Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 151
Provost visits high school seniors taking MSU engineering course
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State’s provost and executive vice president this week visited a class of 20 high school seniors at Jackson Academy who are digging into a new engineering course in which they will earn college credit.
Westerfield named MDOT hydraulics division director
JACKSON, MISS.—The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the appointment of Rachel Westerfield to the position of director of the newly created Hydraulics Division, according to MDOT Executive Director Melinda McGrath. In her new position, Rachel will be responsible for performing project management and administration duties to ensure the successful completion of hydraulic design for…
BCoE to partner with MGCCC for engineering courses
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State University and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College today [Aug. 13] signed a partnership agreement to bring engineering courses to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
BCoE alumnus named TVA executive vice president of external relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – President and CEO Bill Johnson announced Wednesday that he has named Van M. Wardlaw as the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new executive vice president of External Relations. Wardlaw most recently served as senior vice president for Customer Resources.
Chevron commits to multiyear million-dollar donation
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An international energy company’s financial commitment will support James Worth Bagley College of Engineering educational initiatives for the next three years. Chevron recently announced a $1,080,000 contribution to Mississippi State University through its University Partnership Program. This adds to the more than $2.5 million the company has invested in the college in…
Jha named Fellow of international organization
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An international organization has selected a Bagley College research director for its highest membership honor. Ratneshwar “Ratan” Jha, the director of the Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). “We are proud to have Ratan as a member of our faculty and…
BCoE alumnus wins naval award
Michael Hamilton, who grew up in Sylvarena and graduated from Raleigh High School, was honored last week with the Dr. Charles J. Cohen Award of Excellence for Science and Technology at an awards ceremony.
Timber Bridge team places fourth at national competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A team of students from the Bagley College of Engineering and the College of Forest Resources brought home top honors in three categories at a recent bridge-building competition. MSU’s Timber Bridge team clinched fourth place for Overall Best Bridge in the 2014 National Timber Bridge Competition. Designed by a team of senior…
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…