Media - Part 215
MSU engineers provide technological spark for military projects
Mississippi State research engineers are using their expertise in power electronics to provide some technological spark for America’s war-fighting capabilities on land and at sea. Two defense-related research initiatives guided at the university by electrical and computer engineering professor Marshall Molen are helping the U.S. Navy plan a new generation of all-electric warships and assisting…
Construction and Materials Endowed Chair Announced
Thomas D. White is the first holder of the Construction and Materials Chair in Civil Engineering at Mississippi State. He also now directs the university’s Construction and Materials Research Center, which was created in 1998 as part of an effort to support and advance the state’s highway construction industry. White continues as head of the…
MSU engineering students join for summer study in England
A group of engineering majors from Mississippi State is in England as part of a six-week program mixing credit courses with European travel for a unique cultural experience. Five participants in the Bagley College of Engineering’s Study-Abroad Program have joined a dozen students from Clemson University for classes that began June 30 at the University…
Molen selected as Ergon, DTI Distinguished Professor
G. Marshall Molen was recently recognized for his appointment to the Ergon Corporation and Diversified Technology, Inc. Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. Molen received his bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. After graduating in…
MSU professor working on ‘brain’ for NASA planetary rovers
A Mississippi State professor is among U.S. scientists helping NASA develop a new generation of roving robots that can “think” their way out of tight spots and secure valuable data while exploring the far reaches of outer space. “It’s a high-level project to build software that will help these robots make decisions,” said Eric Hansen,…
MSU computer forensics course takes aim @ ‘cybercrime’
Terrorists, child pornographers, credit-card crooks, and other purveyors of cyberspace crime may want to glance over their shoulders now and then to see if a computer forensics expert is in hot pursuit. The technique of exposing computer-related crimes and tracking down their perpetrators through retrieval and analysis of electronic evidence is not new to law…
Five MSU engineering faculty recognized for achievements
Five faculty members in Mississippi State’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering are being recognized for achievements at the university during the 2002-03 school year. Recently honored in campus ceremonies were: Associate dean Robert P. Taylor, who received the Career Achievement Award; Taylor and mechanical engineering professor B. Keith Hodge, the Outstanding Instructional Paper…
MSU scientists work to stop crumbling walls of world landmark
A group of Mississippi State scientists and engineers will join a U.S. effort to help the government of India stop industrial pollution from toppling the walls of the 17th century Taj Mahal. The university’s Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory, known as DIAL, is part of a team that has been hired by the United States…
Largest-ever gift names, enhances MSU’s engineering college
The largest-ever single gift to Mississippi State will greatly expand the teaching and research strengths of the university’s engineering college and give the academic unit a new name. In ceremonies today [Nov. 15] the university announced a $25 million gift from MSU alumnus James W. Bagley, chairman of the board and chief operating officer of…
MSU engineering college names new group of outstanding alums
Ten Mississippi State engineering graduates representing federal agencies, academic institutions and private-sector industries are being honored by the university for lifelong professional contributions. MSU’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering recently named them its 2003 Distinguished Fellows, the most prestigious alumni recognition the college bestows. This year’s group includes W.B. Berry of Houston, Texas; Carmelo…