Media - Part 188
$441,000 grant approved for ISE research at MSU
The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department at Mississippi State University is being awarded a $441,000 grant to fund research on a new security prototype system for barge networks. The grant was sponsored through the United States Department of Homeland Security to help develop monitoring systems for hazardous cargo movement on barges. The research is…
CAVS professor keynote speaker for Powder Metallurgy Conference in Spain
In July 2006, Spain held the first ever Spanish Metallurgy Conference in Madrid at the University of Carlos III de Madrid and at Santander. In attendance was Bagley College of Engineering researcher and CAVS Director, Randall German. The conference was broken into two different conferences, one at Santander for graduate students, faculty and new researchers,…
$28,200 given to the Bagley College of Engineering
ExxonMobil announced that $1.7 million has been contributed in departmental grants to 87 colleges and universities throughout the country to support various academic programs. Through this program, Mississippi Sate University will receive $34,200 from ExxonMobil (Bagley College of Engineering will obtain $28,200 and the College of Business & Industry will receive $6,000.) The grant allows…
Aerospace student receives nationally accredited Air Force scholarship
One of Mississippi State’s finest aerospace and ROTC students was awarded the $3,000 Medal of Honor Scholarship for Air Force. Christine Shrudowitz, a senior from Ocean Springs, Miss., received notice in April 2006 of her selection for one of the four prestigious scholarships. “We were very pleased to have one of out Aerospace Engineering students…
New scholarship introduced in memory of BCoE alumnus
STARKVILLE–A Mississippi State aerospace engineering major from Hoover, Ala., is receiving the first $1,000 scholarship established in honor of a 1996 university graduate who died unexpectedly at age 31. Sophomore Glenn W. Torres recently was awarded the Darwyn L. Ausbon Jr. Memorial Scholarship, which is being presented annually to a worthy aerospace engineering major. The…
AIChE receives Outstanding Chapter Award
The MSU chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was selected as the 2005-2006 Outstanding AIChE Chapter. MSU is one of only 15 chemical engineering programs in the U.S. to receive the honor. The award was initiated in 1970, and since that time has been awarded to MSU’s chapter 16 times. The 2005-2006 announcement…
ASEE recognizes two MSU engineering departments
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) recently published its annual listing of top engineering programs in the United States. Among the top 30% was the MSU Department of Industrial and System Engineering. MSU was recognized after graduating 34 students from ISE during the 2004-2005 academic period. This rate trumped such competition as: Arizona, Auburn,…
North American Power Symposium set to make local appearance
Mississippi State University has been chosen as the site of the 2009 North American Power Symposium. The university was chosen due to campus-wide support of the program and direct support from the VP of Research Office, Dean’s Office and Electrical and Computer Engineering department. The symposium will bring between 150-200 power engineering faculty and students…
BCoE Appoints New Director of Development
Ryan Little has been appointed as the new Director of Development for the Bagley College of Engineering as of August 31, 2006. Little is not new to the department as he has been a member of the BCoE staff for approximately 18 months as the Assistant Director of Development under former Director, Blake Hudson. “During…
CoE Undergraduate Coordinator is in Command
Undergraduate Coordinator, Robert Green, was recognized Friday, September 1, 2006 for his outstanding service within the U.S. Naval Reserve. Green received a promotion from Lt. Commander to Commander within his naval reserve unit. Green serves within the Bagley College of Engineering as part of the dean’s senior staff as well as assisting engineering majors and…