Media - Part 156
BCoE concussion prevention research profiled on Fox News
A team of researchers at Mississippi State University are creating a new football helmet and mouthguard designed to take concussion prevention to a whole new level.
Media Alert: Mississippi State to host underwater robotics competition
STARKVILLE–Twenty teams of middle and high school students will compete Saturday, March 1 in the SeaPerch South regional competition hosted by the K-12 Outreach Office of the Bagley College of Engineering. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Sanderson Center on Mississippi State’s campus. SeaPerch South is an underwater robotics competition that promotes hands-on…
Sullivan named IHL Diversity Educator of the Year
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Rani Warsi Sullivan, a Mississippi State associate professor of aerospace engineering, today [Feb. 20] was named the 2014 Diversity Educator of the Year by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The board celebrated Black History Month with a ceremony in Jackson and honored university faculty and staff from colleges and…
Bagley College honors student authors
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College recognized more than 30 students at its first Student Publications Awards Ceremony and Reception, Wednesday, Jan. 29. This event is part of a new student initiative, one of several recently established by Dean Achille Messac to encourage student research and reward their accomplishments. “It is truly exciting to see…
King earns worldwide organization’s top membership honor
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A veteran administrator in the Bagley College of Engineering will receive a worldwide organization’s highest membership honor. Roger King, director of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, will be named a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) this January. The rank of Fellow is the highest grade of…
Chemical Engineering director receives two appointments
A Mississippi State University engineering director has been selected to serve two new appointments beginning this fall. Jason Keith, professor and director of the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, begins a two-year term as the education division chair of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in November. He has also been selected to…
Jackson native earns alumni-funded scholarship for engineering minorities
STARKVILLE, Miss.— A Bagley College of Engineering student has earned a scholarship funded by two Mississippi State University alumni. Jackson-native DeAnna Brown, a sophomore in aerospace engineering received the SOL Engineering Services LLC Scholarship. SOL owners and BCoE industrial engineering alumni Willie O’Neal Jr. and Derek Starling Sr. established the scholarship in 2008 to promote…
Donohoe and Reese receive BCoE endowed positions
STARKVILLE, Miss.— Two electrical and computer engineering professors have earned endowed positions within the Bagley College of Engineering. Patrick Donohoe has been named the Paul B. Jacob Chair, and Robert “Bob” Reese has been awarded the Robert D. Guyton Chair for Teaching Excellence. Donohoe is an MSU alumnus who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in…
Bagley College launches first-of-its-kind initiative for students
Students in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering will benefit from a new initiative meant to spur involvement in engineering technical societies. Launched this fall, the membership program allows students to join their fields’ leading technical society at no personal costs. It is available for all full-time, on-campus undergraduate and graduate students. More than 83…
Mississippi State’s Bagley College adds National Academy member to faculty
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has joined the faculty ranks in the Bagley College of Engineering. Michael I. Baskes has recently been named a professor of aerospace engineering and special assistant to the dean. “I am delighted that my first hire is our first NAE member at Mississippi State,” said…