Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 129

Vahedifard research featured in Science magazine

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Mississippi State University assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering is the lead author on a letter published Aug. 21 in Science magazine.

August 26, 2015


MSU, Argonne sign MOU for joint energy research

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A new partnership between Mississippi State and Argonne National Laboratory has made the university home to a major regional joint research initiative.

August 15, 2015


Babski-Reeves accepts position as interim associate dean of engineering

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Mississippi State alumna with 15 years of faculty experience has been named interim associate dean for research and graduate studies of the Bagley College of Engineering. Kari Babski-Reeves, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, officially begins her new role on August 16. “Dr. Babski-Reeves has demonstrated a strong balance…

August 14, 2015


Petroleum engineering alumni honored for 50 years of service

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Extensive careers in the petroleum engineering field earned four Bagley College alumni a prestigious industry distinction. Ted Garner, Jerry Rodriguez, Chas Wilton Townsend, and Hal Jarrell were inducted into the Society of Petroleum Engineers Legion of Honor for 50 years of dedication to the organization. The Mississippi State alumni were among just 26…

August 13, 2015


International Paper Co. gift supports faculty, research

STARKVILLE, Miss.–A $2.25 million gift from International Paper Co. will establish an endowment for a faculty chair within Mississippi State’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering and create a new controls laboratory in the college’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

August 12, 2015


Space Cowboys fly to first place in international competition

STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State rocket team soared high above its opponents at an international collegiate rocket competition. The Space Cowboys placed first out of 70 universities from seven countries in the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association’s 10th annual Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition in Green River, Utah. The team also won the Jim Furfaro award…

August 11, 2015


Lee named inspiring woman in STEM

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A computer science and engineering faculty member will appear in a national magazine for her contributions to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Sarah Lee, the director of undergraduate studies of the computer science and engineering department, was selected as a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2015 Inspiring Women in…

August 10, 2015


Babski-Reeves named director of BCPE

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A BCoE faculty member will serve as a director of a national ergonomics certification board. Kari Babski-Reeves, an associate professor in the industrial and systems engineering department, was elected as a director to the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE). “Members of the BCPE are some of the most well-known and…

July 23, 2015


Maker space established at MSU

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Recognizing the national trend toward creativity and invention, Mississippi State University has created a space that allows students, faculty and staff to turn ideas into reality. Called “The Factory,” this designated maker space was created as a collaboration between the Bagley College of Engineering and the Entrepreneurship Center. More than 50 colleges…

July 21, 2015


BCoE faculty earn Air Force Fellowship

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Four BCoE faculty members will spend the summer researching and collaborating with the United States Air Force. Manav Bhatia, Shanti Bhushan, Mengqi Hu and Rani Sullivan were selected for the 2015 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP). The program allows selected individuals with doctorates in engineering, mathematics or science to spend…

July 20, 2015