This morning, my colleague Tom Shipley and I were able to tour one of the newest laboratories at Missouri S&T, the Laboratory for Transportation Fuels and Polymer Processing, located in Rolla's Hy-Point Industrial Park. Just 18-months-old, the lab -- and its inhabitants -- is a fantastic example of the university's can-do-it spirit. Dr. KB Lee, a chemical engineering expert, has his hands into every aspect of alternative fuels and polymers.
You'll be hearing more about the projects Lee and his students are working on in the future, like their ideas on how military jet fuel could wind up as hydrogen, and how the plastic fork you use on your picnics could biodegrade in 60-90 days. Energy and environment research, all in one building and with one group -- that's how researchers do it at Missouri S&T.
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