Media - Part 149
MSU formula racing sets team best at international competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College of Engineering’s formula race team reached a new high for its vehicle design at an international competition last month. The team earned a personal high of 80 points in the design portion of the Society of Automotive Engineers formula racing competition at the Michigan International Speedway. The team finished…
Mago to serve as head of mechanical engineering department
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After more than a decade at Mississippi State, an endowed professor will take the helm of the Bagley College of Engineering’s largest department. Pedro Mago, the Tennessee Valley Authority professor of mechanical engineering, begins his term as head of the department July 1. “Dr. Mago has been highly successful during his career…
Liao named Fellow in industry-leading organization
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A Bagley College faculty member has earned recognition as one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular researchers. Jun Liao, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association. The rank of Fellow is the highest grade of membership in many professional organizations. Liao’s selection was…
Bagley students receive ‘Space Grant’ fellowships
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A statewide NASA-supported group has given Bagley College students scholarships and the opportunity to bolster K-12 education in Mississippi. The Mississippi Space Grant Consortium awarded six doctoral students $17,000 each for the 2014-15 academic year. In addition to tuition support, the scholarships give each student the opportunity to develop and deliver educational…
Interim dean named ASEE Fellow
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College of Engineering’s interim dean joined the ranks of the country’s most esteemed engineering educators during a June 16 ceremony. Jason Keith, the Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport, Jr. chair and a professor in chemical engineering, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)….
Donations to Mississippi State earn $288K ‘match’ from ExxonMobil
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Nearly 40 individual donors tripled their investment in Mississippi State’s future through a gift-match program at ExxonMobil. On a recent campus visit, 2004 Mississippi State graduate Paula Jean Runge presented a $288,437.25 check to Jerome A. Gilbert on behalf of the ExxonMobil Foundation. The donation represents a 3-to-1 match of financial contributions…
Bagley College to host Maker Faire
STARKVILLE, Miss. – If you build it, you will learn. And thrive. And help better our world. That’s the message of the inaugural Bagley College of Engineering Maker Faire scheduled for Wednesday, June 18. The two-location, open house event is open to the public between 1-5 p.m. Visitors will learn how hands-on education is being…
Bagley online graduate programs ranked among top third in nation
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Bagley College of Engineering’s online graduate programs rate in the top third nationally according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings. The website lists the Bagley College as 21st among the 74 engineering distance programs ranked. It is one of four graduate-level distance programs at Mississippi State ranked this year….
Four engineering majors named Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholars
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Five incoming freshmen at Mississippi State are the university’s first selections for the recently established Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarships.
ISE professor receives BCoE Online Teaching Award
STARKVILLE, Miss. — An industrial and systems engineering professor has earned recognition for distance education. Stan Bullington accepted the 2014 Excellence in Online Teaching Award May 1 at Old Waverly in West Point, Mississippi. Bullington began teaching online classes in 1990. Since that time, he has taught 53 sections of distance courses. He also contributes…