Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 170
Alan Boyle receives $120,000 NSF fellowship
May 12, 2005 A Mississippi State computer science and biochemistry graduate from Starkville is receiving a 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship worth $120,000 for three years of work toward a doctorate. Alan P. Boyle received degrees, both summa cum laude, in computer science engineering and biochemistry/molecular biology during the university’s May 7 commencement….
Starkville native gets research fellowship
Tonya Stone May 6, 2005 A Mississippi State graduate student in mechanical engineering is receiving a 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship worth more than $120,000 over three years of work toward a doctorate. Tonya W. Stone, a Starkville native and mother of three, is among nearly 1,000 national winners of the NSF fellowship,…
Biological engineering major at MSU chosen for NIH internship
April 6, 2005 Mississippi State biological engineering major Katherine E. Sinele of Flora is among 16 students from across the country selected to participate in a prestigious summer intern program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. A senior concentrating in biomedical engineering studies, Sinele was chosen from among 135 applicants from 59 colleges and…
MSU Mechanical Engineering Students Place 3rd in National Competition
Mississippi State’s student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering is a third-place finisher in national competition sponsored by the professional organization. The university group, which includes more than 100 mechanical engineering majors, recently earned the ranking in ASME’s annual Ingersoll-Rand Inter-Regional awards competition, which recognizes outstanding activities and leadership. The achievement represented the…
Canton native, major MSU donor receives national volunteer honor
March 9, 2005 A Mississippi State alumnus and retired industry executive is being recognized by a national education support organization for his extensive volunteer efforts on behalf of the university. Canton native Hunter W. Henry Jr. recently received the Bill Franklin Volunteer of the Year Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of…
NASA recognizes MSU pair for aircraft engine research success
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Two Mississippi State scientists are receiving national recognition from NASA for devising computer software that is saving aircraft engine manufacturers millions of dollars in new engine developments. Professors Jenping Chen and J. Mark Janus of the university’s ERC/Computational Simulation and Design Center won NASA’s 2004 Software of the Year Award in their research category…
MSU’s Thompson Elected Fellow of National Aeronautics Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Longtime Mississippi State aerospace engineering professor Joe F. Thompson is a newly elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. A William L. Giles Distinguished Professor in Aerospace Engineering, the Grenada native and university alumnus will be inducted formally during the AIAA’s annual Fellows Dinner and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., next…
MSU’s Thompson Elected Fellow of National Aeronautics Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Longtime Mississippi State aerospace engineering professor Joe F. Thompson is a newly elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. A William L. Giles Distinguished Professor in Aerospace Engineering, the Grenada native and university alumnus will be inducted formally during the AIAA’s annual Fellows Dinner and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., next…
Vizzini Elected Fellow of American Society for Composites
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State aerospace engineering department head Tony Vizzini is a new Fellow of the American Society for Composites. An expert in composite structures who became university department leader in August 2003, Vizzini has been a member of the ASC since 1987. He earlier served the organization as membership secretary for two years and currently…
MSU Engineering Student Receives ASME’s Gracik Scholarship
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State senior is among 18 national recipients of a 2004 John and Elsa Gracik Scholarship from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Justin M. Crapps, a mechanical engineering major from Florence, Ala., was awarded the $1,500 scholarship during the recent ASME annual summer meeting. He is an MSU Dean’s Scholar and the…