Newsroom | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 2
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Matthew “Matt” Craig Hillyer
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Matt Hillyer serves as Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering for Taylor Machine Works, Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Mississippi. In this role, he provides strategic leadership across engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations, and supply chain functions, supporting the…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Christine E. Cuicchi
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Christine E. Cuicchi is a distinguished leader in high-performance computing (HPC) with a career spanning 29 years in the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). Ms. Cuicchi earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: William Bradley “Brad” Clark
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Brad Clark volleys between his home in McComb, Mississippi and Starkville and Claiborne County, MS. He is the owner of Clark Construction, Inc. of MS in McComb. He graduated from MSU in 1985 with a B.S. in…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Kari Babski-Reeves
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves is currently the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Tennessee. She is a proud three-time industrial engineering MSU alumna. She began her academic career in the Grado Department of Industrial and…
Mississippi State University researchers receive SMART Act grant to advance AI-driven surgical technology
Mississippi State University researchers are advancing cutting-edge medical technology with support from Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning through the Securing Mississippi’s Agreement for Research and Technology Act. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering assistant professor Zahra Saadatizadeh; MSU data science instructor Pedram Chavoshipour Heris and MSU College of Veterinary Medicine clinical professor Andy Shores have…
Mississippi State University alumni recognized as 2026 Bagley College of Engineering Distinguished Fellows, Emerging Leader
STARKVILLE, Miss.— The Bagley College of Engineering recognized Mississippi State alumni from various industries for their accomplishments and commitment to the engineering field at the 2026 Distinguished Engineering Recognition Banquet. Eight alumni were selected as Distinguished Fellows, while one alumnus was chosen as the sixth recipient of the college’s Emerging Leader award. The awardees are…