Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 152
Undergraduate enhancement projects earn students national acclaim
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Efforts to enhance their undergraduate experience have earned some Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) students national acclaim. Two student teams placed in the national Engineering Education Service Center’s (EESC) 2009 Engineering Curriculum Contest using projects they developed for the BCoE’s technical writing course. A first for the EESC, the competition challenged teams…
Students take challenge on the road
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Members of Mississippi State’s hybrid vehicle team will travel to Canada next week for the first phase of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge competition. It is the newest installment of the Department of Energy and General Motor’s advanced vehicle technology competitions. The program challenges 17-competitively selected university teams to re-engineer a Saturn VUE…
National organization recognizes professor for exemplary work
STARKVILLE, Miss. — William H. McAnally, research professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE), is the 2009 Hans Albert Einstein Award recipient. The award is made annually to a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers who has made a significant contribution to the engineering profession in the areas of erosion control, sedimentation and…
NASA awards fellowship to aerospace student
STARKVILLE, Miss. –NASA’s Graduate Student Researchers Project (GSRP) has awarded a fellowship to a Mississippi State Bagley College of Engineering student. Aerospace engineering major John Hutchins will complete a 10-week internship with the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and receive funding for research that will be the basis of his doctoral dissertation. “I…
Local students awarded national scholarships
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Four Mississippi State students will face the next school year with a little less financial worry weighing them down. Each has earned a $2,000 scholarship from the world’s largest engineering honor society. The Tau Beta Pi scholarships were each funded by different benefactors as part of the organization’s scholarship program. The award…
Professor honored for outstanding service
STARKVILLE, Miss.— After more than 30 years of active membership in the nation’s largest engineering education organization, a Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) professor received recognition for outstanding service. At an April meeting, Dr. B.K. Hodge, TVA Professor of Energy Systems and a William Giles Distinguished Professor in mechanical engineering, received the 2009 Tony Tillman…
International institute honors ECE professor
Dr. Stanislaw Grzybowski, director of the High Voltage Laboratory and conferee of the Mississippi Power Professorship in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State, was honored by Chongqing University with the “Guest Professor” award during the institution’s 80th anniversary ceremony. Grzybowski was one of five scholars bestowed with the honorary title distinction…
Aerospace associate engineering professor earns international acclaim
Starkville, Miss.—Prior to transitioning his career into academia, Dr. Tom Lacy spent eight years designing and analyzing highly loaded aerospace systems and structural assemblies at The Boeing Company, Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Systems Company, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and The Northrop Corporation. The aerospace engineering associate professor’s decision to leave an exciting industry career is for one reason;…
MSU alumnus, Lamar McKay, to lead BP America
HOUSTON – Lamar McKay has been appointed Chairman and President of BP America, Inc. and will serve as BP’s chief representative in the United States. He will succeed Robert A. (Bob) Malone who has elected to retire after 34 years with the company. Commenting on the change, BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward said: “Bob…
ASEE recognizes campus representative
STARKVILLE, Miss. –The Southeast Section of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has named John Brocato the Most Outstanding Campus Representative for this academic year. The award recognizes ASEE campus representatives who have achieved excellence in that position by encouraging society participation and promotion throughout their respective campuses. This is the third time Brocato…