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Let’s be clear, this is not a new theory. Underground tunnels exist under many parts of America, including our own. A truck driver thinks the tunnels he just delivered in Missouri are suspicious.

A few things to note here. First, these underground networks are not really “hidden” per se. Trucks from across the country have been delivering goods here almost every day and have been for years. Second, this guy uses very NSFW language. I’m not a prudish man, but man … it almost looks like he made up some new swear words as he went along. So maybe don’t blast the speakers if you have kids or are at work while checking out what he thinks is suspicious.

I did additional research on underground storage areas under Springfield, Missouri where he captured this video. Springfield News Manager shared some interesting details that are worth noting regarding his theory. The tunnels were first dug in 1946 when this area became a quarry. Underground warehouses became a reality around 1960 and their article states that the first refrigerated area was used by Kraft for food storage.

It is not unfair to question whether the government could use this space for some type of disaster and / or preparation for war. There’s just no way to find out, so it lands firmly in the land of conspiracy theory.

There is an interesting twist that I noticed at the end of Springfield News Leader article. He mentions that there is still blasting in the underground mines, but the company that owns the mines is not the only one to blow up. Hmm. Call Mulder and Scully because it looks like a X-Files case for me.

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If you had spent the past month closely following Aidan Shaw’s recruiting, you might start to see momentum turning direction in Missouri.

A planned official visit to Arkansas failed. Oklahoma State has made a commitment from another player to his post. Meanwhile, Iowa and Maryland – both of which received official visits this summer – have never really gained ground with the top 60 talent.

As we have already noted, this race boiled down to an old feud between MU and his rival in the west. In the end, the Tigers won, with Shaw’s engagement giving coach Cuonzo Martin and a well-deserved victory on the scouting track. Plus, the on-court impact of Shaw’s decision is as clear as the off-court optics of the show.

Inventory

At the start of this round, MU probably had four purses in play, three of which likely fell in the backcourt. But after the machinations of this spring’s roster with the transfer portal, the Tigers ultimately only had two vacancies: a depth ball manager and senior replacement Javon Pickett.

In early July, the program activated stealth mode to land Christian Jones of East St. Louis after hosting a stellar month with the Flyers at team camps. From that point on, attention shifted to figures like Shaw, who was on campus for an official visit in the third week of June.

Now, for all intents and purposes, MU could endure the rest of the fall. However, there are exceptions. Five Star Wing Mark Mitchell certainly qualifies. Last week, he announced another official visiting tour for his four finalists: Duke, Kansas, Missouri and UCLA (his trip to Colombia is scheduled for reunion weekend). Scouts see it as a two-team race between the Bruins and the Blue Devils, with the schedule in Durham predicted as the likely winner. For her part, MU believes it’s deeper into the mix for Mitchell, who is set to make a decision in December, than most assume.

If Mizzou wins, taking Mitchell would mean an over-signing, something Martin hasn’t done since taking the job. But if MU can add Shaw and Mitchell, it won’t blink.

There are other options on the market as well. Robert jennings, a three-star prospect from the Dallas metro, used an official visit the first weekend of September. However, Jennings, a 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward, doesn’t appear to be working on a fast-track schedule. He visited SMU last weekend and spent this one at Texas Tech. Wednesday, Mizzou Free DeShawndre Washington, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound winger from Northwest Florida who was the NJCAA Division II Player of the Year last season.

Historically, however, Martin has never over-signed during the fall period. So he could just stand with Jones and Shaw. If needed, the transfer market numbers will be robust as spring arrives.

Impact on the list

We joke that Martin tries to sign as many 6ft 7in wings as he can, but there is some truth to this quip.

Adding Shaw only makes the line between the wing and combo spots more opaque. Until a few years ago, Shaw was a right wing prospect who only occasionally tried as a combo striker. Now that could be a bigger part of his portfolio – one shared with Kobe Brown, Sean Durugordon, and Ronnie DeGray III.

It’s a cliché now, but your position is defined by who you can keep. Shaw’s defensive versatility allows him to glide down and check on all fours, but it’s his switching ability that is most appealing. MU’s defense was healthier and more positional a few years ago. Still, Martin has talked about being more assertive on the ball and picking up the pace.

