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“My Mizzou” Stories
 David Robertson
Two scientists at the University of Missouri are working together to create a solution to large, ineffective nuclear batteries. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are devices made primarily out of silicon that are very small and are used every day in a wide variety of ways — in an inkjet printer, to gauge tire pressure and airbag deployment, and rollover control. There is a huge potential for MEMS uses in the future for the military and medical fields. A problem occurs when trying to power these tiny MEMS — a large, clunky battery counteracts the benefit of the small machine. That is where Jae Wan Kwon, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and J. David Robertson, professor of chemistry and associate director of the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center (MURR) come in — they are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter, and more efficient than previous batteries.
[November 2009]
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 Jerry Atwood
The work of Curators Professor of Chemistry Jerry Atwood and his research group has been highlighted in seven “News of the Week” papers in the journal Chemical and Engineering News. This is no small feat as there is a one-in-10,000 chance of any one paper being chosen for this honor. In addition, they have accomplished what no other research group in the world has done – four papers recognized as best of the year in three years in the same journal.
[November 2009]
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 Todd Sklar
When Todd Sklar came to MU as a freshman in 2002, he thought he wanted to be an actor. By the time he graduated in winter 2006 (BA, Theatre), his goals had changed.
[September 2009]
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 Anne Carman
AJD: You’re a native Missourian who arrived at MU in the fall of 1959 as a 17 year old with “many dreams, little education, and much ambition,” as you wrote in earlier correspondence.
ANNE: Yes, at the time the university had only about 5,000 students on two campuses, the red and the white.
[September 2009]
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 Andrew Moon
Andrew Moon, doctoral candidate in philosophy, will have his paper, “Gibbons on Epistemic Internalism,” published in the journal Mind in October 2009. A leading journal in philosophy, Mind for 100 years has presented the best of cutting-edge thought from philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, and philosophy of mind.
[July 2009]
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 Candy Coburn
Country singer Candy Coburn, a 1998 University of Missouri graduate (BA, Theatre), will bring her energetic and boisterous show to Mid-Missouri this summer. Concerts are scheduled for July 17 at Mojo’s in Columbia; July 18 at Aquapalooza, the Lake of the Ozarks; July 29 at the Cole County Fair; and August 18 at the Missouri State Fair.
[July 2009]
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 John Miles Foley
John Miles Foley, Curators Professor and William H. Byler Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, has accomplished quite a bit. He serves as director of the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition; is the editor of his field’s journal Oral Tradition; directs the Center for eResearch; teaches in the Departments of Classical Studies, English, and German and Russian Studies; and in mid-June was appointed to a post that no other person outside of China holds – special advisor to the Institute of Ethnic Literatures at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
[July 2009]
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 Ashley McDonald
Ashley McDonald, an MU senior, was recently recognized for her performance in academics and extracurricular activities during the 82 nd annual Tap Day ceremony. Her on-campus experiences have prepared her to serve as a mentor and counselor. As such, she was one of the select few to be tapped into one of the university's secret honorary societies, QEBH.
[June 2009]
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 Jessica Garratt
Jessica Garratt, doctoral candidate in the MU Department of English, won the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry for her book Fire Pond. This prize, which was inaugurated in 2003, honors the late poet, Ali, who was a nationally recognized author of several poetry collections and a professor at the University of Utah.
[June 2009]
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 Devoney Looser
Devoney Looser, associate professor in the Department of English, has been awarded a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to continue work on her book-project-in-progress, Sister Novelists, about the once-famous 19th-century authors Jane and Anna Maria Porter.
[April 2009]
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