The beginning of life as we know it
Approximately 2.4 billion years ago, the Great Oxidation Event dramatically increased the oxygen content in Earth’s atmosphere and paved the way for the rise of all lifeforms that use oxygen to break...
View ArticleEco-investigator
Tracking the state of the ecosystem by studying its forests, fires and insect population is what makes Robin Verble tick, and she uses her findings to help advance healthy and sustainable management...
View ArticleNancy Matteoni: underground engineer
If you have traveled through St. Louis in the past few years, chances are you have driven on or over a construction project that Nancy Matteoni, CE’90, has built. As a principal engineer and project...
View ArticleLearning by leading
Missouri S&T students leave the university with more than a degree. They gain invaluable experience in leadership by bringing people together to solve issues on campus. Here’s a look at what some...
View ArticleA crime to remember
Mississippi native Trent Brown was born in McComb, a town of 10,000 he calls “a remarkably violent place in the 1960s.” It’s also where a 12-year-old named Tina Andrews was murdered in 1969. After two...
View ArticleFrom Classroom to Collaboratory: An S&T history professor gives back
Petra DeWitt’s journey from Germany to Missouri, student to faculty member and immigrant to scholar of migration embodies the mission of the S&T Collaboratory: encouraging humanities‑based...
View ArticleThe sky is no limit
Danielle Gines comes from a musical family in Bunker Hill, Ill., and she is always singing. But it was her interest in science and aviation that drew the Illinois transfer student to Missouri S&T...
View ArticleHand sanitizer from a whiskey still
S&T alumnus converts his distillery to help in a crisis Adam Stumpf, ME’10, was focused on making bourbon, whiskey and vodka at his craft distillery when the coronavirus began to sweep across the...
View ArticleA passion for architecture inspires a lifelong design-build partnership
June Kummer remembers her first job interview after earning her architecture degree in the early 1950s. “We’ve never had a woman architect here before,” said the engineer conducting the interview. “I...
View ArticleFred Kummer: The man behind the vision
If you consider the origins of Fred Kummer’s business savvy, it’s no wonder innovation and entrepreneurship were central to his vision for the Kummer Institute at Missouri S&T. In high school,...
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