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Mike McDaniel named BCoE Alumni of the Year

Congratulations to Mike McDaniel who was named Bagley College of Engineering Alumni of the Year. He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1979.  McDaniel was named a Bagley College Distinguished Fellow in 2012 and currently serves on the college’s advisory board, as well as the advisory board of the Mechanical Engineering Department. 

February 10, 2015


Seven ME undergraduate students selected to participate in the Spring 2015 BCoE URP

Congratulations to Narayan Bhandari, Tanner Cauthen, Ben Rutherford, Drew Williams, Shelton Matthews, Kevin Muse, and Sam Cox who were selected to participate in the Spring 2015 Bagley College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Program under the guidance of Dr. El Kadiri (Narayan), Dr. Shamsaei (Ben & Tanner), Dr. Srinivasan (Drew), Dr. Thompson (Shelton & Kevin), and…

January 27, 2015


Grand champion at the 3MT competition at MSU

“Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success,” Paul J. Meyer said.  Effective communication is a key skill for all career fields, and engineering is no exception. By successfully combining communication with engineering, Mukti Patel, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering,, was named grand champion and awarded $1,000 at…

January 23, 2015


ME Faculty and graduate students presented their research at the AIAA SciTech 2015

Dr. Shamsaei, Dr. Thompson, Dr. Jutima Simsiriwong (Postdoctoral Associate), and Ph.D. graduate students Aref Yadollahi, Jonathan Pegues, Amanda Sterling, and Garrett Marshall presented five papers with their research on Material Fatigue and Additive Manufacturing  at the AIAA SciTech 2015 held in Kissimmee, FL from January 5 – 9. 

January 13, 2015


Happy Holidays!!

December 18, 2014


Faculty search in Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of computational modeling for integrated thermal, fluid, and structural processes. The applicant’s research should complement related research in the Department, which includes additive manufacturing, materials processing, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and thermal systems. It is anticipated…

December 18, 2014


ME Students won the BCoE Graduate Student Publication Award in Fall 2014

Congratulations to ME graduate students Varun Chitta, Tej Dhaka (Advisor Dr. Keith Walters) and Shameem Raihan (Advisors Dr. Srinivasan and Dr. Krishnan) who won the Fall 2014 BCoE Graduate Student Publication Award. Great Job!!!!

December 4, 2014


ME Faculty elected to the Executive Committee of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division

Dr. Kalyan Srinivasan, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected to serve as Assistant Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division (ICED).   In his leadership role, Dr. Srinivasan will maintain and support the requirements of the committee, organize ICED conferences and maintain and upgrade the ICED operating…

November 26, 2014


Freshmen Students Presented at ME 1111 Service-Learning Symposium

On Wednesday, Nov. 19, ME 1111 students presented their proposals for a semester-long service-learning project.  Working in conjunction with the Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence (CASLE), ME 1111 freshmen students spent the Fall 2104 semester developing engineering design project proposals and ideas to meet several different needs in our community.  Community partners from…

November 25, 2014


ME Ph.D student was named the Grand Champion at MSU’s 3MT competition

Congratulations to Mukti Patel, a ME Ph.D. student, who was named the Grand Champion at MSU’s 3MT competition on Thursday, Nov. 20.  Her research talk was on “Designing Third Generation Steel for Future Ground Vehicles.”  She will advance to a Southeastern Conference competition. Also, congratulations to Aamir Sohail, a ME Master student, who was selected as…

November 23, 2014