Media - Part 196
Speech tech pioneer Jim Flanagan to lead MSU seminar next week
A Mississippi State alumnus recognized worldwide for his scientific contributions in speech technology will lead a Wednesday [Nov. 30] seminar focusing on evolving techniques for multimodal communication. Jim Flanagan, a Greenwood native and 1948 electrical engineering graduate, will speak from 3-4 p.m. in Chester McKee Auditorium of the Simrall Engineering Building. The public program also…
Civil Engineering Professor’s research could help guide Gulf Coast rebuilding
A Mississippi State engineering professor is using giant magnets to simulate the uplift impact of hurricane-force winds on flat roofs and hopes his research findings will help guide rebuilding efforts along the storm-crushed Gulf Coast. Veteran civil engineering professor Ralph Sinno is completing a report titled “Guidelines and Performance Specifications for Reconstruction of the Mississippi…
MSU’s planned cyber crime center in Jackson gets $2.5m boost
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State will move forward with plans to establish a Jackson-based training center for cyber crime investigators, thanks to an anticipated new $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department. The university’s Center for Computer Security Research received an initial DOJ grant of nearly $1 million last summer to plan creation of the Joint…
MSU helps Jackson Co. shipyard streamline post-storm production
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State is using advanced engineering technologies to help Northrop Grumman Ship Systems streamline the production flow of its hurricane-battered shipyard in Pascagoula. Already providing NGSS with emerging computer simulation and modeling expertise since 2003, university researchers are refocusing their post-Hurricane Katrina effort to help the U.S. shipbuilder redesign and regenerate its facilities and…
MSU aerospace engineering receives $50,000 from Northrop Grumman
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State aerospace engineering students soon will benefit from $50,000 in funding received from Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems. Representatives from the Los Angeles-based aerospace design company presented the check Friday [Nov. 11] to Kirk Schulz, dean of the Bagley College of Engineering, and aerospace engineering department head Tony Vizzini. The majority of the funds…
MS Engineering Association to Hold Fall Meeting at MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Engineers from around the state will meet on the campus of Mississippi State University on Tuesday [Nov. 15]. Mississippi’s chapter of the American Council for Engineering Companies will hold its Fall Fling annual meeting at MSU’s Hunter Henry Center. ACEC members, along with students and faculty of the Bagley College of Engineering…
Ten MSU engineering majors singled out for annual recognition
Ten Mississippi State engineering seniors are being singled out for outstanding achievements in their specific academic disciplines. Each year, the university’s Bagley College of Engineering selects one individual to be recognized as the best in his or her academic major during the school year. The 10 were among a total of 106 seniors currently ranking…
Martin named diplomate of water resources engineers academy
Mississippi State civil engineering professor James L. Martin is a newly named diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. Martin, holder of the university’s Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering, recently was notified of his latest high honor by AAWRE executive director Walter T. Marlowe. Martin was selected without interview, based…
Rowland named deputy director of CAVS at Mississippi State
Senior research associate Zachary Rowland is the new deputy director of Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. Director Rand German said Rowland, leader of the university center’s Human and Systems Engineering Thrust since 2002, “was very active in the planning, construction and equipping of CAVS, and possesses a long-term, inside knowledge of the center….
Tulane engineer, motivational speaker Calvin Mackie to visit MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A mechanical engineering professor and nationally recognized motivational speaker will lead a Nov. 17 public program at Mississippi State University. Calvin Mackie’s address begins at 6 p.m. in Bost Extension Center auditorium. A Tulane University faculty member and founder of ChannelZero motivational consulting company, he was a 2003 recipient of the Presidential Award for…