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Researchers Work to Improve Solutions for One of Physics ‘Last Unsolved Problems’
Most people are familiar with the word turbulence, defined as “a fluid state that is random or unsteady,” because of their unforgettable experiences with it. Those who have racked up a lot of sky miles, and those who have not, describe similar experiences of gripping chair armrests and becoming semi-paralyzed in seats when an airliner…
ME Ph.D. student’s research showcased in video from ANL
ME Ph.D. student Kendyl Partridge’s research was showcased as part of the Educational Highlights series from the Argonne National Laboratory. Check the video below!
Chen and Shamsaei received cross-college research grants
Congratulations to Dr. Lei Chen and Dr. Nima Shamsaei who were selected to receive cross-college research grants on “High Energy Density Batteries” and “Design and Application of Customized Biomedical Materials,” respectively.
ME department head appointed to public advisory council
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Bagley College is now represented on a national energy corporation’s public advisory council. Pedro Mago, head of MSU’s Mechanical Engineering Department, has been appointed to serve a two-year term on Tennessee Valley Authority’s Regional Energy Resource Council (RERC). “Dr. Pedro Mago has a background in solving energy-related research problems,” said Dean of…
Luck and El Kadiri appointed to endowed professorships
Two mechanical engineering faculty members have been honored with endowed professorships from the Bagley College of Engineering. Professor Rogelio Luck received the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Professorship in Energy Systems and the Environment, while Associate Professor Haitham El Kadiri was awarded the Coleman and Whiteside Professorship. “Both Dr. Luck and Dr. El Kadiri are very…
ME student named ASEE Intern of the Year
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A Bagley College of Engineering student has been named Student Intern of the Year by a national engineering society. Stephen Hayden, a senior mechanical engineering major, was selected by the the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division of the American Society of Engineering Education as the 2016 Student Intern of the Year. The…
ME department head elected to national committee
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Bagley College of Engineering is now represented among members of a national mechanical engineering society’s department head executive committee. MSU department head Pedro Mago has been chosen to serve a two-year term for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) committee, beginning in 2016. The ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Head Executive…
Walters named CAVS associate director
Congratulations to Keith Walters, a professor of Mechanical Engineering, who has been appointed as associate director for the Center for Advanced Vehicle Systems (CAVS).
ME Department climbs to 27 in NSF research rankings
In a recently released report, the National Science Foundation ranked our Mechanical Engineering department 27th in research expenditures among 271 Mechanical Engineering Departments in the U.S. The total research and development activity of the ME department for fiscal Year 2014 was $11.57MM. The ME department was ranked 33rd last year and 55th the year before that. “This…