Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 104
Bagley students fare well at local hackathon
A group of computer science students from Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering recently participated in Hack the Future: Between Earth and Sky, a local hackathon sponsored by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Jesse Ables, a graduate student in cyber security from Flora, Mississippi, was part of the second-place team that developed a…
Bagley alumna tapped for SWE chapter leadership position
Civil & environmental engineering alumna Victoria Malley was recently named to the Executive Committee of the Greater New Orleans chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. Malley will serve as president of the organization for the coming fiscal year. She is a 2017 graduate of Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering and currently serves…
Brocato named Fellow of ASEE
John Brocato, the program coordinator for the Shackouls Technical Communication program in the Bagley College of Engineering, was recently named a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. Brocato was one of just 11 engineering educators from the across the country to be selected as a 2018 ASEE Fellow. ASEE Fellows are recognized for…
Transformative opportunities endure through memorial endowment
In 2000, Sydney Cate Jr. created the Sydney L. Cate Endowed Scholarship in the MSU James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. Memorializing his father, Sydney L. Cate Sr., a 1917 Mississippi A&M engineering alumnus, the award ensures promising students are afforded the opportunity to study engineering at his father’s alma mater.
Research, support and economic drive: 15 years in, CAVS continues to help Mississippi manufacturing thrive
In 2001, Mississippi officials saw a chance to secure the state’s first automotive manufacturing plant—a major investment from Nissan that would create billions of dollars in economic impact. They turned to the state’s leading research university to help make it a reality.
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…
Alumnus’ journey takes him from Starkville to space exploration history
Growing up in Golden, Mississippi, Jerry Bostick knew where he would attend college. His mother, Lois Ann Bostick, held two degrees from Mississippi State University, and his older sister had already enrolled.
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…
Bagley students claim top two writing awards at national conference
Students from Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering took home first and second place in the undergraduate student paper competition at the recent World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Phong Ly captured first place in the undergraduate student paper competition with his paper “Green Alternatives: Analysis of Rain Garden Hydrology and Water Quality Performance.” James…
Engineering researcher wins grant to study what happens when robots meet the poultry industry
What do you get when you mix a chicken with a robot? While that might sound like the start of a “dad joke,” one Mississippi State University researcher plans to study the practical applications of robotics in the poultry industry. Yang Zhao, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Mississippi State’s Bagley College…