Media - Part 218
Research by MSU student gets solid support from industrial group
A Mississippi State University civil engineering student from the Gulf Coast is receiving a $20,000 graduate fellowship from the Portland Cement Association. Graduating senior Gabriel R. Camposagrado of Gulfport is one of seven American and Canadian students selected to receive research awards from the Skokie, Ill., industrial association. Following scheduled graduation with honors in December,…
MSU engineering faculty members honored for excellence
Nine College of Engineering faculty members are new Hearin Professors at Mississippi State University. The Robert M. Hearin Foundation of Jackson sponsors the annual recognition of professional excellence in teaching and research. Each recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved plaque. This year’s group includes Royce O. Bowden, Susan M. Bridges, Joel D. Bumgardner, Steven R….
MSU research seeks to move dehumidifying system to production
Like a giant sponge absorbing water vapor out of the air, a new system being tested at Mississippi State will help control humidity problems in homes. A patent donation to the university’s Research and Technology Corp. is enabling the testing and refinement of what is known as whole-house dehumidification technology. Moving the process into commercial…
All in a morning’s work: Local students to build computers at MSU
Demonstrating their technology skills while providing much-needed instructional equipment for their budget-strapped schools, more than two dozen middle school students will spend Tuesday morning [March 26] building computers almost from scratch. During a 9 a.m.-noon workshop at Mississippi State University’s Bost Extension Center, members of several public school “techno teams” will connect components to build…
Mississippi State moves closer to top 50 national research ranking
Mississippi State University continues its rise among the nation’s universities recognized for research strengths. In data recently posted by the National Science Foundation at https://www.nsf.gov/, the university shows gains in overall science and engineering research expenditures and holds a top 10 spot in agricultural research expenditures. [From the NSF main page, follow these links: “science…
MSU to lead $108 million supercomputing program for Defense Department
Mississippi State University leads a national team of academic institutions and industry partners that will support the four Department of Defense high-performance computing research centers, two of which are in Mississippi. The MSU-led team won the record-setting $108 million, eight-year contract in technical competition with other university and industry groups seeking to work with the…
MSU research lab in big search for minute technology
A Mississippi State engineer is joining a federal government-supported research project involving a new frontier of technology that’s both tiny and huge. Stephen E. Saddow, director of the Emerging Materials Research Laboratory, recently received the university’s first research award focusing specifically on nanotechnology–technology to create materials on the scale of nanometers or one-billionth of a…
Mississippi State honors outstanding engineering seniors
Nine seniors in Mississippi State’s College of Engineering are being honored for outstanding achievements during their university study. The two women and seven men are ranked first in each of the college’s different academic programs. They recently were recognized at a campus banquet honoring the top 15 percent of the combined 2001 senior engineering class….
NSF engineering center celebrates a decade at MSU
Though there were no caps and gowns or diplomas in sight, Mississippi State recently held an important graduation ceremony.The university celebrated both the 10th year of its National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center and the center’s “graduation” from fixed federal funding. Created in 1990 as one of the NSF’s first 18 engineering research centers, the…
MSU researchers-in-training receive NSF awards to further work
Three Mississippi State University engineering students are National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows for 2001.Melissa K. Knight of Bay St. Louis, Katherine A. Taconi of Biloxi and Benjamin D. Womack of Utica are receiving fellowships worth $18,000 annually for three years of graduate-level study. Each also receives an additional $10,500 annually for tuition and fees….