The Office for Research and Development has appointed Dr. Keith Walters as Science Director for the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) effect September 1, 2012. He has served on the EPSCoR project as a research focus group leader for the past 6 years (3 years on the previous grant and…
Dr. Pedro Mago, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Sundar Krishnan, an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, were selected to receive the Hearin Faculty Excellence Award from the Bagley College of Engineering. Dr. Mago has received this award for three consecutive years and Dr. Krishnan has received it for two consecutive years.
FACULTY POSITION IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. It is anticipated that the initial appointments will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor, although a higher rank may be considered for candidates with exceptional background and experience. Mechanical Design Applicants should…
Sophomore mechanical engineering major Manish R. Borse was one of the nine MSU student recipients of the spring semester undergraduate research symposium award. Sponsored by the university’s Shackouls Honors College, the competition provides high-achieving scholars with the opportunity to publicly present their independent research projects. For the full press release from MSU please go to…
EcoCAR 2: Plugging In To the Future named Mississippi State University its Year One winner at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. The results were announced during a ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif., following six days of judged competitions. In addition to the overall first place finish, the team brings home $13,000 in prize…
The Formula SAE team of Mechanical Engineering participated in the annual Formula SAE competition which was held in Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan on May 9-12, 2012. The ME team placed 34th overall out of 105 finishing teams, beating several prestigious schools including Cornell, Virginia Tech, Michigan State, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Tammy Coleman, administrative assistant in mechanical engineering since August 2007, was one of the recipients of the 2012 Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) support staff award winner. She was honored at the BCoE faculty and staff annual appreciation picnic on May 8, 2012
Palara Grant, a senior in mechanical engineering, is one of the BCoE recipients of the 2012 Spirit of State award. The Spirit of State Awards formally honor those who have made a positive impact on peers and the broader campus community through organizational involvements, services to the institution and personal actions promoting school spirit and…
Austin Richey, a mechanical engineering freshman from New Albany is featured in “Our People” on the MSU webpage. To read the story: http://www.msstate.edu/web/people/Richey_Austin/
Manish Borse, a sophomore in mechanical engineering and Paromita Mitra, a junior in aerospace engineering, placed third in the junior/senior division team design competition at the ASEE 2012 Southeastern Section Conference. Their work was done in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). Please see the poster by P. Mitra and S. Bhushan:…