Month: August 2025

Md Bahar Uddin awarded prestigious Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship

Md Bahar Uddin

Md Bahar Uddin, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been awarded the highly competitive Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship recognizes exceptional doctoral candidates whose work shows strong potential for innovation and real-world impact. Bahar holds a master’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Missouri S&T and brings valuable…

Missouri S&T’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department welcomes three new faculty members

This summer, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology welcomed three new faculty members who bring a wide range of expertise spanning biomaterials, mechatronics, and advanced composite materials. Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh Dr. Nilay Kant Dr. Arief Yudhanto “We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Fayyazbakhsh, Kant, and Yudhanto to…

Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh wins People’s Choice Award at Equalize Startups Pitch Event

Picture of Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh giving a pitch to an early investor, Diane Bouis, on April 28th, 2025 at the Equalize in-person event

Missouri S&T’s Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, an emerging leader in medical technology innovation, earned the People’s Choice Award in the MedTech category at the 6th Annual Equalize Startups Culmination Pitch Event—a national showcase celebrating entrepreneurial excellence among women in academia. Dr. Fayyazbakhsh, who recently joined Missouri S&T’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as a new…