Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 103
NCEES honors Truax for service to engineering and surveying
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying recently recognized Dennis Truax, the head of the civil and environmental engineering department in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering, with the NCEES Distinguished Service Award. Truax received the award at the organization’s 97th annual meeting. It was presented in honor of his dedicated service to…
Link: To Get Ready for Robot Driving, Some Want to Reprogram Pedestrians
Researchers at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems are putting Mississippi State at the forefront of the conversation around self-driving vehicles.
Mississippi State graduate student wins grant from NASA
A Mississippi State University graduate student was one of 54 students from across the country to win the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program, which awards each winner a $45,000 grant. Orhan Eroglu, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering, won the NESSF award for his research on extending the impact of…
Mississippi State to offer new graduate-level military engineering concentration
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Recognized as one of the top universities in the nation for military-connected students, Mississippi State University is adding to that reputation by launching a new concentration in military engineering for its master of engineering program. The master of engineering concentration will be a multidisciplinary degree program that offers students flexibility as part…
Engineering alumnus earns prominent award from NASA
Mississippi State University alumnus Eric Cranford was one of just six people to earn a prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Cranford, a 2010 graduate in civil engineering from Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering, was recognized for outstanding support to rocket engine testing. He currently serves as the…
Truax earns certification from national organization
Dennis Truax, the head of the civil and environmental engineering department in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering, was recently named a Board Certified Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE) of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE). The AAWRE is a subsidiary of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). AAWRE’s Board Certification program…
Two Bagley graduate students earn Research Assistantship awards
Two Bagley College of Engineering students earned the 2018 Graduate Research Assistantship award by the Office of the Graduate School. Shahriar Shahrokhabadi won the award for Ph.D. students while James Williams won the award for masters-level students. Both are pursuing degrees in civil and environmental engineering. “These awards reflect the individual’s success and commitment to…
MSU’s first Astronaut Scholar grateful for prestigious award
As Mississippi State University’s first Astronaut Scholarship recipient and one of only 50 across the U.S. this year, senior civil engineering major Phong C. Ly of Brandon feels like the luckiest guy in the universe.
Our People: Kendrick Addison
For Kendrick Addison, summers at Mississippi State are not too different from the rest of the academic year. Addison has enrolled during the summer terms throughout his college career because he values the opportunity to focus his undivided attention on one course at a time.
