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"Science Guy" visits MSU Thanks to his energetic performances on television, Bill Nye is known to most as the “Science Guy,” but during a recent visit to MSU he reveled his other passion. As the following segment revels, Nye is a strong supporter of science education because he knows the future of our world will soon be in the hands of today’s kids. Click here to listen.
Formula-One Racing Gentlemen start your engines! No, it isn’t time for the Indianapolis 500, it is time for the Society of Automotive Engineers Formula-One Race. For the past year, the Bagley College of Engineering student motor racing team has been custom building a formula-one-style, race car that they will run down the track in Virginia. Diane Godwin has the story. Click here to listen.
Nash Street Walk up to any newsstand on country music row in Nashville and you will see headlines that read “Nash Street named ‘THE BEST NEW ACT IN COUNTRY MUSIC.’” The upbeat blue grass/country band is made-up of Mississippi State students. Daniel Hare, an aerospace engineering major and the lead bass player tells the story of their experience playing at the Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry, and how this small town band is making it big in the genre of country music. Click here to listen.
Satellites in Orbit The National Aeronautics Space Administration is known for taking humans into space and the U.S. Air Force is known for launching satellites into orbit. Both missions are very costly and both organizations have been asked to find ways to cut their budget. Bagley College of Engineering’s Kari Babski Reeves, an industrial engineer, specializes in processes and systems improvement, and she is the only university professor in the nation asked to evaluate the Air Force's satellite launch systems. Click here to listen.

CSI Bagley Walk into the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering forensics computer class and it looks like scenes similar to the popular televisions shows CSI or COPS. However these students are not acting, they are training to become forensic computer examiners at MSU’s Center for Computer Security Research. The forensics program is the only university program of its kind in the southeastern region of the United States. Click here to listen.
Career fair highlights employers' desires for BCoE students The looming job hunt can weigh heavily on a senior’s mind. Thankfully, career fairs each semester draw many companies’ recruiters to MSU’s campus, many of whom are solely looking for the next great engineer to join their ranks. Click here to listen.
Engineers reach across disciplines to make a difference Associate professor of aerospace engineering, David Thompson, an expert in fluid dynamics, is modeling the airflow in bronchial tubes. His research, funded by the National Science Foundation, will help medical experts understand how to design better techniques for aerosol drug delivery. Click here to listen.
Engineering students create a different kind of chemistry – with music Engineering students introduce left-brain thinking – the logical, sequential and analytical characteristics – to the more creative and intuitive processes of right-brain thinking. They’re discovering that the outcome of combining these two processes of contemplation creates a more balanced college experience. Click here to listen.
Reaching Full Potential Circumstances and a lack of college role models in and outside of his family didn’t stop one MSU student from becoming a first generation college graduate. The Bagley College of Engineering provided Terrance West with the opportunity to achieve his dreams and reach towards him full potential. Click here to listen.
BCoE french connection A Bagley College of Engineering student is developing a French connection at Mississippi State. By living in the Nanette Workman French House, he is expanding his horizons while continuing to work on his engineering degree. Click here to listen.
K-12 Outreach: Summer programs at MSU are helping kids discover how science and math are fun and exciting Some school districts are partnering with their collegiate colleagues to teach science and math to their students in fun, interactive ways and, it is working. Grade and high school students who take advantage of collegiate resources find that they are scoring at the proficient level or higher on state math and science assessments. The Bagley College of Engineering just wrapped up their summer K-12 Outreach Programs. Click here to listen.
CAVS Extensions- Supporting Mississippi Economic Development The Bagley College of Engineering’s CAVS Extension is supporting the state’s economic development team in attracting and retaining industry by offering advanced engineering capabilities to small and large companies. Their outreach efforts, in association with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Mississippi, are increasing companies’ competitiveness and that translates into more jobs for people who live in Mississippi. Click here to listen.
GM & the U.S. Department of Engergy awards th BCoE Challenge X team with a national title This is a story about a national championship team; The Mississippi State Bagley College of Engineering Challenge X team. In many ways it is what sports fans would refer to as a Cinderella story, a story of how a university student team considered to be the underdogs overcame adversity to win a national title. Click here to listen.
Challenge X General Motors and the Department of Energy have selected 17 top engineering colleges in the country to help them create the new automotive designs that will achieve more miles per gallon and are safer for the environment. Click here to listen.
A concrete boat that can float They call it Dawgliverance – a concrete boat that can float. BCoE News Contributor Diane Godwin reports why a university student civil engineering team would create a canoe out of cement. Click here to listen.