Case in point: 28% of MU’s placement attempts were in transition last season and placed 39th in Division I programs, according to Hoop Math. Where did the Tigers end up in 2019-2020? Try the 292nd nationally. The juice from the accelerator will likely require more turnovers, which depends on consistent ball pressure and athleticism in the passing lanes. In short, you need what Shaw can provide.

Playing for Matt McCall at UMass means DeGray is familiar with that approach. As for Brown and Durugordon, there might be a bit more of a wait and see involved. But if Shaw settles in quickly, the Tigers will have a plug-and-play defender who can slide with the pointers into pick-and-roll, shut shooters in place of the ball, and have the length and rebound to turn people around. far to the edge.

On the offensive side, a lot of things depend on Brown’s shot. In his first two seasons, he’s connected to just 25% of the arc behind the arc. (Granted, he did 34.4% unsupervised jumpers in sophomore year, according to data from Synergy Sports.) Assuming that happens, Brown could put a good foot forward in his next two seasons.

Still, Martin backed that position with Durugordon, who shot over 40 percent from depth in preparation. As for DeGray, he posted 0.992 points per possession, including 1.444 on spot-up jumpers, for UMass on moderate use. So there is potentially an insurance.

When Shaw arrives, he will come with a proven ability to be a force in transition, a timely cutter, and an active presence on the offensive board. Two questions will greet him. First of all, how reliable is the shooting stroke. At Blue Valley High School, he shot almost 36% from a junior, and nearly half of his field goal attempts went behind the arc. But a role change with MoKan Elite saw him go just 1 in 7 in 12 games at Peach Jam in July. The other task: self-creation out of the bounce – a facet Shaw told interviewers he strives to improve.

The stylistic evolution, however, is clear.

In the short term, Martin has reached the portal of veteran guards with a variety of skills: Amari Davis’ midrange play, Jarron Coleman’s versatility, and DaJuan Gordon’s defensive tenacity and downhill offense. Still, all three have backgrounds with some experience with fast play and ground spacing.

Meanwhile, the youngsters he added – Jones, Durugordon, Shaw, Yaya Keita and Trevon Brazile – have longer frames, are more comfortable on defense and may be better suited to play in transition. It’s easy to imagine a formation where Keita shoots a rebound and shoots an out pass to Jones, who has his head held high examining the next scene: Brazile sprinting to the rim, Shaw wide on the wing and Brookshire running to a place. All the while, Keita could stay behind in search of a third pointer.

As for the 2023 cycle, MU will have to end substitutions for three transfers – Coleman, Davis and Gordon – and a senior to Kobe Brown. Position-wise, the Tigers likely need a pair of running backs, a fin and a foursome. So far, staff have reportedly been in contact with 19 prospects, offering five deals and welcoming seven unofficial visitors.

Right now, coaches are on the road this month for an evaluation period to see leads at open gyms. They will also welcome playmaker Braelon Green, who looks like a top 50 rookie, for an official visit on October 16. It will be worth checking to see if Martin and his team have any new offers.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Connor Bazelak cut a full day of production to a half on Saturday as he led Missouri to a 59-28 victory over Southeast Missouri.

Bazelak completed 21 of 30 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns for the Tigers (2-1). He distributed the ball to 10 receivers and connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to D’onte Smith and a 52-yard touchdown pass to Chance Luper.

Missouri running back Tyler Badie entered the game as the national leader in scrum yards with 392. He played sparingly on Saturday against an outmatched FCS opponent, but he made the most of his limited chances, rushing nine times for 81 yards and two touchdowns and catching two assists for 14 yards and another score.

Missouri built a 38-0 halftime lead. In the second half, Brady Cook and Tyler Macon played the Tigers quarterback. On his first career passing attempt, Macon joined JJ Hester in the middle on a 65-yard touchdown.

Quarterback CJ Ogbonna carried 12 times for 96 yards for SEMO (0-3). Shamenski Rucker scored two rushing touchdowns for the Redhawks.

Take it away

Southeast Missouri: The Redhawks lost main receiver Aaron Alston when called up for a target in the first quarter. Alston hit the Missouri Smith punt turner with the crown of his helmet. Passing game SEMO, who had struggled against opponents from FCS the first two weeks of the season, could not afford to lose their best weapon against an opponent from FBS.

