Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 150
National organization helps fund students’ further education
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Economic woes will not prevent three Mississippi State students from pursuing engineering degrees. Each Bagley College of Engineering student has earned financial support from the world’s largest engineering honor society. Tau Beta Pi has awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Michael Barton, a senior in aerospace engineering. William Cleveland, aerospace and computer engineering,…
Rajala receives WEPAN Educator’s Award
The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Educator Award honors an engineering educator for exceptional achievement in increasing the participation and retention of women in engineering. The award was presented Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the NAMEPA/WEPAN National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. For thirty years, Dr. Sarah A. Rajala has served as a faculty member…
Ph.D. candidate earns prestige from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) selects Ratessiea “Tessa” Lett, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, to receive one of the highly coveted and competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards. Lett’s graduate level effort in advancing research in the area of “Solidification Defects in Castings” has earned her the right to become a member of a…
Yuan earns prestigious award
“Explanation, Decision Making and Learning in Graphical Models” is the research project that may help distance-learning students improve comprehension and enhance interactive learning while taking online classes. Changhe Yuan, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has been awarded one of the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grants. The five-year $455,233 funding…
Student-built robot powers through design competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. —A team of eight Bagley College of Engineering seniors earned its place in the sun with a third-place finish at a solar-powered robot competition. The renewable energy-themed IEEE Southeastern region hardware competition took place in Charlotte, N.C. Each participating team was asked to create a self-navigating robot. Using no on-board stored energy sources,…
Even in winter, winning ways of MSU EcoCar don’t stall
Mississippi State’s EcoCar team again is earning high rankings in international competition involving 17 North America institutions. At a recent winter workshop, the university ranked first in Web design and third in computer modeling and simulation. MSU was the only team placing in both of the event’s competition categories. The EcoCar competition is a three-year…
Mississippi State research professor earns international acclaim
An internationally renowned Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) research professor and scientist who specializes in the study of laser-based advanced optical diagnostics has been named Fellow of The Optical Society of America (OSA). Fellow status is awarded to only 10 percent of the organization’s 15,500 membership. “Dr. Jagdish Singh, of the Institute for Clean Energy…
International organization awards ‘Fellow’ status to CEE assistant professor
Dr. Li Zhang, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, has been named a Fellow with the Institute of Transportation Engineering (ITE). Election to the grade of fellow of the ITE recognizes transportation professionals who have met stringent requirements in the areas of professional experience, level of responsibility, professional registration and peer evaluation. The…
Chemical engineering student earns Honorable Mention
Phillip Jamison, a senior in chemical engineering, earned an Honorable Mention Award from the American Electrophoresis Society Poster Session at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual conference. Jamison’s work titled, “Frequency Optimization of Dielectrophorectic Blood Cell Rupture in Micro-devices,” was directed by his adviser Dr. Adrienne Minerick. Minnerick, an associate professor of chemical…
Research professor to help ‘navigate’ new organization towards success
A Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) research professor of civil and environmental engineering has been selected for the leadership board of a new professional academy. Dr. William H. McAnally accepted a three-year appointment to the board of trustees for the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port, and Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), an organization that grants specialized certification…