Media - Part 215
MSU engineering majors recognized for years of hard work
Nine seniors in Mississippi State’s College of Engineering are being cited for outstanding achievements at the university. The five women and four men–each the first-ranked student of the college’s separate academic programs–recently were recognized at a campus banquet honoring the top 15 percent of the combined senior engineering class. “Academic achievement is just one area…
Gulf Coast senior at MSU chosen for national computing honor
A Mississippi State University senior in computer science is receiving national recognition for undergraduate research achievements. Sara S. Smolensky of Waveland will be included among the honorable mentions in the 2001 Computing Research Association’s Outstanding Undergraduate Awards program. She joins some 30 students from United States and Canadian universities selected for recognition. Smolensky has worked…
MSU civil engineering students receive Duff Scholarships
Four civil engineering majors are new John Duff Scholars at Mississippi State University. Seniors Brian W. Nettles of Cleveland, Woodman P. Wardlaw of Batesville and Scott W. Westerfield of Brandon, along with junior Michael C. Garrigan of Southaven, are receiving scholarships named for the Laurel businessman whose 1993 endowment made them possible. All four also…
Gipson Court
Thanks to the generous donation of E. M. “Hoot” and Doris Gipson of Gipson Steel, Inc. of Meridian, MS, a new full-scale model showing a wide variety of steel connections will soon be installed in the area between McCain Engineering Building, Carpenter Hall, and Etheredge Chemical Engineering Building. Enclosed within a park named “Gipson Court,”…
MSU student to be featured in national TV commercial
Maxine Jones came to Mississippi State University two years ago with a plan to become a chemical engineer. Halfway to that goal, she recently completed something never anticipated: a starring television role. Beginning in early August, the Franklin County junior will be featured in a TV advertisement promoting Wal-Mart’s Competitive Edge Scholarship program. The 30-second…
MSU expanding presence at Stennis Space Center
In ceremonies today, Mississippi State President Malcolm Portera and other officials formally launched an expansion of the university’s research and education programs at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. The newly designated Engineering Research Center-Stennis is designed to build on MSU’s internationally recognized expertise in high-end computing technologies and enhance the school’s research contributions…
Engineering overseas study mixes education, culture
Engineering with a “veddy” English accent is on the travel card for 15 Mississippi State University students. The group of mostly senior engineering majors leaves July 3 for four weeks of classes in Great Britain and two weeks of independent travel in Europe as part of the MSU College of Engineering’s Study Abroad Program. Their…
1999 Outstanding Seniors
Aerospace Engineering Carolyn Dear with Dr. John McWhorter Agricultural & Biological Engineering Mike Mitchell with Dr. Jerry Gilbert Chemical Engineering Brady Bagwell with Dr. Atla Jefcoat Civil Engineering Seng “Mike” Voon with Dr. Harry Cole Computer Engineering James Bell Photo Not Available Computer Science Joshua Kilpatrick with Dr. Donna Reese Electrical Engineering Melissa Spencer with…
Research report by MSU mechanical engineers gets top award
Traditional methods of manufacturing airplane structures, fan blades and other constructions requiring thin-sectioned aluminum components can be mechanically unstable, tedious and expensive. A Mississippi State University mechanical engineering team now proposes a better method: high-speed machining. Recommendations presented in a report by assistant professor Emmanuel I. Agba received first-place honors last week at an international…
Mississippi State announces 1999-2000 Henry Engineering Scholars
Five recently graduated high school seniors from Central and South Mississippi are the 1999-2000 Hunter Henry Endowed Scholars in Engineering at Mississippi State University. Thomas E. Boone of Wiggins; James D. Findley of Ridgeland; John W. Kennedy of Jackson; Stephen F. Pisarich of Saucier; and John C. Reed of Raymond recently were selected to receive…