Missouri: After giving up 604 combined rushing yards to Central Michigan and Kentucky in the first two games of the season, the Tigers defense needed a confident constructor – if not a hug – against SEMO. Missouri allowed just 56 rushing yards in the first half as the starters played. But the reserves struggled mightily, allowing 238 rushing yards in the second half and not even hitting Q’Nairies Anderson on a 75-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.

FOLLOWING

Missouri: The Tigers visit Boston College next Saturday.

Southeast Missouri: The Redhawks open the Ohio Valley Conference home game against Tennessee State next Saturday.

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Missouri State Senator Denny Hoskins has hit a roadblock in his drive to bring sports betting apps to Show-Me State in 2021, so he’s trying again in 2022.

The Warrensburg Republican and the co-chair of the Senate Economic Development Committee said Missourinet that he plans to pre-table a Missouri sports betting bill in December for consideration in 2022. The now dishonest slot and video poker regulation and the legalization of e-sports would be part of the proposed package, he said. he declared.

Hoskins announced his plans on Missourinet on the return of a bipartite National Council of Gaming States Legislators meeting in Chicago in July.

“Missouri has done a lot in the gaming industry; However, we are still behind many of our surrounding states, ”he said. “I would really like sports betting to be adopted. I would like to see some VLTs (video lottery terminals) regulated in the state of Missouri, as well as some of these emerging types of games such as esports. Hopefully we can get something passed in the next legislative session. ”

Last-minute referendum amendment at the 2021 Missouri General Assembly regular session thwarted Hoskins attempt to legalize sports betting and tax some 20,000 now unregulated video lottery games this year.

Any chance to pass a bill this year was lost in the recent session adjourned May 14.

Hoskins: Missouri must keep gambling revenue in state

Currently, Missourians regularly cross the border to Iowa or Illinois to legally bet on sports. Hoskins said it’s money coming out of state that could be used for education and other programs in the home.

He said legalizing sports betting and unregulated VLTs in Missouri could mean an additional $ 270 million in state revenue for education and veterans programs.

“(How much) depends on the number of video lottery terminals licensed in the state and the tax rate for sports betting as well as VLTs,” Hoskins said. “I have seen estimates and projections that would represent between $ 200 million and $ 250 million in additional new revenue for education from video lottery terminals in the state, and around $ 20 million if sports betting were to be legalized. ”

And, while regulated VLTs mean more money, Hoskins said legal sports betting does have its benefits. Missouri is home to a large sports fan base thanks to its professional and varsity league teams.

“I have a lot of friends who really want to see sports betting adopted in this state of Missouri, and I hope we can do that in the next session,” he said.

Esports: Part of Any Missouri Sports Betting Bill

Adding esports to his next sports betting proposition is a no-brainer, Hoskins said. It’s his answer to the colossal growth of video game tournaments at the college level and beyond.

The competition is both national and global, with some states building esports stadiums for tournaments.

“A lot of universities have esports teams, and these are players who get scholarships to go to college and compete… in the United States and around the world for esports titles,” he said. he declares.

Another betting option in Missouri is horse racing pari-mutuel, which has been on the back burner since voters allowed it through a constitutional amendment. in 1984. Attempts to launch pari-mutuels horse betting in the state have been blocked since a year-round simulcast bill blocked in 2002.

While Hoskins supports pari-mutuel horse racing, he believes esports betting has more momentum right now.

“I would love to see horse racing in the state of Missouri…” he said, later adding, “I could see other things like esports come to the state before the races of. horses.”

What’s next for Missouri sports betting?

Missouri legal sports betting received a nod state regulators at Wednesday’s meeting of the Hoskins Senate Economic Development Committee. The Missouri Lottery has said it wants to regulate sports betting in the state, if it were to be legalized.

It is according to a story in yesterday’s The central square, who quoted Missouri Lottery Executive Director May Reardon as saying that the lottery “should administer all” new products “authorized by lawmakers, noting that 70% of global online sports betting is made by lotteries.”

Legal gambling available in Missouri today includes the state lottery, charity gambling, riverboat casino gambling, and fantasy sports (legalized in 2016). The state is 13 vscommercial casinos pprovide approximately $ 1 billion in tax revenue per year.

