Media - Part 169
Ph.D. candidate earns prestige from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) selects Ratessiea “Tessa” Lett, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, to receive one of the highly coveted and competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards. Lett’s graduate level effort in advancing research in the area of “Solidification Defects in Castings” has earned her the right to become a member of a…
Eight students earn ‘Hall of Fame’ honors
STARKVILLE, Miss—Eight Mississippi State seniors became the newest members of the Bagley College of Engineering’s (BCoE) Student Hall of Fame at an April ceremony. The 2010 class of inductees was chosen from nominations collected from BCoE faculty, staff and students. Each honoree was selected from that pool based on his or her academic accomplishments, engineering…
Two BCoE employees among President’s Commission honorees
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The President’s Commission on the Status of Women recognized two Bagley College of Engineering employees among its 32nd annual Outstanding Women Award winners. Ardra Morgan was named Outstanding Secretarial/Clerical Woman and Alma Boyd took Outstanding Service/Maintenance Woman honors. A total of nine women from across the university were recognized as part of…
Yuan earns prestigious award
“Explanation, Decision Making and Learning in Graphical Models” is the research project that may help distance-learning students improve comprehension and enhance interactive learning while taking online classes. Changhe Yuan, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has been awarded one of the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grants. The five-year $455,233 funding…
BCoE names new academy members
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Called innovative, caring, passionate, and determined, four Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) faculty members have earned a place in the college’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. David Bridges, Yogi Dandass, David Thompson, and Keisha Walters were inducted into the academy at a March 30 ceremony. This year’s recipients were nominated by BCoE faculty,…
CAVS-E featured on SuperTalk Mississippi
The Bagley College of Engineering’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension (CAVS-E) has had more than a $4 billion economic impact on the state. CAVS-E, based in Canton, has worked with more than 50 Mississippi companies providing them with engineering expertise and sophisticated computer modeling to create efficient work processes, manufacturing design and quality control….
State society recognizes ‘ace’ aerospace engineering student
Wade Spurlock, a senior aerospace engineering (ASE) student, has no-doubt, “aced” a lot of tests during his college career to maintain a perfect 4.0 grade-point-average. Recognizing his hard work in-and outside the classroom, the Mississippi Engineering Society is honoring the Presidential Scholar with the “Outstanding Senior Award.” Spurlock is one of only three students across…
Student-built robot powers through design competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. —A team of eight Bagley College of Engineering seniors earned its place in the sun with a third-place finish at a solar-powered robot competition. The renewable energy-themed IEEE Southeastern region hardware competition took place in Charlotte, N.C. Each participating team was asked to create a self-navigating robot. Using no on-board stored energy sources,…
Alumni honored as distinguished fellows
In 1991, the College of Engineering named 100 Distinguished Fellows as part of its 100th anniversary celebration for engineering education at Mississippi State. The program was reborn in 1999 with the addition of 10 Distinguished Fellows. Each year eight to 10 esteemed alumni are given this prestigious recognition.
MSU, MUW faculty work to help ‘stem’ science perceptions
Niazia Hollingshed sits in class studying small objects floating in a jar on her desk. As part of a lesson project, she and other students in Nancy Sistrunk’s fifth-grade class at Ward-Stewart Elementary School in Starkville also are placing bits of wood, steel BBs and plastic into the jars filled with canola oil, water, and…