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Finding new causes for polar ice sheet changes
The Antarctic ice sheet may grow thinner or thicker from natural changes in snowfall that are unrelated to long-term trends, according to a recently released study co-authored by a University of Missouri engineering researcher.
Feature Stories
Mizzou Engineer Magazine
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2007 confirmed what had become obvious to many health care professionals, specialists, and family support agencies: More children than ever before were being diagnosed with autism. Investigators called its prevalence an “urgent public health concern,” estimating that two to six in every 1,000 [...]
Career engineer Michael Maloney lands ‘tailor-fit’ job
Katie Pfefferkorn, BS ChE ’07, is set to compete in the Missouri 340, a canoe and kayak race that begins in Kansas City on July 15 and ends 340 miles later in St. Charles. Paddlers must make the grueling trip in 100 hours. In its third year, Pfefferkorn has competed each time. In 2006, she [...]
News
Aspiring engineers explore Mizzou»High school students from across the country explored engineering at Mizzou Engineering’s summer camps, which featured a mix of lectures, activities and team design competitions.
City water supply system tapping into Mizzou Engineering expertise»University of Missouri engineering researchers are in the midst of their first seasonal analysis of Columbia’s well water to help determine the source of cancer-causing byproducts in the city’s water supply system.
In business to build young engineers»A group of Mizzou Engineering graduate students has gone into business to save a children’s robotic program that may be one answer to America’s engineer and scientist shortage.
Student Teams
Mizzou Engineering student careers receive boost from rocket launching competition»Space travel isn’t just for government anymore.
Mizzou Engineering student team designs better septic tank»A Mizzou Engineering student team is devising a new type of septic tank that would better protect the environment.
Mizzou Engineering geotechnical team reinforces success»Having taken top honors in another civil engineering competition, the Mizzou Engineering geotechnical team plans to apply this year to become an official university organization.
Research
CAREER Award: Shining light on disease molecules»An MU engineering researcher is developing a light-based diagnostic technique sensitive enough to potentially detect a single disease molecule.
Uncovering radar signatures to detect landmines»A Mizzou Engineering professor is working to improve landmine detector efficiency.
Finding new causes for polar ice sheet changes»The Antarctic ice sheet may grow thinner or thicker from natural changes in snowfall that are unrelated to long-term trends, according to a recently released study co-authored by a University of Missouri engineering researcher.
