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Three ME incoming freshman were selected to receive the Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarships
Connor R. McNabb, Paul R. Saval, and Vesil C. Dao were selected to receive the 2017-18 Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarships. Congratulations to all of them!! For more information click here
ME faculty published a new book
Congratulations to Dr. Keith Hodge, ME Professor Emeritus, on the publication of the second edition of his book, Alternative Energy Systems and Applications. The book has been published by Wiley.
Liu and Spayde received the 2017 Schilling Special Teaching Award
Congratulations to Yucheng Liu, ME Associate Professor, and Dustin Spayde, ME Instructor, who received the 2017 Schilling Special Teaching Award from the MSU Office of the Provost. Their project was on “Improve Teaching and Learning in Vibrations and Controls Class by Addition of Lab Experiences.” The Schilling Special Teaching Projects Program provides financial support to encourage…
Bagley College’s Marcum receives international research chair
A professor from the Bagley College of Engineering has been named to an international chair by a French national research institute. Dave Marcum, the chief scientist at MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and a professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded an Inria International Chair for 2017 – 2021. As the French national institute…
ME graduate student won an award at the graduate student research symposium
Zhuo Wang, a ME Ph.D. student, won third place in the doctoral poster presentation in the 15th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium. Congratulations to him and to his advisor Dr. Lei Chen. Great Job!!! For more information about the Graduate Student Research Symposium click here
Ronnie Martin named 2017 BCoE Distinguished Fellow
Congratulations to Ronnie Martin who was named 2017 Bagley College of Engineering Distinguished Fellow. Ronnie Martin received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1969. He spent more than 30 years of his career with Texaco Exploration and Production, rising to serve as vice president. Since 2002, he has been the senior managing director at…
ME faculty recognized for outstanding scholarly achievements
ME faculty members were recognized for their outstanding achievements in teaching and research during the ME Advisory Board meeting on March 31st. The awards included: Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award, Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award, and Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award. These faculty awards were established by the ME department in 2015 to motivate and to…
Simulation Based Design of Hydrokinetic Farms
An untapped renewable energy source could help transition the country toward clean energy. Mississippi State University and a team of both domestic and international institutions in the United Kingdom are researching a design to transition in-stream hydrokinetic power from concept to mass commercialization. In-stream hydrokinetic power is the electric power generated by extracting energy from…
Dr. Liu received funding for education research and curriculum development
Congratulations to Dr. Yucheng Liu who received a grant of $4,000 from the University of Mississippi with the support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. This funding will support Dr. Liu’s effort of integrating open educational resources into the course “ME 4643 Introduction of Vibrations and Control.” He is planning to revamp this course…