Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 158
Raspet’s Lawrence new international test pilots society fellow
STARKVILLE, Miss.–David L. Lawrence, director of Mississippi State’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, is a new Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. An MSU aerospace research professor whose earlier career in the industry spanned more than 35 years, Lawrence becomes part of an elite group of only 150 SETP Fellows worldwide. The society works…
Student engineers finish third in national Challenge X event
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A team of Mississippi State engineering students that developed a diesel-electric hybrid automobile capable of getting 35 miles-per-gallon finished third in the 2006 national Challenge X competition. The nine-member university group is among 17 teams from institutions across the country re-engineering 2005 Chevrolet Equinox sport utility vehicles to minimize energy consumption, emissions and greenhouse…
Recent MSU civil engineering graduate receives $10,000 fellowship
New Mississippi State civil engineering graduate Kyle A. Frazier of Madison is receiving a nationally prestigious $10,000 fellowship to pursue advanced studies in his chosen field. A summa cum laude graduate who completed his university studies last month with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, Frazier is one of only 35 engineering majors nationwide to receive…
MSU professor named fellow of engineering education society
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A longtime Mississippi State mechanical engineering professor is a new Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. B. Keith Hodge, a Macon native and 1965 alumnus of the land-grant university, is the first member of the Bagley College of Engineering faculty to hold the ASEE honor. Campus-wide, the only other ASEE Fellow is…
MSU engineering administrator appointed to national committee
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A top administrator in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering now will have more opportunities to assist minority students on the nation’s college and university campuses.Tommy J. Stevenson, assistant dean for diversity programs and student development, recently was appointed to the Career Communications Group’s Development Institute for Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Committee. Based in…
New position latest highlight in engineer’s career
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State civil engineer can add yet another major entry to an already impressive résumé: chair of the American Society for Testing and Materials’ Committee on Road and Paving Materials. In his new role, Thomas D. White, head of the university’s civil engineering department, will help oversee the creation and evolution of standards…
Mechanical engineering professor receives donation for research
Assistant professor in mechanical engineering Keith Walters recently accepted a generous donation from Fluent, Inc., to support his research on turbulence modeling and CFD. Fluent donated $25,000 cash to Walters, and the company has also donated a sizable license for use of its software. Fluent is the leading provider of commercial CFD-related software. The donation…
Mechanical engineering students win AFS scholarships
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Five Mississippi State mechanical engineering majors are receiving scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 from the American Foundry Society, an international organization of about 13,000 members in 47 countries. The Foundry Educational Foundation Scholarships are awarded to students with demonstrated interest in the metal casting industry and the society, which includes 48 local chapters…
MSU graduate engineering student wins fellowship worth $17,500
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A talented Mississippi State graduate student in mechanical engineering is receiving a 2006-07 Mississippi Space Grant Consortium fellowship worth $17,500. The award went to Justin M. Crapps of Florence, Ala., a graduate research assistant at the university’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. Last May, he received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, magna cum…
Horstemeyer new fellow of national society
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State mechanical engineering professor Mark F. Horstemeyer is a newly appointed fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Recognizing his significant achievements in the field, the designation brings to 16 the number of faculty members within the university’s Bagley College of Engineering who are fellows in their respective professional societies. “I am…