Media - Part 170
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…
Even in winter, winning ways of MSU EcoCar don’t stall
Mississippi State’s EcoCar team again is earning high rankings in international competition involving 17 North America institutions. At a recent winter workshop, the university ranked first in Web design and third in computer modeling and simulation. MSU was the only team placing in both of the event’s competition categories. The EcoCar competition is a three-year…
Mississippi State research professor earns international acclaim
An internationally renowned Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) research professor and scientist who specializes in the study of laser-based advanced optical diagnostics has been named Fellow of The Optical Society of America (OSA). Fellow status is awarded to only 10 percent of the organization’s 15,500 membership. “Dr. Jagdish Singh, of the Institute for Clean Energy…
Researcher earns endowed position in chemical engineering
A nationally recognized Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) bio-fuel researcher will assume an endowed position within the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Rafael Hernandez, an associate professor, is the first to hold the Texas Olefins Endowed Professorship since it was vacated in 2005. “It is an honor to receive the Texas Olefins…
International organization awards ‘Fellow’ status to CEE assistant professor
Dr. Li Zhang, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, has been named a Fellow with the Institute of Transportation Engineering (ITE). Election to the grade of fellow of the ITE recognizes transportation professionals who have met stringent requirements in the areas of professional experience, level of responsibility, professional registration and peer evaluation. The…
Chemical engineering student earns Honorable Mention
Phillip Jamison, a senior in chemical engineering, earned an Honorable Mention Award from the American Electrophoresis Society Poster Session at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual conference. Jamison’s work titled, “Frequency Optimization of Dielectrophorectic Blood Cell Rupture in Micro-devices,” was directed by his adviser Dr. Adrienne Minerick. Minnerick, an associate professor of chemical…
Veterans Day Special: Alumnus recalls Bulldog experiences from WWII
Like most of the other students at Mississippi State in 1940, freshman Herman McAdams’ days followed a familiar routine—class, mandatory ROTC and spending just a little too much time visiting the girls at neighboring Mississippi University for Women. Things were simple for him and his 2,000 fellow Bulldogs, but this was during World War II…
Daniewicz named interim mechanical engineering leader
STARKVILLE, Miss. –A twice-named Hearin professor of engineering will serve as interim leader of the Bagley College of Engineering’s (BCoE) mechanical engineering department. Dr. Steve Daniewicz will assume the position of interim department head while the college conducts a nationwide search to fill the position that was most recently held by Dr. Louay Chamra, now…
Research professor to help ‘navigate’ new organization towards success
A Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) research professor of civil and environmental engineering has been selected for the leadership board of a new professional academy. Dr. William H. McAnally accepted a three-year appointment to the board of trustees for the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port, and Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), an organization that grants specialized certification…
Aerospace engineer earns coveted award
STARKVILLE, Miss. –Dr. Ming Xin, an assistant professor in aerospace engineering, has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2009 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF awarded $400,000 to Xin in support of his efforts to continue his research on developing practical methods to make air and…