Category: Stories

Student op-ed: Pioneering my path: from undergraduate research to a passion for sustainability by Eliana Stanislawski

During the spring semester of my junior year, my post-graduation path was unclear. I wasn’t sure what kind of career I wanted or where my interests and career choices intersected. I thought, “I’ll probably get my master’s, and then…?” I truly had no idea what I was doing. 

While searching for summer internships, I received an email about an undergraduate research opportunity through the Future Research Pioneer’s Program (FRPP)……

Student op-ed: Mining the Moon by Lindsay Manteufel

Doing this helps sort the resources more before processing them. For example, regolith that is rich in aluminum is diamagnetic, so by sorting out the magnetic particles, extracting aluminum becomes easier. Once it is sorted, it goes through molten salt electrolysis to produce solid aluminum. I enjoyed working on the project because it broadened my…

Student op-ed: From FIRST robotics to Missouri S&T: a journey of reinvention and innovation by Michael Teroy

Attending Missouri University of Science and Technology means more than just going to college to me. It is about re-innovating myself and breaking out of what I once thought impossible. One of the things that helped cultivate this need to improve was FIRST Robotics. During high school, when most students would leave when the sun…