March 28, 2023

Missouri S&T Using Grant to Improve EAF Steelmaking

A research team at the Missouri University of Science and Technology will be using a $2 million government grant to improve the operating efficiency of electric-arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.

The Missouri S&T research team is being led by Dr. Ronald O’Malley, the F. Kenneth Iverson Endowed Chair of Steelmaking Technologies and director of the Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center at the university.

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Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.