Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 157
Schulz named Fellow of leading scientific society
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State engineering Dean Kirk Schulz is a 2006 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. A professor of chemical engineering and dean of the university’s Bagley College of Engineering for the past two years, Schulz is among 449 AAAS Fellows honored for their scientifically…
Five MSU students honored as delegates for international convention
The Foundation for Metal Casting Education (FEF), based in Schaumburg, Ill., held its 59th annual College Industry Conference in Chicago November 16-17. The conference brought together 177 industry executives, 91 student delegates, 31 key professors and numerous university administrators. In attendance, representing Mississippi State University, was Cornelia Hayes, Sr. Mechanical Engineering; Robert Neel, Sr. Mechanical…
MSU’s iGEM team shines among the world’s best and brightest
During June of 2006, the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department introduced its newest advancement to ABE students, synthetic biology. A team of graduate and undergraduate students came together, with an assortment of engineering faculty, to prepare for the iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition at M.I.T. Cambridge, Mass., where the team was awarded Honorable Mention….
$441,000 grant approved for ISE research at MSU
The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department at Mississippi State University is being awarded a $441,000 grant to fund research on a new security prototype system for barge networks. The grant was sponsored through the United States Department of Homeland Security to help develop monitoring systems for hazardous cargo movement on barges. The research is…
CAVS professor keynote speaker for Powder Metallurgy Conference in Spain
In July 2006, Spain held the first ever Spanish Metallurgy Conference in Madrid at the University of Carlos III de Madrid and at Santander. In attendance was Bagley College of Engineering researcher and CAVS Director, Randall German. The conference was broken into two different conferences, one at Santander for graduate students, faculty and new researchers,…
AIChE receives Outstanding Chapter Award
The MSU chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was selected as the 2005-2006 Outstanding AIChE Chapter. MSU is one of only 15 chemical engineering programs in the U.S. to receive the honor. The award was initiated in 1970, and since that time has been awarded to MSU’s chapter 16 times. The 2005-2006 announcement…
ASEE recognizes two MSU engineering departments
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) recently published its annual listing of top engineering programs in the United States. Among the top 30% was the MSU Department of Industrial and System Engineering. MSU was recognized after graduating 34 students from ISE during the 2004-2005 academic period. This rate trumped such competition as: Arizona, Auburn,…
North American Power Symposium set to make local appearance
Mississippi State University has been chosen as the site of the 2009 North American Power Symposium. The university was chosen due to campus-wide support of the program and direct support from the VP of Research Office, Dean’s Office and Electrical and Computer Engineering department. The symposium will bring between 150-200 power engineering faculty and students…
BCoE doctoral student recognized internationally as IEEE paper contest winner
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering is receiving international recognition from the world’s leading professional, nonprofit organization in the field. Sarika Khushalani, a native of Nagpur City, India, won first place among some 200 entries in the recent student paper competition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She…
Civil Engineering’s ASCE chapter earns national recognition for service and excellence
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is nationally ranked for overall excellence and has been cited for its service in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The university chapter won the Zone II Vice President’s Award, placing it among the ASCE’s top five chapters in the nation. The national professional…