Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 147
Exxon Mobil presents Mississippi State departments with $35K grant
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Representatives from one of the world’s largest oil and gas corporations presented Mississippi State with a grant to fund student activities and research. Through its Departmental Grants Program, Exxon Mobil Corp. provided $35,000 to support engineering, business and a cultural diversity programs on campus. Four company representatives, and Mississippi State alumni, visited…
Airbus donates elevator to BCoE
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A unique donation to Mississippi State University will help further research into air travel safety and cost efficiency. Last month, Airbus Americas delivered a non-flight worthy A330 elevator worth more than $750,000 to the Bagley College of Engineering’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory. Constructed of lightweight composite materials, the elevator helps control flight…
$500K gift from alumnus’ estate to fund new endowed scholarship
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Bagley College of Engineering alumnus demonstrated his gratitude to his alma mater with a gift that will ensure the success of future Bulldogs. Through a bequest in his will, Cullis Wade provided $500,000 to establish an endowed scholarship. The 1940 electrical engineering graduate’s will outlined the terms of the gift, which…
Graduate students honored for research publications
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Bagley College recognized 18 students at its Graduate Student Publications Awards Ceremony and Reception. Each semester, this event gives the BCoE an opportunity to encourage participation in high-quality research and reward graduate students’ accomplishments. “One of the main goals of research is to disseminate your findings. These awards recognize the efforts…
Alumna featured as ASCE new face of civil engineering
RESTON, Va. – This past summer Engineers Without Borders–USA (EWB) sent a small team of engineers to Simwatachela, Zambia, a very remote village in sub-Saharan Africa, to install drinking water wells to over 10,000 villagers.
Hunter Henry chair receives national advising award
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Bagley College associate professor has earned recognition as one of the best faculty advisers in the nation. Bill B. Elmore, interim director of the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, received the 2014 Outstanding Advising Award from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). Selected based on their dedication to students, this year’s…
Graduate students convey research with clear, brief talks during 3MT competition
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Graduate students at Mississippi State often spend months or years on research topics, but competitors in the university’s Three Minute Thesis competition proved they can break down complex information and communicate their work in relevant, understandable terminology.
BCoE experiences high enrollment growth
STARKVILLE, Miss. – With a record-high enrollment for fall 2014, the Bagley College of Engineering now rates at the second largest college at Mississippi State University. This record-setting year marks more than a decade of consecutive growth for the Bagley College. This year’s 7.33 percent increase brings the college to 3,780 students in its eight…
National awards presented to BCoE organization, adviser
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Bagley College of Engineering student organization and its faculty adviser received honors for outstanding impact at Mississippi State University. The Mississippi State student chapter of the American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) earned the 2014 Outstanding Student Chapter Award—securing it for the 14th consecutive year. Each year, the organization presents this honor to…
Mississippi State to offer state’s only petroleum engineering degree
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State will offer the state’s only degree in petroleum engineering, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees announced today. At its monthly meeting in Jackson, the board voted to approve the new bachelor’s degree program. The decision becomes official when the meeting minutes…