Media - Part 181
Defeating Defenses
STARKVILLE, Miss –Students in the Bagley College of Engineering recently busied themselves by taking down the defenses of university computers. Encrypted and password protected information couldn’t stop them as they penetrated the computer systems and gathered information. Don’t panic though, there was nothing malicious about the students’ attempts to seize data. It is part of…
CAVS Chair earns national honor
STARKVILLE, Miss – The Center for Advance Vehicular Systems (CAVS) Chair in Computational and Solid Mechanics will be honored with a national award for engineering education. Dr. Mark Horstemeyer, a professor in mechanical engineering, has been selected to receive a 2008 Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. Established in 1953, the…
CAVS director speaks at international conference
Mississippi State University’s director of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) recently took his research on the road by delivering a keynote address at an international conference in India. Randall German, a chair professor of mechanical engineering, was one of four lecturers from the United States invited to visit the Central Mechanical Engineering Research…
Gateway to the West
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State University (MSU) and the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) have hit the information super-highway heading straight to the Silicon Valley. Through a new partnership with San Jose State University (SJSU), engineers in California can now benefit from Southern hospitality first-hand. The recently instated Mississippi State University/San Jose State University Engineering…
Bagley College of Engineering professors co-author national manual
Drs. Chris Saucier and Harry Cole of the BCoE civil engineering department are co-authors of the eighth edition of the “Fundamentals of Engineering Supplied-Reference Handbook,” published by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Each year before graduating, civil engineering students across the country must pass the NCEES exam as the first step…
From ‘Honorable Mention’ to a Bronze Medal, each year Mississippi State’s iGEM team moves to a higher placing in international competition
Earning a bronze medal means the Bagley College of Engineering’s (BCoE), iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machines), team placed in the top three tiers among 54 universities from around the world whose teams competed at the iGEM2007 Competition. World renowned biological engineering teams representing universities such as the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, Harvard, Caltech, Princeton, and…
BCoE outreach proves to be high return on investment for Mississippians
Mississippi manufacturing taking off with growth of aerospace industry (Northeast Mississippi Business Journal, 2006) Aurora Flight Sciences celebrates grand opening of Mississippi manufacturing facility (PR News Wire, 2006) Toyota to build highlanders in Mississippi (USA Today, 2007) PACCAR picks Mississippi town for new engine plant (Seattlepi.com, 2007) Nissan will build a truck plant in Mississippi…
ME faculty earn national honors
STARKVILLE, Miss – As Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) works to emerge as a national leader in engineering education, its department of mechanical engineering has found its own niche in the national spotlight. The department recently held a reception honoring faculty members who have earned the rank of Fellow in the American Society…
For university president leadership is easy as ‘Pi’
Having reflected the ideals and values of Tau Beta Pi throughout his career, Mississippi State University President Robert H. “Doc” Foglesong has earned the national honor society’s highest professional honor. The group, which rates as the world’s largest professional engineering organization, recently honored him as the 2007 Distinguished Alumnus. The award was established to honor…
Chemical Engineering students receive national recognition
Starkville, MS— The Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering’s student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is the 2007-08 “Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year.” This is the seventh consecutive year the MSU student organization has been honored with the prestigious, national award in the 37 years of its existence. Dr….