Research
Missouri S&T researchers are tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Across campus, faculty and students are pushing the boundaries of knowledge in fields ranging from artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to environmental engineering and advanced manufacturing.
Below are a few stories from FY24.
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The intersection of Engineering and medicine
Labor statistics show the demand for biomedical engineers will increase by 18% over the next decade. Missouri S&T has long been home to some of the world’s leading biomedical engineering research. Treatments for wound care, glaucoma and traumatic brain injury, 3D printing human bone and tissue, radioactive glass microspheres for cancer treatment, and assessing a…
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The researchers of tomorrow
The researchers of tomorrow Bacterial battle Kaitlyn Thole needed to quickly distinguish between two different strains of bacteria to see if one strain can more effectively infect soybeans than the other. So she and fellow student Amelia Markwell designed a short strand of DNA called a PCR primer specific to each strain then used them…
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Solving for tomorrow
Missouri S&T researchers, students and graduates are innovators and world changers. Building a better world for the future requires a creative spark, entrepreneurial approaches to innovation and the curiosity to explore new solutions to the world’s grand challenges. And those grand challenges demand more than incremental improvements to make a difference; they demand transformative change….
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Built by merit, backed by history
If you don’t already know who Missouri S&T is, you will. What began as a modest mining school with 12 students, long referred to as a “hidden gem” because of its rural Midwestern location, Missouri S&T has been known for combining education with research and its practical application for over 150 years. S&T is now classified as a top-tier Research 1 (R1) institution by the Carnegie Foundation. But what does that mean?…
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Through the lens of tomorrow
The research at S&T is as beautiful to the eye as it is to the mind….
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Not all research happens in a laboratory
Missouri S&T is home to prolific writers….