Media - Part 213
MSU biomedical engineering student will intern in nation’s capital
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State biomedical engineering graduate student will intern with the National Academies in Washington, D.C., next semester in a program designed to smooth the transition from academia to professional life. Kori V. Brabham of McComb, a 25-year-old master’s degree student in the university’s department of agricultural and biological engineering, will perform the internship…
MSU professor named to national panel that assists NASA
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State engineering professor will serve on a national panel that serves as a conduit between NASA and the scientific-technical community. Roger L. King, Giles Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and associate director for research of the university’s GeoResources Institute, has been appointed to the Earth Science Information Systems and Services…
MSU auto research center poised to advance productivity, safety
STARKVILLE, Miss.–The state of Mississippi and Mississippi State are unveiling a state-of-the-art research center designed to reduce product development time, improve efficiency and increase safety in automobiles. Officially opened Thursday, the $9 million, 45,000-square-foot Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems draws on the university’s longstanding high-performance computing expertise to develop manufacturing methods that yield high-quality vehicles…
MSU chemical engineering professor, majors in national spotlight
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Atly Jefcoat, holder of Mississippi State’s Hunter Henry Chair of Chemical Engineering, is receiving national recognition for his work advising a student organization in his professional field. Jefcoat recently was named the 2002-03 Outstanding Student Chapter Adviser by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a professional organization of more than 50,000. He has held…
Two MSU engineering students present research in France
Two Mississippi State graduate students in electrical and computer engineering were among nine finalists selected to make oral presentations this summer during an international paper competition. Abhinav Mathur and Vinod Ramnath, both from India, recently shared the results of their research projects in the final round of the International Student Prize Paper Competition. Mathur is…
Harrell to Launch Pritchard Speaker Series
STARKVILLE, Miss.–An expert in simulation and systems design will discuss evolving applications of the technology in the field of industrial engineering Monday [Dec. 1] as Mississippi State’s first Robert Pritchard Distinguished Speaker. Charles Harrell, an associate professor of manufacturing engineering technology at Brigham Young University, will speak at 1:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Memorial Library…
MSU Engineering Chair Honors Retired Director of High Voltage Lab
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The establishment of a new endowed chair at Mississippi State honors Paul B. Jacob, founder and longtime director of the university’s high voltage engineering program of study, research and testing. MSU alumnus James Worth Bagley established the Paul B. Jacob Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering to honor Jacob for his outstanding…
Two MSU ‘fellows’ bound for Capitol Hill
Two senior engineering majors at Mississippi State will serve this fall in the Washington, D.C., offices of Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott. Otho Barnes of Bassfield and Walter L. Williamson of Jackson have been named Dorman Blaine Congressional Fellows by the university’s Bagley College of Engineering. Both are scheduled to graduate next summer….
New Department Head Announced
James C. Harden is assuming duties as head of Mississippi State’s department of electrical and computer engineering. Harden, whose background includes commercial work in wireless cardiac monitoring and digitally tuned radios, was promoted last month. He had held the post on an interim basis since his predecessor, Marshall Molen, was appointed to an endowed professorship…
Bagley College expands honors program opportunities
Mississippi State engineering students who want to extend University Honors Program participation into their junior and senior years now may do so by performing additional work in regular upper-level courses. Bagley College of Engineering departments are adding class sections that will allow upper-level students to earn honors credit by completing additional assignments such as writing…