Media - Part 150
MSU reaffirmed as cyber research center of excellence
Federal officials have reaffirmed Mississippi State as a leading institution for cyber security education and research. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have recertified the university as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research. The designation is valid through 2021.
CSE undergraduate director earns service award
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A member of the computer science and engineering faculty earned recognition for her dedication to the Bagley College of Engineering. Sarah Lee, director of undergraduate studies for the department, received the 2014 Service Award at an awards ceremony earlier this month. Since joining the BCoE in 2011, Lee has served as an…
Doctoral student earns international NSF fellowship
STARKVILLE, Miss., − A computer science and engineering doctoral student has earned an international summer fellowship. Ken Moser received the National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Fellowship. It will allow him to work in Nara, Japan at a premier Japanese research laboratory throughout the summer. “I’m excited. I’ve been to India, but…
Two professors welcomed into BCoE Academy
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College of Engineering inducted two new members into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Islam El-adaway, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Andrew Walters, an instructor of aerospace engineering, were announced as the newest members during a May ceremony at Old Waverly in West Point, Mississippi. The inductees…
BCoE students showcase skills at annual competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Bagley College students showcased their spirit and skill at this year’s Entrepreneurship Week competition. Last month, graduate and undergraduate students participated in the business plan competition as part of Mississippi State’s annual Entrepreneurship Week. Each plan was judged by industry leaders on business principles such as technology, management, finances, and marketing. Taking…
Fowler recognized for career, research
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An electrical and computer engineering professor marked the end of the semester with two Bagley College awards denoting outstanding achievement. Billie J. Ball endowed professor Jim Fowler received the 2014 career and faculty research awards from the Bagley College of Engineering. “These awards are singular distinctions in light of the vast amount…
Santanu Kundu: Chemical engineer earns competitive NSF CAREER grant
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A chemical engineer at Mississippi State University has earned a top research-funding award from one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious programs. Santanu Kundu, an assistant professor in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. The grant will provide more than…
MSU wins second place in national EPA ‘Rainworks’ competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State officials plan to implement “The MSU Union Green,” a student-conceived project winning second place in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2013 Campus Rainworks Challenge.
Four students honored with 2014 Spirit of State Award
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Four Bagley College of Engineering students received MSU’s premier student award at an April reception. The annual Spirit of State Awards recognize students for their leadership, service and impact at MSU. Winners are selected from a pool of students nominated by MSU faculty, staff, or students. The 2014 winners from the BCoE…
Walters named Outstanding Young Alumna by Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — The BCoE’s Keisha Walters, an associate professor in chemical engineering, was named an Outstanding Young Alumna by Clemson’s College of Engineering and Science.