Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 109

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…

July 30, 2018


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.

July 27, 2018


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.

July 26, 2018


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…

July 26, 2018


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.

July 25, 2018


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…

July 23, 2018


Bagley students claim top two writing awards at national conference

M-State logo with the words Bagley College of Engineering underneath.

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…

July 18, 2018


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…

July 17, 2018


Bagley IISE student chapter earns Gold Award for sixth straight year

For the sixth straight year, Mississippi State University’s Institute for Industrial & Systems Engineers student chapter has earned an IISE Gold Award from the national organization. To qualify for the IISE’s University Chapter Recognition Program, each student chapter must submit a chapter activity report to the organization. The activity report provides a measurement system that…

July 16, 2018


Eight Bagley students earn scholarships from the Mississippi Engineering Society

Eight students in the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University were recently selected as scholarship recipients by the Mississippi Engineering Society. The winners include: Ashley Winans – Ocean Springs, Miss. Major: Mechanical Engineering Active in MSU Shackouls Honors College, MSU Ballroom Dance Instructor and in 2013 received the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Worked…

July 13, 2018