December, 2000 | Bagley College of Engineering
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…
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…