Media - Part 162
A life in the clouds: Remembering Richard Johnson
When asked to talk about her late husband, Richard, Alice Johnson confessed that she didn’t know where to start. After all, how can you condense 85 years of personal triumph and professional success into a 20-minute interview? In short, you can’t. But that doesn’t mean she can’t paint a vivid picture of the man she…
Life-long learner helps pave the way for future scholars
In a perfect world, Virginia Carron would be a professional student—always learning, always expanding her horizons. But as a wife and mother of three, a life of late night study sessions and large tuition payments simply isn’t practical. Instead, she’s found a career that indulges her intellectual curiosity while providing the thing that most undergraduates…
Mississippi State names new director for flight laboratory
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An aerospace engineer with extensive experience in aircraft design is the new director of the Raspet Flight Research Laboratory at Mississippi State University. Ratneshwar “Ratan” Jha officially joins the university July 1, at which time he will take on the director’s role and a faculty position within the department of aerospace engineering….
MSU Xipiter earns top ten finish in international competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State University’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) team landed in the top ten at an international competition. Team Xipiter finished tenth overall out of 26 teams that were able to fly during the two-day Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) student competition. The team finished sixth in flight and placed tenth…
Student rocketry team captures success in NASA competition
STARKVILLE—Mississippi State’s Space Cowboys rocketry team blasted past the competition in this year’s NASA-sponsored University Student Launch Initiative (USLI). The team finished second overall out of a field of 40 teams. It also earned the Best Science Mission Directorate Payload Award and an honorable mention for their education engagement activities. “Over the last several years,…
Mississippi State design team builds ‘formula’ for success
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State University’s Formula team earned a personal-best finish in a collegiate competition at the Michigan International Speedway. The team placed 34th in a field of 109 teams, from four continents, in an annual design competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers International. A three-day event, the competition tests each team’s…
BCoE names new industrial and systems engineering department head
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A 20-year veteran of Mississippi State University’s faculty ranks becomes the Bagley College of Engineering’s newest department head. John M. Usher officially assumed his role as head of the department of industrial and systems engineering in May. He had served as interim leader since 2011 when Royce Bowden was named as the…
Sun-drenched picnic ushers in summer for Bagley College
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Sunny skies and cheerful spirits marked the beginning of summer for Bagley College of Engineering faculty and staff at the annual appreciation picnic. Tuesday afternoon, faculty and staff from all of the college’s department and centers gathered on the Drill Field to enjoy barbecue, fried catfish and all the fixings. After lunch,…
Faculty achievements recognized during annual banquet
WEST POINT, Miss. – The Bagley College of Engineering celebrated a year of accomplishments and presented two faculty awards during the annual Faculty Excellence Program at Old Waverly in West Point. Among the night’s honorees were Nicolas Younan, who received the Career Achievement Award, and Burak Eksioglu, who received the Research Award. Younan serves as…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Area students to complete near-space balloon project with May 10 launch
CANTON, Miss. – Students from five area schools will gather Thursday, May 10 to launch and retrieve a near-space balloon. The event concludes a yearlong project that has asked the groups to explore advanced scientific theories and ideas. Students will assemble on Canton High School’s front lawn at 7 a.m. to begin preparing the balloon…