Media - Part 168
Year two EcoCAR finals heat up in Ariz., Calif.
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State’s automotive design team is burning up the competition at this year’s EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge competition. Sponsored by General Motors and the Department of Energy, the three-year competition ask 16 competitively selected university teams to re-engineer a sport utility vehicle to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy while maintaining consumer…
Rajala Named Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
BATON ROUGE, LA— Dr. Sarah A. Rajala has been selected by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi as the 2010-2012 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar for her accomplishments in research, teaching, administration and public service. Rajala is professor and dean of engineering at Mississippi State University and holds the Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport…
Diversity leader brings new tools to BCoE
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A veteran leader for diversity programs will use new training to expand the impact of Bagley College of Engineering programs (BCoE). Dr. Tommy Stevenson, assistant dean for diversity programs and student development, was one of 30 leaders from across the Magnolia State to complete the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy. “The academy…
High-voltage lab director receives annual MSU Powe Award
STARKVILLE, Miss.–An internationally recognized Mississippi State faculty member in high-voltage research is receiving the university’s 2010 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award.
Auto-design team to compete in Michigan
STARKVILLE, Miss. – While other students hit the educational brakes to enjoy some summer fun, a group of Mississippi State engineers prepares to put the pedal to the metal as it tests its custom-built formula-one style race car against international competitors. MSU’s team will compete in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) Collegiate Design…
Jordan and Sheely complete MTA’s Venture Coaching Academy
Two Mississippi State center administrators have improved their status as industry development leaders. Joe Jordan, Industrial Outreach Service director, and Robert Sheely, Center for Advance Vehicular Systems Extension business systems and information technology manager, have become Fellows of the Mississippi Technology Alliance (MTA) Venture Coaching Academy (VCA). Both completed the academy’s one-of-a-kind curriculum, which addresses…
National organization helps fund students’ further education
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Economic woes will not prevent three Mississippi State students from pursuing engineering degrees. Each Bagley College of Engineering student has earned financial support from the world’s largest engineering honor society. Tau Beta Pi has awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Michael Barton, a senior in aerospace engineering. William Cleveland, aerospace and computer engineering,…
Rajala receives WEPAN Educator’s Award
The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Educator Award honors an engineering educator for exceptional achievement in increasing the participation and retention of women in engineering. The award was presented Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the NAMEPA/WEPAN National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. For thirty years, Dr. Sarah A. Rajala has served as a faculty member…
Annual picnic helps faculty, staff beat ‘the Mondays’
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Employees of the Bagley College of Engineering found a surefire cure for “the Mondays” with food and fellowship at the May 3 Faculty and Staff Appreciation Picnic. Soggy Drill Field conditions meant most of the annual event’s festivities were moved indoors but still, more than 75 people gathered in McCain Hall to…
Five BCoE students have ‘Spirit’
STARKVILLE, Miss— Challenging common stereotypes, five Bagley College of Engineering students have combined academic success with dance, athletics, international travel, and party-planning to earn Mississippi State’s premier student award. These students were among 22 from across the university to be recognized with the 2010 Spirit of State Award. Recipients were nominated or received references from…