Thanks to Missouri State University’s Education Abroad Faculty Fellows Program, Dr. Asif Ishtiaque will be able to bring sustainability and global learning together. An assistant professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS), he was among eight faculty members selected for the 2026 cohort. The group … [Read more...] about Advancing sustainability through global learning
Learning does not always happen in a lecture hall. For some students, it occurs miles from the nearest town, with a backpack, a map and outdoors in nature. That is the kind of educational experience Dr. Matthew McKay, Missouri State University associate professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, has helped create for his students for nearly a decade. … [Read more...] about From field camps to far horizons
Join us in congratulating these College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) faculty members whose distinguished contributions in teaching, research and service earned them an endowed professorship at Missouri State University. Roy D. Blunt Life Science Professors Dr. Deb Finn, associate professor of biology Finn earned her PhD in Ecology from Colorado State University. … [Read more...] about A recognition of excellence
Congratulations to Dr. Tiglet Besara for his recent feature in Mind’s Eye magazine. Besara is an associate professor in the department of physics, astronomy, and materials science at Missouri State University. Besara and his students explore novel materials by creating entirely new compounds with unique properties. His research focuses on thermoelectrics — materials that … [Read more...] about Dr. Tiglet Besara featured in Mind’s Eye
The best engineering lessons do not start with a lecture, but with real problems. That approach has defined the career of Dr. Ryan Hutcheson, teaching professor in the cooperative engineering program at Missouri State University. He recently received the 2025 Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) Faculty Achievement Award. The honor recognizes his impact … [Read more...] about Building better engineers