BIOMEDICAL | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 13
Bill Elmore fills MSU’s Henry Chair in Chemical Engineering
September 15, 2005 An award-winning veteran faculty member at Louisiana Tech University is the new holder of the Hunter W. Henry Chair in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State. Bill B. Elmore recently joined the Bagley College of Engineering after 15 years at the Ruston, La., institution. An associate professor in the Swalm School of Chemical…
MSU engineering student attending NSF nanotechnology workshop
June 6, 2005 A Mississippi State doctoral student in biomedical engineering is one of 20 university winners of National Science Foundation fellowships to attend 2005 summer institutes in their respective fields of study. New Orleans native Lakiesha N. Claude is visiting Northwestern University in Chicago this week [June 6-10] to participate in the Summer Institute…
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…
Bagley College Welcomes Dr. William Batchelor as head of ABE
When the new head of Mississippi State University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering assumed his duties in January, he already knew a lot about the department’s work. William D. Batchelor’s background is in plant growth and development modeling. “A lot of that technology was developed here at MSU,” he said. “Most of my previous…
MSU engineering college recognizes distinguished alumni
March 10, 2005 Nine business and industry leaders who carved out successful careers after graduating from Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering are being honored as 2005 Distinguished Fellows. The alumni received plaques and personal congratulations from college Dean Kirk H. Schulz during a recent ceremony at the university’s Hunter Henry Center. “We are extremely…
Gilbert to Become President of Institute of Biological Engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State associate provost Jerry Gilbert—widely known for his studies of the aging process—will become president of the Institute of Biological Engineering Jan. 1. A Jackson native and faculty member at the university since 1988, Gilbert will preside over the national professional organization’s 2005 annual meeting next March in Athens, Ga. As president-elect, he…
MSU Student Selected for National Science Foundation Fellowship
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State electrical engineering student is the winner of a 2004 National Science Foundation graduate fellowship and will begin developing a research project this summer. Doctoral student John E. Ball is among approximately 900 selected for the highly competitive three-year awards, which fund research and education in most fields of science and engineering….
Biological engineering professor promoted to MSU associate provost
STARKVILLE, Miss.–The head of agricultural and biological engineering at Mississippi State is being named associate provost for academic affairs at the university. Jerome A. Gilbert’s appointment was announced today [Dec. 17] by Provost Peter Rabideau. His promotion becomes effective in January with the beginning of the spring semester, pending approval by the Board of Trustees,…
Biological engineering major wins NSF Fellowship
Mississippi State University biological engineering major Jennifer A. Woodfield of Birmingham, Ala., is receiving a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship worth $96,000 over three years. “She is the only student from Mississippi State to receive this award and one of only two from universities in Mississippi,” said department head Jerome A. Gilbert, noting…
MSU professor named Outstanding Young Engineer
A Mississippi State University associate professor of electrical and computer engineering is being honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Noel Schulz is receiving the IEEE Power Engineering Society Walter Fee Outstanding Young Engineer Award. The honor is presented each year by the international professional organization to a member of its Power Engineering…