STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State computer science doctoral student from China is receiving a $2,500 scholarship that recognizes significant contributions in the field of information security. Wei Li, a 30-year-old student in the university’s department of computer science and engineering, is among only four students nationally receiving the Cisco Systems Information Assurance Scholarship for the 2004…
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Noel N. Schulz of Mississippi State is the new secretary of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power Engineering Society. The associate professor of electrical and computer engineering will serve a two-year term on both the PES governing board and executive committee in her role as secretary. She has taught in the Bagley…
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State biomedical engineering graduate student will intern with the National Academies in Washington, D.C., next semester in a program designed to smooth the transition from academia to professional life. Kori V. Brabham of McComb, a 25-year-old master’s degree student in the university’s department of agricultural and biological engineering, will perform the internship…
Two senior engineering majors at Mississippi State will serve this fall in the Washington, D.C., offices of Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott. Otho Barnes of Bassfield and Walter L. Williamson of Jackson have been named Dorman Blaine Congressional Fellows by the university’s Bagley College of Engineering. Both are scheduled to graduate next summer….
University Relations News Bureau (662) 325-3442 Contact: Phil Hearn Oct. 10, 2003 STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory will be designated as a National Landmark of Soaring Nov. 1 to recognize a half-century of motorless flight history and some of the gliding pioneers who made it possible. Glider pilots and builders from MSU and…
A Mississippi State chemical engineering student from Clinton is among 15 winners of a national honor recognizing both academic achievement and involvement in profession-related student activities. Senior John Curtis Reed, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Reed, will receive the $1,000 Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer National Scholarship Award in November during the…
Mississippi State research engineers are using their expertise in power electronics to provide some technological spark for America’s war-fighting capabilities on land and at sea. Two defense-related research initiatives guided at the university by electrical and computer engineering professor Marshall Molen are helping the U.S. Navy plan a new generation of all-electric warships and assisting…
A Mississippi State mechanical engineering major from Decatur, Ala., is among 38 nationwide recipients of prestigious 2003-2004 Tau Beta Pi Senior Scholarships. Harold S. Thompson III, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson Jr., is a President’s Scholar at the university. Founded at Lehigh University in 1885, Tau Beta Pi is the world’s largest…
An unmanned, radio-controlled aircraft designed and built by Mississippi State students is landing a third consecutive top-10 finish in an international test of aerospace engineering skills. Headed by aerospace engineering majors Erin Wahlers of Gulfport and Viva Austin of Tylertown, the 23-member university team finished No. 8 overall in recent annual competition sponsored by the…
Yanlin Guan, an international student, who will be graduating May 10 is being honored for both his academic and personal achievements while at Mississippi State. He is one of three international students being honored as Outstanding International Graduating Students. Guan, a doctoral degree student in electrical engineering, is native of the People’s Republic of China….