Media - Part 205
MSU’s Thompson Elected Fellow of National Aeronautics Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Longtime Mississippi State aerospace engineering professor Joe F. Thompson is a newly elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. A William L. Giles Distinguished Professor in Aerospace Engineering, the Grenada native and university alumnus will be inducted formally during the AIAA’s annual Fellows Dinner and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., next…
Engineering Alum’s $5 Million Gift to Support Brookhaven Students
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Former Brookhaven resident Dave C. Swalm believes in giving back to his community and his alma mater. Through a recent $5 million commitment to Mississippi State University, the 1955 chemical engineering graduate hopes to set an example for others while providing significant assistance for students from his hometown who are beginning their higher education….
Workshop to Bolster Minority Graduate Students in Engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Minority students will be encouraged to pursue graduate degrees in engineering during a workshop scheduled on the Mississippi State campus Friday [Nov. 19]. The workshop, “Empowering Undergraduate Students for the Pursuit of Graduate Education,” will be held 10-11:15 a.m. in the Dunn Conference Room, 235 McCain Hall. The university’s Bagley College of Engineering and…
DENSO Provides Technological Lift for MSU Engineering Team
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A $30,000 gift to Mississippi State should provide a technological lift to a student engineering team that will design and build a small formula-style racing car for international competition early next year. DENSO North America Foundation has awarded the check to the university’s Bagley College of Engineering for the purchase of a Pro 800…
MSU, Local Company Developing Missile Defense Electronics
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State scientists are teaming up with a Starkville-based company to develop light, rugged, high-density power electronics for missile defense applications in outer space. SemiSouth Laboratories Inc. has received a two-year, $500,000 contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to manufacture and transfer silicon carbide (SiC) integrated circuit technology provided by MSU for space-based…
Gilbert to Become President of Institute of Biological Engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State associate provost Jerry Gilbert—widely known for his studies of the aging process—will become president of the Institute of Biological Engineering Jan. 1. A Jackson native and faculty member at the university since 1988, Gilbert will preside over the national professional organization’s 2005 annual meeting next March in Athens, Ga. As president-elect, he…
AIChE Recognizes MSU Student Chapter as ‘Outstanding’
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State is winner for the fourth consecutive year of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ 2003-04 Outstanding Student Chapter Award. “This award is in recognition of the membership and participation of the students and faculty, the quality and quantity of your meetings and activities, and your chapter’s involvement in local, regional and national…
MSU’s Thompson Elected Fellow of National Aeronautics Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Longtime Mississippi State aerospace engineering professor Joe F. Thompson is a newly elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. A William L. Giles Distinguished Professor in Aerospace Engineering, the Grenada native and university alumnus will be inducted formally during the AIAA’s annual Fellows Dinner and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., next…
Vizzini Elected Fellow of American Society for Composites
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State aerospace engineering department head Tony Vizzini is a new Fellow of the American Society for Composites. An expert in composite structures who became university department leader in August 2003, Vizzini has been a member of the ASC since 1987. He earlier served the organization as membership secretary for two years and currently…
Cobbs Establish Endowed Engineering Chair at MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A mid-1960s Mississippi State graduate who carved out a successful career in petroleum engineering and geological consulting has, along with his wife, established an endowed chair to benefit faculty at his alma mater. The Bill and Carolyn Cobb Chair in Engineering at MSU will be filled by a faculty member from either the chemical…