BILOXI, Miss. — During a June 8 ceremony, Mississippi State’s Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC) earned recognition from a regional think tank for its efforts to create economic opportunities through environmentally friendly research. The Southern Growth Policy Board presented the 2009 Innovator Award during the Governors’ Reception at the Southern Energy: Abundant, Affordable, and American…
STARKVILLE, Miss. –A veteran academic administrator and a Giles Distinguished professor is named director of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). Dr. Roger King, former associate dean of research and graduate studies for the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE), was appointed to the position based on his successful track record of establishing the engineering…
STARKVILLE, Miss. –The Bagley College of Engineering is proud to announce the 2009 inductees into its Student Hall of Fame. This award recognizes students who have made outstanding contributions to their departments, the college and Mississippi State during their time here at MSU. The six students whose biographies are included below have been selected from…
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…
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…
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State research scientist is urging Congress to consider plant and animal materials as a replacement for dwindling supplies of petroleum in the future production of fuels and other important chemicals. “With our worldwide petroleum reserves playing out their capability to support industrial activity over the next 100 years, new options for future…
Mississippi State engineering students who want to extend University Honors Program participation into their junior and senior years now may do so by performing additional work in regular upper-level courses. Bagley College of Engineering departments are adding class sections that will allow upper-level students to earn honors credit by completing additional assignments such as writing…