The following is a list of general road maintenance and construction work that the Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled in northern Missouri for the week of September 20-26.

All road closures and planned road works can be viewed on the Traveler information card.

Bad weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as patching potholes, mowing, plotting, signage work, etc. in addition to the work mentioned below.

Andrew County

Interstate 229 – Project to resurface I-29, north of Saint-Joseph, to Route 371 (14-3 mile marker) through September. A 10 foot width restriction is in place. (Herzog Contracting Corp.)

I-29 – Project to replace the northbound bridge over Hopkins Creek (mile 58 marker) until early October. Traffic is one-to-one in the southbound lanes. * (Capital Paving & Construction, LLC)

Route B – Pavement repairs 0.5 mile west of County Road 87, September 20

I-29 – Concrete replacement at kilometer 57 (I-229 and US Route 71 interchange) in the northbound traffic lane, September 20-21. This is a 24 hour lane closure with a 12 foot width restriction.

Route W – Driveway culvert replacement 0.5 mile east of US Route 169, September 21

Atchison County

I-29 – Bridge replacement project over the Nishnabotna River (mile mark 122 – 124) until October. Traffic is one-to-one in the southbound lanes.

Route 111 – Route E to Route 111 Spur (Holt County) resurfacing project through September. This includes intermittency CLOSING for road repairs. (Herzog Contracting Corp.)

Roads D, E, U, V and Z – Resurfacing project until October. This includes intermittency CLOSING for road repairs. (Herzog Contracting Corp.)

US Route 136 – Missouri River Bridge Erosion Repair Project in Brownville, NE, through September (Lehman Construction, LLC)

US Route 136 – M Route Pothole Repair at Missouri River Bridge to Brownville, NE, September 20-24

US Route 59 – Pothole Repair US Route 136 to Holt County Line, September 20-24

Buchanan County

Business Loop 29 (Pear Street) – Communication utility works from Ajax Road to Easton Road, until September 24 (Schatz Underground, Inc.)

I-229 – Project to resurface Route 371 to I-29, north of St. Joseph (mile mark 3 to 14), until September. A 10 foot width restriction is in place. (Herzog Contracting Corp.)

I-229 – Concrete replacement from I-29 to 22^sd Street until September. This includes 24 hour lane closures.

US Route 169 (Belt Highway) – Culvert repair project from Karnes Road to Floral Avenue, through early October. Southbound traffic is shifted and no left turns are permitted within the project boundaries. (Phillips Hardy, Inc.)

American Route 36 – FIRM Eastbound at the ramp to Highway 759 Southbound (Stockyards Expressway), September 20 – October 1. This includes closing the eastbound taxiway or US Route 36 at the ramp. (Magruder Paving, LLC)

Route F – Pothole Repair from Route 116 to Platte County Line, September 20

I-29 – Concrete replacement on I-229 at Gene Field Road, September 20-23. Some lane closures could remain in place 24 hours a day.

Routes AB and AC – Pothole Repair, September 20-23

Route MM – Pothole Repair, Sept. 22 – 23

Caldwell County

Route 13 – Repair of expansion joints at Shoal Creek Bridge, north of Kingston, September 20-23. Temporary traffic lights will be in place.

Route B – Repair of Route U potholes until condition maintenance is complete, September 20-24

Carroll County

Z course – Closed until further notice from Highway C to County Road 217 due to road slide damage and ongoing geological surveys.

Route B – Pothole Repair, September 20-24

Course K – FIRM for a culvert replacement from County Road 111 to County Road 121 on September 21, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

JJ course – FIRM for the replacement of a culvert from County Road 101 to County Road 111, September 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Daviess County

County Road 135^e Street – FIRM for a culvert replacement on Route E, Sept. 21, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

DeKalb County

Route E – Pothole Repair, September 20-24

Gentry County

Course O – FIRM for a culvert replacement from Route U to Route F, Sept. 23, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Course T – FIRM for a culvert replacement from Route EE to Chemin 610, September 24, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Grundy County

Route Y – Resurfacing project from Route 6 to Route E (Mercer County), until September. A 10 foot width restriction will be in place. (Magruder Paving, LLC)

Harrison County

Route T – Pothole repair between Route A east and west, September 20

Route DD – Pothole Repair, September 20 – 21

Route N – Bridge deck repairs to I-35 overpass in Eagleville, September 20-21

I-35 – Concrete repairs from mile 91, south of Bethany, to the Iowa border, September 20-23. Some lane closures may remain in place 24 hours a day.

