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MSU climbs 15 spots in 2026 U.S. News Best Online Master’s in Engineering rankings
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering’s online Master of Engineering program has seen a significant jump in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Master’s in Engineering Programs rankings. The annual U.S. News rankings evaluate online graduate programs using factors such as student engagement, faculty credentials and training, peer assessment, and student services and technology….
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: John Thomas Robertson
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Sunflower County native John Thomas Robertson graduated from MSU in 2009 with a degree in biological engineering and earned his Juris Doctor at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2013. Upon graduating from law school,…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Muthukumarappan “Kumar” Ramurthy
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Dr. Muthukumarappan “Kumar” Ramurthy is a Strategic Energy Executive and Technology Founder with over 25 years of experience driving multi-billion dollar outcomes through technical innovation across the U.S. unconventional oil and gas sector. His career spans technical,…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Matthew “Matt” Craig Hillyer
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Matt Hillyer serves as Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering for Taylor Machine Works, Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Mississippi. In this role, he provides strategic leadership across engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations, and supply chain functions, supporting the…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Christine E. Cuicchi
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Christine E. Cuicchi is a distinguished leader in high-performance computing (HPC) with a career spanning 29 years in the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). Ms. Cuicchi earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: William Bradley “Brad” Clark
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Brad Clark volleys between his home in McComb, Mississippi and Starkville and Claiborne County, MS. He is the owner of Clark Construction, Inc. of MS in McComb. He graduated from MSU in 1985 with a B.S. in…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Kari Babski-Reeves
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves is currently the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Tennessee. She is a proud three-time industrial engineering MSU alumna. She began her academic career in the Grado Department of Industrial and…
Mississippi State University researchers receive SMART Act grant to advance AI-driven surgical technology
Mississippi State University researchers are advancing cutting-edge medical technology with support from Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning through the Securing Mississippi’s Agreement for Research and Technology Act. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering assistant professor Zahra Saadatizadeh; MSU data science instructor Pedram Chavoshipour Heris and MSU College of Veterinary Medicine clinical professor Andy Shores have…