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Knizley received one of the 2016 Engineering First-Year Experience Teaching Projects
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…
Shamsaei received the 2015 Schilling Special Teaching Award
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…
ME student won award at the MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium
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!!!…
Research and Students ‘ACEL’ into the Future
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,…
ME Graduate Students won BCoE Publication Award
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!!
ME Undergraduate Student won BCoE Publication Award
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:…
ME Ph.D. student inducted into the BCoE Student Hall of Fame
Kyle Johnson, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student, was inducted into the Bagley College of Engineering Student Hall of Fame. Kyle has been doing research with Dr. Mark Horstemeyer on designing, producing, and characterizing two new metal alloys using laser engineered net shape additive manufacturing processes. He is also the recipient of the NASA Mississippi Space…
Stephen Cayson and Charlie Cumbaa named 2015 BCoE Distinguished Fellows
Congratulations to Stephen Cayson and Charlie Cumbaa who were named Bagley College of Engineering Distinguished Fellows. Stephen Cayson received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1987. He is the chief scientist and vice president for technology at Sigmatech, a company that provides technical services and support to the aerospace and defense companies. He is an…
ME Students win $20,000 at LITECAR challenge
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Three Bagley College of Engineering students won $20,000 in the Lightweighting Technologies Enabling Comprehensive Automotive Redesign (LITECAR) challenge. The mechanical engineering majors, David Francis, Kyle Johnson and Willburn Whittington, placed third out of 254 entries from across the globe in the challenge funded by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The LITECAR competition asked teams to…
ME student among winners of the university’s fourth annual “Investing in Innovation Day”
Matt Waddle, a junior mechanical engineering major, won second place and a People’s Choice Award during the Conceptual (II) Startup competition, for Glassio; and the second place during the Student Elevator Pitch Competition, for Squares. Great Job Matt!! More information can be found here