Route NN – FIRM for the replacement of a culvert on Route 46 at County Road 170, on September 22, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Holt County

Route 111 – Route 111 Spur to Route E (Atchison County) resurfacing project through September. This includes intermittency CLOSING for road repairs. (Herzog Contracting Corp.)

Route 118 – Bridge deck repair at I-29 overpass in Mound City, September 20-24. Temporary traffic lights and a 16-foot width restriction will be in place 24 hours a day.

Route B – Shoulder work from US route 59 to route 113, from September 20 to 24

Linn County

Route 139 – FIRM for the replacement of a culvert on Route E at Windgate Road (Sullivan County), September 22, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Mercer County

Route D – Electrical work from Route A to east of Route U until September 30 (Black and McDonald)

Route Y – Resurfacing project from Route E to Route 6 (Grundy County), until September. A 10 foot width restriction will be in place. (Magruder Paving, LLC)

Nodaway County

Route 46 – Icon Road resurfacing project to west of Route 113 through September (Herzog Contracting Corp.)

Route D – Pothole Repair from US Route 71 to Route KK, September 20-22

Putnam County

Course K – FIRM for a culvert replacement from KK to US Route 136, September 20, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sullivan County

Route 139 – FIRM for a culvert replacement from Windgate Road to E Road (Linn County), September 22, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Park University’s men’s football team were set to face off against NAIA’s best, No.1 Missouri Valley College, as the Pirates defied the odds to defeat the Vikings in overtime, 2-1.

The Pirates add one of the season’s biggest wins to the start of the season, taking them to 2-0, 1-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The No.1 Missouri Valley suffered its first loss of the season, rising to 4-1, 0-1 to start the conference game.

Park’s men’s team since joining the Heart last season have not backed down from any of the competitions they face, beating every Heart school that has entered the 2020-21 NAIA National Tournament except for the No. 2 Central Methodist. Those three wins over the past two seasons have come against No.1 Missouri Valley (2-1 OT), No.22 MidAmerica Nazarene (3-2) and (RV) Baker (4-0).

This game was a very hectic competition from start to finish. Missouri Valley started the offensive attack early and posted seven shots in the first 21 minutes of the game.

The Pirates however managed to break through in the 24th minute; when Rama Emeka Aniakor placed a perfect pass on the pitch to Jakib jones, who managed to control the ball past the Vikings goalkeeper and landed a shot inside the lower right post.

Senior Jones scored his first goal of the 2021 season and it couldn’t have come at a better time for Park, giving them the 1-0 advantage.

Aniakor was a catalyst for the Pirates with Park’s third assist in two games.

The score was frozen at 1-0 until the middle of the second half, until the 63rd minute when Missouri Valley’s Timo Dekker tied the game by one point each on Luke Sowerby’s assist.

Once again, both teams held on to one goal in each period as the game went into overtime at 1-1.

At the end of regulation time, Missouri Valley took out Park 21 four-way shots, while hitting seven shots on goal against Park’s.

With 1:40 remaining in overtime, Park’s Chase peterson broke free on the right side of the box after the pass from Daniel Araya and Peterson sent a dagger that pierced the upper right side of the net to put an exclamation mark on the final of that Pirates’ 2-1 overtime win.

To park’ Elias Eichhorn was stable at the net and made seven saves for the game, while Missouri Valley goaltender Dusan Milosevic allowed two goals with no more shots to defend against.

Park received three yellow cards from Omario Leslie, Nate moore, Mohamed ndaliro, while two were called out on Charlie Hill and Conor Stewart of the Vikings

The Pirates hope to keep the solid game alive on the road in their next game against Heart with Clarke University on Saturday, September 18 in Dubuque, Iowa, at 4:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley College Park University Soccer Men’s Heart of America Sports Conference Match Results

The Missouri University of Science and Technology welcomed 12 new faculty members to campus as classes resumed for the fall semester. Their areas of expertise include insecticide risk to monarch butterflies, high-performance machine learning, and smart and intelligent detection systems.

