Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 140
MSU Space Cowboys achieve success at national competition
Mississippi State University’s Space Cowboys rocket team triumphed at this year’s NASA-sponsored University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) competition. The Space Cowboys placed second out of 21 teams at multiday competition at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The team’s launch vehicle, “Major Tom,” reached 14,664 feet above ground level at the competition. More impressively, the…
Lightweight robot earns heavy attention at national competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Bagley College team gained national attention with its innovative mining robot design at a recent NASA competition. Mississippi State’s chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently attended the NASA Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center. In its first time competing, the team ranked 11th among the…
Dow Chemical gift to support diversity in engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A $750,000 gift from Dow Chemical will support diversity programs in the Bagley College of Engineering for the next three years. Eduardo Do Val, site operations director for Dow Chemical in Plaquemine, Louisiana, made the announcement during a visit to Mississippi State’s campus. “Mississippi State is a very strong university for Dow…
National organization recognizes faculty for dedication to education
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Seven Bagley College of Engineering faculty members earned recognition from education the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for their dedication to engineering, education and the organization. Interim dean Jason Keith was selected as a Fellow of ASEE, the highest grade of membership in the organization. He becomes the fifth Bagley College faculty member…
MSU formula racing sets team best at international competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College of Engineering’s formula race team reached a new high for its vehicle design at an international competition last month. The team earned a personal high of 80 points in the design portion of the Society of Automotive Engineers formula racing competition at the Michigan International Speedway. The team finished…
Mago to serve as head of mechanical engineering department
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After more than a decade at Mississippi State, an endowed professor will take the helm of the Bagley College of Engineering’s largest department. Pedro Mago, the Tennessee Valley Authority professor of mechanical engineering, begins his term as head of the department July 1. “Dr. Mago has been highly successful during his career…
Liao named Fellow in industry-leading organization
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A Bagley College faculty member has earned recognition as one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular researchers. Jun Liao, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association. The rank of Fellow is the highest grade of membership in many professional organizations. Liao’s selection was…
Bagley students receive ‘Space Grant’ fellowships
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A statewide NASA-supported group has given Bagley College students scholarships and the opportunity to bolster K-12 education in Mississippi. The Mississippi Space Grant Consortium awarded six doctoral students $17,000 each for the 2014-15 academic year. In addition to tuition support, the scholarships give each student the opportunity to develop and deliver educational…
Interim dean named ASEE Fellow
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College of Engineering’s interim dean joined the ranks of the country’s most esteemed engineering educators during a June 16 ceremony. Jason Keith, the Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport, Jr. chair and a professor in chemical engineering, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)….
Donations to Mississippi State earn $288K ‘match’ from ExxonMobil
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Nearly 40 individual donors tripled their investment in Mississippi State’s future through a gift-match program at ExxonMobil. On a recent campus visit, 2004 Mississippi State graduate Paula Jean Runge presented a $288,437.25 check to Jerome A. Gilbert on behalf of the ExxonMobil Foundation. The donation represents a 3-to-1 match of financial contributions…