Media - Part 179
ASEE recognizes campus representative
STARKVILLE, Miss. –The Southeast Section of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has named John Brocato the Most Outstanding Campus Representative for this academic year. The award recognizes ASEE campus representatives who have achieved excellence in that position by encouraging society participation and promotion throughout their respective campuses. This is the third time Brocato…
Two MSU leaders named scientific association ‘Fellows’
STARKVILLE, Miss.–The head of Mississippi State’s academic programs in engineering and the director of the university’s Social Science Research Center are receiving the highest professional recognitions of the world’s largest general scientific society.
MSU engineering alumni named director of NASA’s Stennis Space Center
WASHINGTON — NASA has named Arthur E. (Gene) Goldman as the new director of NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Students take top honors at international competition
Starkville, Miss.—Biological engineering majors Caleb Dulaney and Sam Pote, along with graduate student Robert Morris captured the bronze medal at the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. The three-member team designed a genetic part that breaks down lignin, a glue like substance that holds wood together. The team’s discovery is significant because when lignin…
BCoE represented at international conference
Starkville, Miss. – A delegation from the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) traded the Deep South for the Far East to represent the university at an international conference. The 2008 International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE) took place in Chongqing, China due to the combined efforts of Mississippi State University and Chongqing…
Stevenson named officer of national organization
Starkville, Miss.— The National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA) has appointed Dr. Tommy Stevenson, assistant dean of diversity programs and student development, at the Bagley College of Engineering to the organization’s president elect leadership position. According to the non-profit organization’s Web site, NAMEPA is a national network of educators and representatives from industry,…
Outstanding senior receives additional honor
Starkville, Miss. – Already recognized as one of 2008’s most outstanding seniors in the Bagley College of Engineering, Andy Lindeman continues to have a banner year. He was recently selected as the newest recipient of the Harry Charles F. Simrall Award for Engineering Excellence. Presented annually by the Mississippi State Association of Retired Faculty (ARF),…
Students trick or treat for charity
STARKVILLE, Miss. —Starkville residents got a surprise Halloween night when they greeted trick-or-treaters. Instead of the usual array of pint sized ghost, goblins and witches, many locals found their doorsteps crowded with costume-clad engineers trick-or-treating for charity. Disregarding the holiday’s traditional treats, student members of Tau Beta Pi collected canned goods for the St. Vincent…
Hilton Hotels Corporation recognizes student excellence
STARKVILLE, Miss – A computer science major in the Bagley College of Engineering recently became the newest recipient of the Hilton Hotels Scholarship for information technology. Awarded to junior computer science major, William “M.J.” Hill, this one-year scholarship recognizes excellence in leadership and academia. This recognition also comes with an invitation to tour Hilton’s headquarters…
MSU engineering increases online graduate degree offerings
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State is adding new online graduate degree programs in two engineering fields to help more working professionals and others expand their education through the latest in distance learning technology. The university’s Bagley College of Engineering began this fall providing both master of science and doctoral degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering. The…