Awarding over $350,000 in scholarships since 2006, the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) is proud to present 15 scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year to community college and university students interested in pursuing a career in the automotive manufacturing industry. Since 2006, MAMA has supported the growth of a strong workforce essential to the health…
The Mississippi State University Department of Aerospace Engineering, located in the Bagley College of Engineering, has named Rani Sullivan as its new department head. Sullivan, an aerospace professor, served as interim head of the aerospace department before beginning the permanent position on July 1, 2022. Sullivan, a three-time graduate from Mississippi State, said she looks…
Ten teachers from across the state of Mississippi broadened their knowledge of STEM and how to incorporate it into their classrooms through Bagley College of Engineering’s Creative Science Through Inquiry Teacher Workshop. From June 20 through June 24, participating teachers took part in a variety of content areas, including electromagnetic spectrum, polymer science and catalysis…
The Coalition for Advanced Scientific Computation has recognized the research of an MSU Bagley College of Engineering faculty member. Joonsik Hwang, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the winner of a competition held by the Coalition for Advanced Scientific Computation. The prize? Hwang’s image will grace the cover of CASC’s annual…
Adrian Sescu, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has been named to the Airbus Helicopters, Inc. Endowed Professorship for the Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering. The Bagley College of Engineering honors the efforts of companies and individuals in the public and private sector who have made great efforts to the field…
Isaac L. Howard has been named director of the Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering starting July 1, 2022. Howard began his teaching at Mississippi State in 2006 as an assistant professor. A few years later, he was promoted to associate professor and became a full professor and endowed chair. Howard served…
In a joint effort, two Mississippi State University units hope to give students an advantage in the job market by establishing the Engineering Leadership Excellence program. The partnership between the Bagley College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the College of Business allows students to earn a B.B.A. in Business Administration and…
Mississippi State graduate student, Durant Fullington, came in first place at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers annual conference for the student poster competition in Seattle, Washington, in late May. The IISE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated to industrial and systems engineering. Mississippi State University has an affiliated student chapter named IISE…