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Link: At 82, professor emeritus Bill Jones still helping MSU crank out engineers
From The Commercial Dispatch: A stack of papers sits on a desk beside Bill Jones’ laptop in his Greensboro Street home in Starkville. The final exams for his 70 mechanical engineering students at Mississippi State University represent, by Jones’ estimate, about 15 hours of meticulous grading work he knocked out between Friday afternoon and Sunday…
Engineering grad student, assistant professor recognized at PCSW awards ceremony.
Five outstanding women, two of whom were from the Bagley College of Engineering, were recognized at Mississippi State during the annual President’s Commission on the Status of Women Awards ceremony.
Mechanical Engineering receives gift from GTI
A gift from GTI, a leading independent research, development, and training organization addressing global energy and environmental challenges, will soon support student leaders and an undergraduate seminar series in Mississippi State University’s mechanical engineering department. The $250,000 donation is in memory of former Bagley College of Engineering student Eddie Johnston and will support the Edward…
Bagley students initiated into engineering honor society
The Mississippi State University chapter of Tau Beta Pi recently welcomed 40 Bagley College of Engineering students into its ranks. Tau Beta Pi is the second-oldest honor society in the United States. In order to join, students must be in the top eighth of their junior class or top fifth of their senior class, making…
Bagley recognizes 11 faculty members with endowed positions
Eleven faculty members from six different departments who hold endowed positions were recently recognized by the Bagley College of Engineering. Five were honored with endowed chairs while six hold endowed professorships. Additionally, five of the positions went to female faculty. Related: See photos from the DAC dinner. “We have an outstanding group of faculty within…
Three mechanical engineering professors recognized
Three mechanical engineering faculty members at Mississippi State University were recently honored with endowed positions from the Bagley College of Engineering. Associate professor Heejin Cho received the Tennessee Valley Authority Professorship in Energy Systems and the Environment, while associate professor Tonya Stone was awarded the newly-created Dr. Oswald Rendon-Herrero Diversity Professorship. Additionally, associate professor Yucheng…
Taylor Group gift benefits MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering
A significant gift from The Taylor Group of Companies, based in Louisville, will assist with training the next generation of mechanical engineers at Mississippi State University.
Starkville company with ties to engineering research gains TECH Challenge grant from NFL
A Starkville-based company launched from a Mississippi State research program is receiving $20,000 for testing of a product to improve safety for football players.
A Bulldog through and through: Exxon Mobil Canada leader cherishes close ties to alma mater
A 14-hour time difference in Malaysia didn’t stop her from staying up late to watch Dak Prescott lead the Bulldogs in a historic rise to No. 1 in 2014. Being more than 2,700 miles away in Canada didn’t stop her from tuning in as Coach Vic Schaefer led women’s hoops to a record-breaking, undefeated regular…
Three Bagley professors win SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grants
Achievements of the Southeastern Conference’s student-athletes are well known, but many fans may not know that the SEC’s 14 member institutions pack an equally potent academic punch. Thanks to an innovative grant program funded by the conference, 10 Mississippi State University faculty members now are better equipped to collaborate with SEC colleagues from across the…