Media - Part 147

Mississippi State student interns at genomic research institute

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Mississippi State senior Anna Florence was one of the standout applicants to be selected for the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology BioTrain internship program. Florence lives in Huntsville, Ala. but enjoys attending school in Starkville, Mississippi. “It’s a very neat community of people that are just nice and supportive of where you’re headed,”…

September 25, 2014


BCoE partners with Entergy to develop new software

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A team of Bagley College engineers helped develop computer software that saves time, money and energy for a national utility company. As part of its university research program, Entergy Corp. joined a team of Mississippi State students and researchers to develop the Relay Settings Automation (RSA) program. With this software, a process…

September 19, 2014


MSU team Xipiter soars above competitors at UAS competition

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Mississippi State University student team reached the top ten during an international student unmanned air system competition. MSU’s Team Xipiter surpassed 26 of the 36 registered teams to clinch 10th place overall during the 12th annual Student Unmanned Air System Competition hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)…

September 17, 2014


Petroleum alumnus named to Medical Properties Trust board of directors

BIRMINGHAM,  Ala. – Paul Sparks, an Entergen executive and 1984 petroleum engineering graduate from Mississippi State, has been named to the board of directors for Medical Properties Trust.

September 16, 2014


NASA funds two new Mississippi State engineering proposals

STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State is receiving funding for two proposals expected to help NASA achieve its long-term space mission, as well as enhance commercial partnerships and technological innovation on Earth.

September 10, 2014


ChE alumnus named Zeon Chemical CEO

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Industry veteran Bob Barlow has been named president and CEO of Zeon Chemicals L.P., effective Jan. 1. The company announced the move on Sept. 2.

September 5, 2014


MSU building ‘Car of the Future’

STARKVILLE, Miss.–Driven to lead in vehicle performance and energy efficiency, Mississippi State University engineers are steering development of the “Car of the Future.”

September 4, 2014


MSU student companies rewarded at Mississippi New Venture Challenge

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Two companies founded by BCoE students saw success during a recent statewide entrepreneurship competition. Clinching first and second place in the student category of the Mississippi New Venture Challenge competition were MSU teams Searlock, LLC and Great Minds Technology, LLC, respectively. BCoE doctoral students Wilburn Whittington and Charles Vaughan received first place…

August 21, 2014


Provost visits high school seniors taking MSU engineering course

STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State’s provost and executive vice president this week visited a class of 20 high school seniors at Jackson Academy who are digging into a new engineering course in which they will earn college credit.

August 18, 2014


Westerfield named MDOT hydraulics division director

JACKSON, MISS.—The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the appointment of Rachel Westerfield to the position of director of the newly created Hydraulics Division, according to MDOT Executive Director Melinda McGrath. In her new position, Rachel will be responsible for performing project management and administration duties to ensure the successful completion of hydraulic design for…

August 14, 2014