Media - Part 146
MSU researchers looking at safe handling of radioactive materials
STARKVILLE, Miss. — If released in significant quantities, radioactive materials pose a potential threat to people and the environment. Now, new research at Mississippi State University is helping the nuclear industry ensure that radioactive materials continue to be safely contained and that standards of safety are continuously improved.
Professor awarded international visiting fellowship
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An aerospace engineering professor received a high-profile fellowship in the United Kingdom. David Thompson earned the Distinguished Visiting Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering. He will spend a month this spring visiting Cardiff University and Swansea University in Wales and the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. “I’m looking forward to visiting…
Career fair brings big opportunities to Bagley Students
STARKVILLE, Miss. – More than 100 recruiters visited Mississippi State University’s Starkville campus to recruit Bagley College of Engineering students to their companies’ ranks. Offering intern, co-op and full-time positions, these representatives from companies across the nation met with more than 1,200 students during the university’s annual Engineering and Technical Career Fair. Senior industrial engineering…
30-year U.S. Army Engineer District veteran named civil works program manager
Memphis, TN – Tom Minyard has joined Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon, Inc., as the civil works program manager. Prior to joining Barge Waggoner, Minyard served as Engineering and Construction (E&C) Division Chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAED)-Memphis District. This 135-person employee base was led by Minyard to provide engineering analysis, designs,…
MSU teams receive EPA P3 grants
WASHINGTON (WTVA) – Two teams from Mississippi State are among 43 to receive grants to help attain a sustainable future.
Mississippi State in spotlight as Engineers Without Borders-USA receives award
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State chapter of Engineers Without Borders captured national attention when its parent organization earned an award for its humanitarian work across the globe. Engineers Without Borders-USA received the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association’s 2014 Spirit Award at a ceremony in Orlando, Florida. The presentation singled out the Mississippi State chapter…
Inaugural design competition introduces freshmen to engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss. – More than 80 Mississippi State freshmen kicked off their college careers as part of a new Bagley College of Engineering competition. The Engineering Freshman Experience (EFX) Design Competition was introduced by the BCoE as a part of the 2014 Dawg Daze, an annual event hosted by the MSU Student Association. Although geared…
Graduate student attends international laureate forum
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A doctoral candidate in the computer science and engineering department participated in an international mathematics and computer science laureate forum featuring academic leaders in the fields. Srishti Srivastava was selected to participate in the second annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany. She is one of the 200 applicants chosen from around the…
Marchant gift encourages females in cyber study
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State University is working to generate more interest in the field of computer security for female students as a possible career path. Over the next few years, the university will implement a plan to increase the female population in engineering by collaborating with the National Science Foundation.
Student gains personal growth from studying abroad
STARKVILLE, Miss. – How many people can say they’ve been to two continents, six countries, and 27 cities in one summer? Emily Mealins, a junior double majoring in civil engineering and Spanish, was able to do just that and more during her summer abroad in Alcala de Henares, Spain. “I think, sometimes, we don’t realize…