The new faculties this year are:

– Dr Yezad Anklesaria, teaching assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering. He got a doctorate. in Aerospace Engineering from Missouri S&T IN 2020 and served in S&T as a graduate research assistant in Aerospace Engineering before joining the S&T faculty. He also holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in the field of S&T. Anklesaria’s research interests include piezoelectric actuators and sensors, piezoelectric ceramics, mechanical vibration, and vibration testing.

– Dr. David Bayless, who joined Missouri S&T in January 2021 as president of mechanical and aerospace engineering. He came to S&T from Ohio University, where he was Gerald Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Ohio Coal Research Center, Director of the Robe Leadership Institute, and Graduate Chair in Mechanical Engineering. He got a doctorate. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, a Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Central Florida, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from S&T. His research focuses on the intersection of energy, water and waste.

– Dr. Karen Head, Professor of English and Technical Communication, who comes to Rolla from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she was Executive Director of the Communication Center and Associate Professor and Associate President of the School of Literature, Media and Communication . She holds a doctorate. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an MA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, a BA from Oglethorpe University, and an Associate’s degree from DeKalb College, all in English. An accomplished poet, she is editor-in-chief of the international poetry journal “Atlanta Review” and poet laureate of Waffle House, which refers to an outreach program that educates rural Georgia high schools about the arts with support from Waffle House Foundation. She is also S&T Director of Arts and Innovation and will strive to improve arts education and programming and promote collaborations between artists, scientists and technologists.

– Dr Niranjana Krishnan, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Research. Krishnan obtained a doctorate. in toxicology from Iowa State University, a master’s degree in biomedical genetics from the Vellore Institute of Technology in India and a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and biotechnology from the University of Mumbai in India. She came to Missouri S&T from Iowa State, where she studied the risks of insecticides to monarch butterflies. His research is helping the US Fish and Wildlife Service determine whether to list the monarch as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

– Dr Liujin Li, associate research professor in civil, architectural and environmental engineering. Li obtained a doctorate. in Mechatronics Engineering and a Masters in Materials Science and Engineering, both from Central South University in China. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural mechanization from Hunan Agricultural University in China. Prior to joining the S&T faculty, Li was Director of Engineering at Hitron Technologies Inc. and Principal Investigator on a Department of Defense field robotics project. His research includes high resolution studies of the spectroscopic detection and characterization of free radicals and molecules in excited electronic states. The research will lead to a detailed understanding of molecular structures and dynamics and the nature of chemical bonds.

– Dr. Xin Liang, assistant professor of computer science, who was a research intern in the Extreme Scale Resilience group at Argonne National Laboratory before joining Missouri S&T. He got a doctorate. in computer science from the University of California, Riverside, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Peking University in China. His research interests include high performance computing; parallel, distributed and heterogeneous systems; and high performance machine learning algorithms and applications.

– Dr Phillip Mulligan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, who transferred from the Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering at S&T, where he was a Research Assistant Professor. Mulligan earned a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, as well as a master’s and doctorate. explosives engineering degrees from Missouri S&T. His research focuses on explosives engineering, force protection, virtual reality and weapon design.

– Dr Ernesto Quintas Sanchez, assistant research professor in chemistry, who served Missouri S&T as a postdoctoral researcher before joining the faculty. His research interests include photodissociation processes on van der Waals complexes, molecular dynamics simulations, molecular recombination on gas-surface interfaces, quasi-classical methodology and automated construction of potential energy surfaces.

– Dr Ran Sui, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who joined Missouri S&T from Princeton University, where he was a postdoctoral researcher. He got a doctorate. in Mechanical and Process Engineering from ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, Masters of Computer Science from Technical University of Munich, Germany, and Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts from Jiao Tong University in Shanghai in China. His most recent research has focused on catalytic microreactors for the production of electricity and the heterogeneous and homogeneous combustion of hydrogen or air on platinum.

– Dr. Ardhendu Tripathy, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, came to S&T from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a postdoctoral research associate. He got a doctorate. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. His research interests are in the areas of information and coding theory, machine learning and signal processing.

