Media - Part 170
MSU engineering department head to serve on state board
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State University department head has been appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour to the state Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.
Rajala recognized as the 2010-2012 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State University’s dean of the Bagley College of Engineering is being honored by one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective academic honor society.
ASTM International Announces 2010 Graduate Scholarship Winner from MSU
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 22, 2010 — Mississippi State University student Shakhrukh Ismonov and University of Wisconsin student Scott Hamel are the recipients of the 2010 ASTM International Graduate Scholarship. The ASTM Graduate Scholarship rewards graduate students who have demonstrated high levels of interest in or involvement with ASTM International standards. This is only the…
Tau Beta Pi Announces Dr. Donna S. Reese as 2010 McDonald Mentor
Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, has named its fifth McDonald Mentor. The award was created to celebrate excellence in mentoring and advising among Tau Beta Pi educators and engineers who have consistently supported the personal and professional development of their students and colleagues. While the primary goal of Tau Beta Pi is to…
Auto association honors MSU CAVS’ contributions
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Automotive manufacturers and suppliers in the Magnolia State are honoring the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University for its contributions to the industry.
Engineering students design, build, soar above competition
Mississippi State students engineer another successful year at the Unmanned Air Systems Competition through teamwork and autonomous flight. The 10-member student team, named Xipiter, placed second overall at the eighth annual student Unmanned Air Systems Competition by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. They rose above 21 other peer institutions such as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…
Bagley College of Engineering student team rockets to success
The Mississippi State Space Cowboys, an undergraduate student rocket design team, recently placed second in NASA’s University Student Launch Initiative. The annual rocketry challenge designed by NASA is a national competition created to motivate and excite the next generation of tech-savvy, “sky-minded” American engineers and scientists. “The stipulation for the competition is to build a…
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…