Media - Part 183
MSU leading the way for innovation
Entrepreneurship at Mississippi State University (MSU) took a large step forward this past month, holding its first Entrepreneur Center Forum on April 17. Assistant president for research and technical development, Dr. Gary Butler, has been leading MSU toward embracing entrepreneurial spirit that will educate a new generation of innovators, while stimulating growth that will generate…
Techno gurus get creative
The video and computer game industry’s income for 2007 was more than $9 billion and 65 percent of American households play interactive entertainment, according to a 2008 report released by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA); an organization dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles,…
MSU announces new members of engineering honor society
STARKVILLE, Miss.–More than 30 Mississippi State students and two university faculty members are 2009 spring initiates of Tau Beta Pi international engineering honor society. Founded in 1885 at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, the organization now is based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Over the decades, its membership has included future Nobel laureates, astronauts, state…
BCoE students receive Spirit of State honors
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Many Mississippi State students possess a special, can-do attitude. This appears especially prevalent among those in the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE), as five engineering majors received recognition as 2009 Spirit of State award winners. Since its establishment in 2006, Spirit of State awards have served as the university’s highest student service…
Professor named to new endowed engineering chair
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A recent agreement will provide funding for the first Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) endowed chair specifically for aerospace engineering. The Richard H. Johnson Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering aims to help retain and recruit faculty who contribute to research in aerospace engineering. Department head Dr. Tony Vizzini announced Dr. James C. Newman Jr….
Professor honored for outstanding service
STARKVILLE, Miss.— After more than 30 years of active membership in the nation’s largest engineering education organization, a Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) professor received recognition for outstanding service. At an April meeting, Dr. B.K. Hodge, TVA Professor of Energy Systems and a William Giles Distinguished Professor in mechanical engineering, received the 2009 Tony Tillman…
Bryan named Outstanding Administrative Secretary
STARKVILLE, Miss. –Outstanding office assistants, such as Laura Bryan, who works in the undergraduate coordinator’s office at the Bagley College of Engineering, are priceless because they create the positive, first impressions of an institution. That’s why the President’s Commission on the Status of Women named Bryan the 2009 Outstanding Secretarial/Clerical Woman. Bryan’s support, service position…
BCoE names new director of CAVS
STARKVILLE, Miss. –A veteran academic administrator and a Giles Distinguished professor is named director of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). Dr. Roger King, former associate dean of research and graduate studies for the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE), was appointed to the position based on his successful track record of establishing the engineering…
Extended application deadline for engineering summer camps
The Bagley College of Engineering’s K-12 outreach program has extended the deadline for several of their summer camp applications to April 15, 2009. MSTI: 07/12/09 – 07/25/09 The Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute (MSTI) includes hands-on activities, development of communication skills, and utilization of technology and skills required in today’s workforce.This camp is for students currently…
2009 MSEF Region V Science Fair at the Hump
Starkville, Miss.—Displaying a jellyfish’s role in the sea world; demonstrating the amount of water wasted when brushing teeth; explaining how physics affects the game of golf, all of these are just a few of the types of science projects that earned awards at last year’s Region V science fair. Young scientists, inventors and engineers are…