– Dr Dawei Wang, Assistant Professor of Business and Information Technology. Wang holds a doctorate. in Management Information Systems from the University of Oklahoma, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Delaware, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Automation from the Beijing Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the Missouri School of Science and Technology, he was an assistant professor of information systems management at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the diffusion of IT innovation, business analysis, blockchain and information security.

– Dr Chen Zhu, Assistant Research Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Zhu was a graduate research assistant at Missouri S&T while working on his doctorate. in electrical engineering. He also holds a master’s degree in optical engineering and an engineering degree in optoelectronic information engineering, both from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. His research focuses on microwave coaxial cable sensors, fiber optic sensors, intelligent detection systems and intelligent detection systems.

An Iowa dairy farmer on Wednesday appealed to a US Senate subcommittee to help fix a “broken” milk pricing system that she said has worsened conditions in an era of financial uncertainty.

Christina Zuiderveen, managing partner of Black Soil Dairy LLC and industry leader, said the federal milk marketing ordinance system “has promised dairy farmers that if their milk is as good as that of their neighbors, they will be paid the same price ”.

“But after decades of declining fluid milk sales, that promise appears to be broken,” Zuiderveen told the panel.

She said her family had recently prospered under the rules, focusing on selling milk for cheese production last year. They even paid off some of their debt and expanded their operations during the coronavirus pandemic, as cheese prices skyrocketed.

But she wants to see the system change to stem a long string of dairy closures over the years.

“Although these conditions have personally benefited me last year, I have advocated for change because I want a fair system where everyone can compete on an equal basis,” Zuiderveen said. “Our prices are definitely not uniform,” a fact that was confirmed by the operations of his family members in California, Indiana and Michigan. It’s a national issue, Zuiderveen said.

Zuiderveen said the federal system does not provide market-based incentives to move milk to processing plants where it is more valuable. And there is a tension between supporting cheap powdered milk and fluid milk.

“Good intentions, distorted system”

“The good intentions of creating a system with uniform prices resulted in a warped system that is now falling apart, to the detriment of dairy families whose incomes depend on the value of a mixture of liquid milk, powdered milk and butter. “Zuiderveen said.

The federal system is forcing dairy farmers to face a changing economic landscape in which they are unsure whether the price of their milk will be based on the market for cheese, butter or powdered milk, Zuiderveen said.

The federal government must change the system, either through rules or through the next Farm Bill to encourage competition among dairy farmers and avoid fostering consolidation, she added.

Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said his region has lost 40% of its dairies since 2012. Leahy noted that he and US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack last week announced aid of 350 million dollars to dairy farmers due to market oddities during the pandemic. The tensions sometimes included the closure of school lunch programs.

“We look forward to solutions that improve resilience, increase transparency and resolve long-standing market inequalities,” Leahy said.

Dairies are disappearing

The United States lost 7% of its dairies in 2020, with Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York being the most affected, Lancaster Agriculture reported. Missouri ranks 26th in dairy production.

Lowell Davenport Jr., owner of Tollgate Farm in New York City, said in 1986 that there were 250,000 dairies in the United States and the average farm had 43 cows. In 2020, there were 32,000 dairies with an average of nearly 300 cows each.

Any consolidation in the dairy industry, unlike the pork and poultry industries, has come from the bottom up, Davenport said.

“Dairy farmers are trying to capture more of the dollar from consumers,” Davenport said. “People in the dairy industry more knowledgeable than me are fighting over ideas to reform milk pricing. The system used by the (US Department of Agriculture) will work. That takes time. We just need to be vigilant to watch what is going on and make sure it benefits those who have the hardest work – the dairy farmers. “

Robert Wills, president of Cedar Grove Cheese Inc. and Clock Shadow Creamery LLC in Plain, Wisconsin, runs two cheese factories supported by 28 dairy farms. “Today I fear for the future of the dairy industry,” said Wills.

Wills said the federal government’s well-intentioned milk pricing system has now gone sour, raising prices paid by consumers while paying farmers less for milk.

There is more, said Wills. “External pressures show how the system threatens the sustainability of dairy farming in the United States. Today, the dairy industry faces increased international competition, rising costs and uncertainty related to climate change ”and the threat of dairy products from genetically modified microbes, he added. .

“The survival of the dairy industry depends on your decision to end rigidities in the market system as soon as possible,” said Wills.