Media - Part 149
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)…
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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…
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.
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…
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.