Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 168
Student team rises above technical obstacles
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Mississippi State student team earned its second highest finish in team history, despite encountering technical difficulties during an unmanned flight competition. The 14-member X-ipiter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team placed fifth overall and second in oral presentation during the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Seventh Annual Student Unmanned Systems Competition….
Meetings evaluate progress of multimillion dollar program
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Researchers will gather at Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems July 21-22 to evaluate the progress of a $75 million partnership with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The meetings will review the research conducted during the first year of the five-year Simulation Based Reliability and…
Bagley College of Engineering team garners international recognition among peers
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Often, first year college students struggle with the transition of adjusting to college life. The challenges usually center on balancing academics with social obligations. However for first year engineering students, the dynamics of adjusting are different. What is critical is that students’ expectations are in line with their classroom experiences and perceptions. That’s where…
Eksioglu elected to IIE leadership board
STARKVILLE, Miss.—An international, membership-led organization, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), elected Dr. Burak Eksioglu to its board of directors for the Operations Research Division. According to the IIE Web site, the organization is dedicated solely to supporting the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Eksioglu, an assistant industrial and…
Strawderman to serve on board for international organization
STARKVILLE, Miss.— Dr. Lesley Strawderman received accolades at the American Society for Engineering Education’s annual conference as she accepted the elected position of secretary/treasurer for the organization’s Industrial Engineering Division. Strawderman, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering (ISE) for the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE), will serve in the position during the 2009-10…
MSU doctoral student helps FBI identify medical clinic threat
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State computer science major’s cooperation with the FBI is leading to the arrest of a Texan accused of planning a major computer “hack” of a Dallas medical facility. Nearly two weeks ago, Wesley McGrew of Collinsville, a computer science doctoral student at the university, turned over his research about a potential hack…
MSU EcoCAR team continues winning ways in new challenge
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State student team holds third-place honors among 17 North America institutions in the 2009 finals of “EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge.” During competition in Canada this week, the university’s vehicle design again was among the top finishers to redesign conventional vehicle engines and make them “greener” and more energy efficient. MSU teams were…
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…