joshua Bell event
https://news.mst.edu/2025/01/st-students-3d-printed-violin-to-shine-at-joshua-bell-event/
https://news.mst.edu/2025/01/st-students-3d-printed-violin-to-shine-at-joshua-bell-event/#respondWed, 08 Jan 2025 21:58:06 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=52381https://news.mst.edu/2025/01/st-students-3d-printed-violin-to-shine-at-joshua-bell-event/feed/0News and EventsClay Bernhard, a junior in aerospace engineering and Makers Studio shop supervisor, created a 3D printed miniature violin that will be handed out at Joshua Bell’s event as part of the Remmers Lecturer Series. Photo by Kaitlin Brothers.52381Kummer Vanguard Scholars reflect on their experiences
https://news.mst.edu/2024/10/kummer-vanguard-scholars-reflect-on-their-experiences/
https://news.mst.edu/2024/10/kummer-vanguard-scholars-reflect-on-their-experiences/#respondFri, 25 Oct 2024 14:33:05 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=51844https://news.mst.edu/2024/10/kummer-vanguard-scholars-reflect-on-their-experiences/feed/0MISSOURI S&TFive Kummer Vanguard Scholars pose for a photo in Missouri S&T's Innovation Lab. Back row, from left: Leilani Dill, Shawn Robinson and Emily Heflin. Front row, from left: Meimona Ibrahim and Alexandar Djidjev.
Sam Wright/Missouri S&T51844Hurry up and innovate: S&T event challenges students to improve energy storage
https://news.mst.edu/2024/06/hurry-up-and-innovate-st-event-challenges-students-to-improve-energy-storage/
https://news.mst.edu/2024/06/hurry-up-and-innovate-st-event-challenges-students-to-improve-energy-storage/#respondWed, 12 Jun 2024 16:48:39 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=50986https://news.mst.edu/2024/06/hurry-up-and-innovate-st-event-challenges-students-to-improve-energy-storage/feed/0Missouri University of Science and TechnologyNoah Johnson won first place in S&T's first Micro Grand Challenge in April. He proposed sodium rather than lithium-ion batteries to store wind and solar power. Photo by Sam Wright, Missouri S&T.50986Rachel Kohman receives 2024 Women’s Advocate Award
https://news.mst.edu/2024/04/rachel-kohman-receives-2024-womens-advocate-award/
https://news.mst.edu/2024/04/rachel-kohman-receives-2024-womens-advocate-award/#respondThu, 04 Apr 2024 18:03:45 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=50367https://news.mst.edu/2024/04/rachel-kohman-receives-2024-womens-advocate-award/feed/0News and EventsDr. Elizabeth Cummins, left, with Dr. Rachel Kohman, the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award. Cummins is a professor emerita of English and technical communication and Missouri S&T’s first Woman of the Year. Photo by Andrew Layton/Missouri S&T. 50367Missouri S&T students pitch their startup concepts for cash prizes
https://news.mst.edu/2023/12/missouri-st-students-pitch-their-startup-concepts-for-cash-prizes/
https://news.mst.edu/2023/12/missouri-st-students-pitch-their-startup-concepts-for-cash-prizes/#respondMon, 11 Dec 2023 16:26:06 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=49510https://news.mst.edu/2023/12/missouri-st-students-pitch-their-startup-concepts-for-cash-prizes/feed/0Missouri University of Science and TechnologyJacob Ward presents Glassiderm, a treatment for acne scars that won first-place prize in S&T's second annual Startup Challenge. The team was one of nine that pitched its concept for a startup during the final round of the competition, which was held Nov. 13. Photo by Sam Wright, Missouri S&T. 49510Registration for Missouri S&T’s second annual Startup Challenge opens Sept. 8
https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/registration-for-sts-second-annual-startup-challenge-opens-sept-8/
https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/registration-for-sts-second-annual-startup-challenge-opens-sept-8/#respondFri, 25 Aug 2023 19:08:13 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=48853https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/registration-for-sts-second-annual-startup-challenge-opens-sept-8/feed/0News and EventsThe second annual Startup Challenge will give S&T students an opportunity to put their entrepreneurial skills to the test. Registration for the competition opens Sept. 8 and closes Oct. 1. Photo courtesy of Pixabay. 48853S&T challenges students to identify ways to positively affect campus, community
https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/st-challenges-students-to-identify-ways-to-positively-affect-campus-community/
https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/st-challenges-students-to-identify-ways-to-positively-affect-campus-community/#respondTue, 22 Aug 2023 19:03:34 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=48812https://news.mst.edu/2023/08/st-challenges-students-to-identify-ways-to-positively-affect-campus-community/feed/0Michael Pierce/Missouri S&TThe 24-hour Campus Impact Challenge starts Friday, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. Participants in the collaborative competition will be grouped into teams based on their interests. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 48812Meet a few of Missouri S&T’s Kummer Vanguard Scholars
https://news.mst.edu/2023/07/meet-a-few-of-missouri-sts-kummer-vanguard-scholars/
https://news.mst.edu/2023/07/meet-a-few-of-missouri-sts-kummer-vanguard-scholars/#respondMon, 03 Jul 2023 13:59:04 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=48470https://news.mst.edu/2023/07/meet-a-few-of-missouri-sts-kummer-vanguard-scholars/feed/0Missouri S&TThe Kummer Vanguard Scholars program is one of the many initiatives funded by the $300 million gift made to S&T by Fred and June Kummer in 2020. From left, Kummer Vanguard Scholars Christopher “Jack” Ryan, Destini Atkins, Emily Gurley and Joseph Nguyen. Photos by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 48470The Foam Warriors win S&T’s first Miner Creativity Challenge
https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/the-foam-warriors-win-sts-first-miner-creativity-challenge/
https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/the-foam-warriors-win-sts-first-miner-creativity-challenge/#respondWed, 17 May 2023 12:33:35 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=48132https://news.mst.edu/2023/05/the-foam-warriors-win-sts-first-miner-creativity-challenge/feed/0Michael Pierce/Missouri S&TThe Foam Warriors team was awarded the $5,000 first-place prize in the Miner Creativity Challenge for the STEM learning experience it created, the Quick Draw Cannon. Team members, from left, are Andrew Banta, Abby Womack, Brendan Crotty,
Seth Huffman and Nick Johnson. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T.
