Who/What: Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering is excited to host the upcoming Project MFG SEC Machining Competition. This innovative event will showcase the talents of machining teams from various universities across the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The following six teams will be competing in the event: Auburn University University of Missouri Mississippi State University…
A longtime faculty member and MSU retiree has been named the interim head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Two-time MSU alum and retired professor Pat Donohoe will return to campus as the interim head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. “I have known Dr. Donohoe for many years and can…
Perkins joins CSAB task force on AI and ML Andy Perkins, a Department of Computer Science and Engineering associate department head and professor, has joined the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board’s task force on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The group is tasked with researching how to proceed in accrediting AI programs through the Accreditation Board…
Six Mississippi State aerospace engineering teams participated at the recent 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region II Student Conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. Conner Evans, Gaige Sidaway, Britain Steele and Tyler Zeringue received second place in the Team Category with their senior seminar work “Validation and Development of…
Five Mississippi State engineering students placed first in Best Student Design at the 2024 Association for Computing Machinery/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. The team was one of 15 teams to compete in the Best Student Design category at the conference in Boulder, Colorado. The team won with their design…
Ed Swan, a professor of computer science and engineering, has been inducted into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee’s Virtual Reality Academy for his fundamental research on perceptual issues in virtual and augmented reality. Swan is one of six members inducted in 2024 into the prestigious academy, which highlights…
John J. Ramirez-Avila, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-graduate coordinator, has been named an American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute fellow. Fellows are selected based on their contributions to the field, mentorship, outreach and involvement in EWRI committees, conferences or journals. The EWRI serves as the ASCE’s technical…
The Bagley College of Engineering’s Tamra Swann, a distance education coordinator, has been awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Continuing Professional Development Division’s Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Service Award. This award is the highest honor given to CPDD members who have excelled in leadership and service within the division and recognizes outstanding service to…
The Bagley College of Engineering’s Teresa Bryan-Watts, a program and grant development specialist, has joined the Journal of Research Administration as an editorial board member. The position involves encouraging submissions related to the journal’s focus on research administration, ensuring articles are responsive to research administration issues and trends, and leading the review of submitted manuscripts….