Media - Part 210
MSU Holds Computer Security Sessions for Minority Students, Faculty
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A computer security training program next week at Mississippi State is expected to attract more than 30 mostly minority college and high school students and faculty from nine institutions of learning. Hosted by the university’s Center for Computer Security Research and funded by the National Science Foundation, the Information Assurance Workshop Wednesday and Thursday…
MSU Names Wing of McCain Hall to Honor Retiring Engineering Dean
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State is naming a wing of the Bagley College of Engineering’s oldest building, McCain Hall, in honor of retiring dean A. Wayne Bennett and his wife. The second-floor, north section of the recently refurbished building was named the Wayne and Shirley Bennett Enhancements Wing of McCain Hall following a unanimous vote of the…
MSU Scientists Invent Breathalyzer to Detect Diabetes
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Two Mississippi State scientists have invented a high-tech sensory device that can detect the early symptoms of diabetes in a person’s breath. John Plodinec and Chuji Wang already have developed a prototype and applied for a patent. They now are seeking a commercial partner to help them move their unique diabetes breath analyzer from…
MSU summer programs link young women to engineering careers
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Two programs designed to attract young women to engineering careers are scheduled on the Mississippi State campus this summer. Women in Action, a residential program for seventh- and eighth-graders, features four-day sessions June 9-12 and July 21-24. WISE Women, a July 11-17 residential program for females in grades 9-11, includes, among others, the “Cinderella…
MSU-Developed Humidity Sensors Successfully Tested at Smithsonian
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State research unit is using some tools of the future—fiber optic humidity sensors—to help preserve the nation’s past. The university’s Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory—known as DIAL—recently completed a detailed evaluation of the performance of four moisture sensors that underwent long-term testing at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History. Developed by…
Ergon-DTI Recognizes Six Incoming MSU Engineering Majors
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A top industrial and commercial computer corporation is awarding scholarships to six graduating high school students who plan to enroll as engineering majors at Mississippi State. Ridgeland-based Ergon-Diversified Technology Inc. annually recognizes academically talented students for hard work and determination through endowed awards the company established in the university’s Bagley College of Engineering. Ergon-DTI…
MSU Student Engineers to Compete in Automobile Design Challenge
STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State is among 17 universities named Tuesday to participate in a groundbreaking student engineering competition that could significantly impact the future design of automobiles and other vehicles. The sponsoring U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Corp. announced the teams chosen for the three-year project, “Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility,” during a…
Reese Selected for National Academic Advising Award
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State computer science and engineering professor Donna S. Reese is receiving a national award for university faculty academic advising. Reese will formally accept the Outstanding Advising Award of the National Academic Advising Association in October during the organization’s 2004 meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to teaching and research responsibilities, Reese serves as…
MSU Student Selected for National Science Foundation Fellowship
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State electrical engineering student is the winner of a 2004 National Science Foundation graduate fellowship and will begin developing a research project this summer. Doctoral student John E. Ball is among approximately 900 selected for the highly competitive three-year awards, which fund research and education in most fields of science and engineering….
Minority Students Will Take a Look at MSU Engineering Programs
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Minority high school students from across the state will gather at Mississippi State this summer for a week-long look at the university’s wide array of engineering programs. The June 13-19 University Familiarization Program for Minorities in Engineering provides hands-on activities, laboratory investigations and classroom presentations designed to help the young scholars better understand and…