Congratulations to Dr. Yucheng Liu who has been appointed as a guest professor at Hefei University of Technology (HFUT) in China on July 2, 2015. After the ceremony, Dr. Liu gave a talk tilted with “Multiscale modeling and simulation of Ni-Cu penetration.” He also participated in a forum with a group of HFUT students and…
Dr. Yucheng Liu visited the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) on June 4th. During his visit, Dr. Liu gave a seminar to SJTU faculty and graduate students sharing his recent research progress on multiscale modeling and simulation of high velocity penetration between nickel projectile and copper plate. He also…
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Keith on being named Dean of the Bagley College of Engineering. Dr. Keith, who has served as interim dean and Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport Jr. chair since March 2014, will assume the duties of dean June 1. For more information click here
Jacob R. South and Leslie N. Charleston were selected to receive the 2015-16 Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarships. Congratulations to both of them!! For more information click here
Congratulations to Dr. Alta Knizley, an instructor in the mechanical engineering department, who won a 2016 Engineering First-Year Experience (EFX) Teaching Project from the Bagley College of Engineering. Her project was on “Industry, service, and hands-on immersion in ME 1111 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course.” The goal of the EFX Teaching Projects program is to support and encourage new ideas for improving first-year…
Congratulations to Dr. Nima Shamsaei, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who received the 2015 Schilling Special Teaching Award from the MSU Office of the Provost. His project was on “Fatigue of Engineering Materials: A Hands-On Experiments Course for Undergraduate Students.” The Schilling Special Teaching Projects Program provides financial support to encourage…
Undergraduate students Chase Stogner (Mechanical Engineering) and Jeff Steinwinder (Civil Engineering) won second place in the oral presentations of the Physical Sciences and Engineering section at the MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 23rd. Their presentation was tilted “Assessment of Techniques to Mitigate and Restore Fracking Pollution in Mississippi.” Congratulations to both of them!!!…
CAVS scientists are designing novel engine combustion strategies for the vehicles of the future that will achieve higher fuel economy, more engine power, and are safer for the environment. This mind probing analysis is called low temperature combustion engine research. The work is supported by the creation of a new Advanced Combustion Engines (ACE) Laboratory,…
Mechanical engineering Ph.D. students Justin Hughes, William Lawrimore, Govinda Mahajan, and Wilburn Whittington won the Bagley College of Engineering Graduate student publication award. Great Job and congratulations to all of them!!
Congratulations to John Fairley, mechanical engineering undergraduate student, who won the Bagley College of Engineering undergraduate student publication award. He is currently doing research with Dr. Scott Thompson and is focusing on the thermal analysis of oscillating heat pipes. They recently published a journal paper in the International Journal of Thermal Sciences. The title of the paper is:…