Member Achievements

Missouri S&T Chemist First Woman to earn the Galvani Medal

Dr. Shelley Minteer, the Dr. Ken Robertson Memorial Professor in Chemistry and director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability at Missouri S&T, has earned the Galvani Medal from the Italian Chemical Society. Minteer is the first woman to receive this award since it was established in 1986
Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakh receives Wound Healing Society’s Early-Career Award

Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, was awarded the Wound Healing Society’s 2026 Early-Career Faculty Award during the organization’s annual meeting held earlier this month in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dr. David Westenberg earns Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. David Westenberg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, has won a Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Each year, the Governor’s Award is presented to an outstanding faculty member from each University of Missouri System institution. The awards are based on effective teaching, commitment to high standards of excellence, sustained success in nurturing student achievement, and significant innovation as an educator. Westenberg’s achievement will be recognized at the June meeting of the UM System Board of Curators.

Dr. Vadym Mochalin, associate professor of chemistry, is leading a project supported by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program. Teaming up with Auburn University, University of Arizona and Tuskegee University, Mochalin will use computational modeling guided experiments to discover and synthesize new 2D materials, such as MXenes and MBenes,.

The Psychonomic Society, an international community of cognitive psychologists, has named Dr. Amy Belfi, assistant professor of psychological science at Missouri S&T, as a Fellow. “I am honored to be recognized by the Psychonomic Society,” says Belfi. “I am grateful for the support I have received from collaborators, students, mentors, and colleagues, that has helped lead to this distinction.”

Congratulations to Dr. Vadym Mochalin for being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry! Mochalin was granted the title for his work in the chemistry of nanomaterials, particularly, MXenes and nanodiamonds.

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Dr. Yue-Wern Huang, Professor of Biological Sciences at Missouri S&T, was invited to visit the College of Science of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on June 16 and 17 to give a scientific presentation as well as interact with faculty and students for possible graduate studies and research collaboration at Missouri S&T.

Dr. Anthony Convertine, the Roberta and G. Robert Couch Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2022 class of senior members.

Dr. Yun Seong Song, received the National CAREER Award funds research on human-robot interaction