Media - Part 214
MSU announces top 2001-02 engineering scholars
Nine members of Mississippi State’s freshman class are Hunter Henry Endowed Scholars in Engineering. The university’s 2001-02 Henry Scholar group includes Justin G. Baustian of Magnolia; Cody L. Davidson of Tupelo; Jacob S. Davis of Pass Christian; Tiphany L. Hall of Peach Orchard, Ark.; Barrett W. Kirsch of Decatur, Ala.; Lauren N. Michaelson of Ft….
Portera: Our response to the Sept. 11 attacks
Below is a statement released by President Malcolm Portera following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and other sites. Today’s terrorist attacks aimed at the United States have understandably generated outrage and grief. Our immediate duty as citizens and as a university is to ensure that we are calm, deliberate,…
MSU to observe National Engineers Week
College of Engineering faculty and students at Mississippi State are joining their academic and professional colleagues in other states Feb. 19-23 for observance of National Engineers Week. Activities at the Starkville university will range from presentations by nationally recognized leaders in the field to a series of competitive student events. “‘Turning Ideas into Reality’ is…
Mississippi State dean to receive major engineering honor
Mississippi State University’s engineering dean is among a select group being honored by the International Engineering Consortium. Wayne Bennett, also a professor of electrical and computer engineering, is among 14 in the nation selected to receive a 2000 IEC Fellow Award. IEC is a 56-year-old organization sponsored by universities and engineering societies and dedicated to…
MSU joins Army, Ford in attacking ‘tough truck’ project
Mississippi State engineers are part of a national team working to produce a new lightweight pickup for military and civilian use. The U.S. Army’s Improved Materials and Powertrain Architectures for 21st Century Trucks (IMPACT) program is providing $150,000 for materials research by the university’s College of Engineering. The overall project is a two-year, $11.2 million…
Engineer Receives Young Investigator Award
A member of Mississippi State University’s mechanical engineering faculty is being honored as an outstanding international research scientist. Associate professor Steven R. Daniewicz is receiving the American Society for Testing and Materials’ 1999 Keith J. Miller Young Investigator Award. ASTM is a 101-year-old organization dedicated to developing standard test methods and other guidelines for metals,…
Meridian twins first MSU software engineering majors
A new degree program is in the right place at the right time for Mississippi State seniors Shane and Shea Fox of Meridian. The identical twins-identical right down to their metal orthodontia-are the first students to enroll in the university’s software engineering program. Approved this summer by the state Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher…
Nissan incentives to expand MSU research, tech assistance efforts
External support of more than $20 million is expected to go into infrastructure and specialized faculty positions at Mississippi State as the university gears up to support a planned Nissan Motor Co. plant near Canton. The state’s proposed incentive package that helped attract the giant automaker also includes $3.6 million a year in annually recurring…
MSU adds software engineering degree program
A new Mississippi State academic program in engineering will be offered when fall classes begin Aug. 21. College of Engineering majors now will have the option of seeking a bachelor of science degree in computer software engineering, said Julia Hodges, computer science department head. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s Engineering Accrediting Commission recently…
MSU engineering class project receives an ‘A’ from Navy
A recent handout surprised students in Rayford Vaughn’s computer science class. Instead of the usual pop quiz or graded paper, the Mississippi State University associate professor of computer science presented each of the 19 students with a certificate of appreciation from the United States Navy. The official documents recognized their achievement for “conducting a software…