Media - Part 138
Lee named inspiring woman in STEM
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A computer science and engineering faculty member will appear in a national magazine for her contributions to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Sarah Lee, the director of undergraduate studies of the computer science and engineering department, was selected as a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2015 Inspiring Women in…
Babski-Reeves named director of BCPE
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A BCoE faculty member will serve as a director of a national ergonomics certification board. Kari Babski-Reeves, an associate professor in the industrial and systems engineering department, was elected as a director to the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE). “Members of the BCPE are some of the most well-known and…
Maker space established at MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Recognizing the national trend toward creativity and invention, Mississippi State University has created a space that allows students, faculty and staff to turn ideas into reality. Called “The Factory,” this designated maker space was created as a collaboration between the Bagley College of Engineering and the Entrepreneurship Center. More than 50 colleges…
BCoE faculty earn Air Force Fellowship
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Four BCoE faculty members will spend the summer researching and collaborating with the United States Air Force. Manav Bhatia, Shanti Bhushan, Mengqi Hu and Rani Sullivan were selected for the 2015 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP). The program allows selected individuals with doctorates in engineering, mathematics or science to spend…
Bagley College trains ‘Digital Divas’
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Girls from across the Southeast learned what it takes to become a “digital diva” at a summer program in the Bagley College of Engineering’s computer science and engineering department. Nearly 40 middle and high school students participated in the Bulldog Bytes Digital Divas summer camp designed to introduce budding minds to the…
Students win $20,000 at LITECAR challenge
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Three Bagley College of Engineering students won $20,000 in the Lightweighting Technologies Enabling Comprehensive Automotive Redesign (LITECAR) challenge. The mechanical engineering majors, David Francis, Kyle Johnson and Willburn Whittington, placed third out of 254 entries from across the globe in the challenge funded by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The LITECAR competition asked teams to…
Mazzola receives BCoE career award
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Twenty years of outstanding service has earned career recognition for one Bagley College professor. Michael S. Mazzola, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, received the 2015 Career Achievement Award from the Bagley College of Engineering. This award is presented each year to a faculty member who has excelled…
Robotics team qualifies for international competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A group of Mississippi State University electrical and computer engineering students will take the international stage at a marine technical competition. Originally formed as a senior design team, SeaDawgs Robotics will participate in the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center’s remotely operated vehicle competition in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, June 25-27. The team…
Faculty recognized at ASEE Southeastern conference
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Four members of the Bagley College of Engineering family accepted honors and new leadership roles during a recent American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference. Cindy Bethel and Sandra Eksioglu earned recognition for teaching and professional contributions, while John Brocato and Amy Barton accepted leadership positions within the organization. An assistant professor in…
Engineering honor society receives national award
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State University chapter of an electric and computer engineering honor society has garnered national recognition for its accomplishments. The Gamma Omega chapter of Eta Kappa Nu received the Outstanding Chapter Award from the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers for its excellence during 2013-2014 academic year. Presented annually, these awards…