Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Not your average summer camp: Teens operate nuclear reactor at Missouri S&T
Forty high school students from across the United States and abroad traveled to Missouri S&T and spent part of their summer doing something very few teenagers — or even adults — ever experience: operating a nuclear reactor.
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S&T bringing high-tech, hands-on fun to Missouri State Fair
Drones, robots, virtual reality and a world-champion Mars rover built by students. Missouri S&T will bring hands-on activities for fairgoers of all ages to the Missouri State Fair, Aug. 7-17 in Sedalia, Missouri.
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Mines to Megawatts: S&T event to address small modular reactors in retired mines
Could some of Missouri’s decommissioned mines potentially become secure sites for small modular nuclear reactors and help advance the state’s clean energy future? Researchers at Missouri S&T believe so and have a symposium on the topic planned for Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Read More »Missouri S&T awarded $3 million from state for small modular nuclear reactor initiative
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe recently approved $3 million for Missouri S&T to establish a small modular nuclear reactor science and development program.
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Missouri S&T symposium in Morocco focuses on sustainable energy for Africa
Energy experts and researchers from around the world gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, this spring for Missouri S&T’s 4th International Laufer Energy Symposium to discuss the future of sustainable energy and the challenges facing Africa and the globe.
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LIFE is good for emerging engineering leaders at Missouri S&T
When engineering students graduate from Missouri S&T, the dean of the university’s College of Engineering and Computing wants them to walk away with more than just technical expertise — he wants them equipped to lead.
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S&T researchers focus on containing fuel in nuclear reactors with $1 million in federal support
Researchers at Missouri S&T are studying the strength of bonds between a new less-enriched uranium fuel and the metals that will contain it — allowing nuclear research reactors to potentially transition to a fuel with a reduced risk of being targeted or stolen for malicious purposes.
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Engineers Week: Q&A with Dr. Tayfun Akyurek, assistant professor of nuclear engineering and radiation science
Dr. Tayfun Akyurek earned a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T in 2015 and joined the S&T faculty in January 2025. Here is a Q&A with Akyurek in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2025.
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‘A relentless practicality’
When Dr. Joshua P. Schlegel envisioned what his career would be like during his youth, he says he didn’t anticipate he would one day be an award-winning educator.
But that’s exactly what he is, as he was recently recognized at Missouri S&T’s annual faculty awards banquet as a 2024 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
U.S. News: Missouri S&T is the state’s top public engineering school
U.S. News & World Report released its 2025 rankings for public engineering programs today (Tuesday, Sept. 24) and has again listed Missouri S&T as first in the state and among the best in the nation.
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