48132‘Weird culmination of hobbies and interests’ brings Dawson Jeffers to Missouri S&T
https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/weird-culmination-of-hobbies-and-interests-brings-dawson-jeffers-to-missouri-st/
https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/weird-culmination-of-hobbies-and-interests-brings-dawson-jeffers-to-missouri-st/#commentsMon, 13 Mar 2023 13:32:59 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=47638https://news.mst.edu/2023/03/weird-culmination-of-hobbies-and-interests-brings-dawson-jeffers-to-missouri-st/feed/1Andrew Layton/Missouri S&T“Success is possible, but it’s not easy, and that’s why you should come here,” says Dawson Jeffers, a sophomore in engineering management with an emphasis in mechanical engineering. “You can’t become exceptional without doing difficult things.” Photo by Andrew Layton, Missouri S&T. 47638Missouri S&T students compete to define innovation
https://news.mst.edu/2022/12/missouri-st-students-compete-to-define-innovation/
https://news.mst.edu/2022/12/missouri-st-students-compete-to-define-innovation/#respondThu, 08 Dec 2022 14:32:04 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=46498https://news.mst.edu/2022/12/missouri-st-students-compete-to-define-innovation/feed/0News and EventsMembers of the team that won the video category in a recent competition challenging S&T students to define innovation. From left, Carter Allen, Elizabeth Say and Joseph Nguyen. Photo by Joseph Nguyen, Missouri S&T. 46498Bringing circular economy to construction projects
https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/bringing-circular-economy-to-construction-projects/
https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/bringing-circular-economy-to-construction-projects/#respondWed, 24 Aug 2022 14:18:42 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=44495https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/bringing-circular-economy-to-construction-projects/feed/0News and EventsPh.D. student Radwa Eissa is studying ways to incorporate circular economy principles into construction. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T.44495The future of automobile travel may be low-temperature combustion
https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/the-future-of-automobile-travel-may-be-cold-combustion/
https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/the-future-of-automobile-travel-may-be-cold-combustion/#commentsWed, 24 Aug 2022 14:18:31 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=44496https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/the-future-of-automobile-travel-may-be-cold-combustion/feed/3News and EventsAdrian Batista Planas, photographed in information technology's Foundry computer room, is one of the first Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellows. His research is on long-range interactions between molecules, developing computer modeling to replace costly lab experiments in the future. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. 44496Missouri S&T starts school year with record percentage of women students, new college
https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/missouri-st-starts-school-year-with-record-percentage-of-women-students-new-college/
https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/missouri-st-starts-school-year-with-record-percentage-of-women-students-new-college/#commentsTue, 23 Aug 2022 18:27:50 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=44473https://news.mst.edu/2022/08/missouri-st-starts-school-year-with-record-percentage-of-women-students-new-college/feed/1News and EventsA team of new students tests their remote controlled car for Project X on Aug. 17. Project X is a design competition that all new S&T students participate in during Opening Week before classes begin. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T44473Space pioneer Sandra Magnus goes off script with S&T scholars
https://news.mst.edu/2022/03/space-pioneer-sandra-magnus-goes-off-script-with-st-scholars/
https://news.mst.edu/2022/03/space-pioneer-sandra-magnus-goes-off-script-with-st-scholars/#commentsTue, 22 Mar 2022 22:00:30 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=42215https://news.mst.edu/2022/03/space-pioneer-sandra-magnus-goes-off-script-with-st-scholars/feed/1Michael Pierce/Missouri S&TNiloofar Zendehdel (left) and Heath St. Denis (right) were among the S&T scholars who met with former NASA astronaut and S&T alumna Dr. Sandra Magnus during her recent visit to campus. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T.42215Meet some of Missouri S&T’s 460 Kummer Vanguard Scholars
https://news.mst.edu/2021/10/meet-some-of-missouri-sts-first-kummer-vanguard-scholars/
https://news.mst.edu/2021/10/meet-some-of-missouri-sts-first-kummer-vanguard-scholars/#respondSun, 31 Oct 2021 14:32:41 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=40494https://news.mst.edu/2021/10/meet-some-of-missouri-sts-first-kummer-vanguard-scholars/feed/0Michael Pierce/Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFour students in the inaugural class of Kummer Vanguard Scholars. From left, Catalina Ortega, Matt Minatra, Katherine Johnston and Tim Proffitt40494New Kummer Vanguard Scholarships designed to draw more STEM students to S&T
https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/new-kummer-vanguard-scholarships-designed-to-draw-more-stem-students-to-st/
https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/new-kummer-vanguard-scholarships-designed-to-draw-more-stem-students-to-st/#commentsMon, 14 Dec 2020 21:02:07 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=34821https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/new-kummer-vanguard-scholarships-designed-to-draw-more-stem-students-to-st/feed/3News and EventsThe Kummer Vanguard Scholars program will provide $1,000 to $3,000 in scholarship support to 350 to 400 qualified and deserving members of the 2021 freshman class.34821