Media - Part 148
BCoE to partner with MGCCC for engineering courses
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State University and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College today [Aug. 13] signed a partnership agreement to bring engineering courses to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
BCoE alumnus named TVA executive vice president of external relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – President and CEO Bill Johnson announced Wednesday that he has named Van M. Wardlaw as the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new executive vice president of External Relations. Wardlaw most recently served as senior vice president for Customer Resources.
Chevron commits to multiyear million-dollar donation
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An international energy company’s financial commitment will support James Worth Bagley College of Engineering educational initiatives for the next three years. Chevron recently announced a $1,080,000 contribution to Mississippi State University through its University Partnership Program. This adds to the more than $2.5 million the company has invested in the college in…
Jha named Fellow of international organization
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An international organization has selected a Bagley College research director for its highest membership honor. Ratneshwar “Ratan” Jha, the director of the Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). “We are proud to have Ratan as a member of our faculty and…
BCoE alumnus wins naval award
Michael Hamilton, who grew up in Sylvarena and graduated from Raleigh High School, was honored last week with the Dr. Charles J. Cohen Award of Excellence for Science and Technology at an awards ceremony.
Timber Bridge team places fourth at national competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A team of students from the Bagley College of Engineering and the College of Forest Resources brought home top honors in three categories at a recent bridge-building competition. MSU’s Timber Bridge team clinched fourth place for Overall Best Bridge in the 2014 National Timber Bridge Competition. Designed by a team of senior…
MSU Space Cowboys achieve success at national competition
Mississippi State University’s Space Cowboys rocket team triumphed at this year’s NASA-sponsored University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) competition. The Space Cowboys placed second out of 21 teams at multiday competition at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The team’s launch vehicle, “Major Tom,” reached 14,664 feet above ground level at the competition. More impressively, the…
Lightweight robot earns heavy attention at national competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Bagley College team gained national attention with its innovative mining robot design at a recent NASA competition. Mississippi State’s chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently attended the NASA Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center. In its first time competing, the team ranked 11th among the…
Dow Chemical gift to support diversity in engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A $750,000 gift from Dow Chemical will support diversity programs in the Bagley College of Engineering for the next three years. Eduardo Do Val, site operations director for Dow Chemical in Plaquemine, Louisiana, made the announcement during a visit to Mississippi State’s campus. “Mississippi State is a very strong university for Dow…
National organization recognizes faculty for dedication to education
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Seven Bagley College of Engineering faculty members earned recognition from education the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for their dedication to engineering, education and the organization. Interim dean Jason Keith was selected as a Fellow of ASEE, the highest grade of membership in the organization. He becomes the fifth Bagley College faculty member…