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Mago honored as one of the 2009 best reviewers
Dr. Pedro Mago, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was selected as one of the best reviewers of 2009 by the board of Applied Energy. He was recognized for his outstanding service to Applied Energy in particular and the peer review in process in general.
Student earns the 2010 ASTM Scholarship
Shakhrukh Ismonov, a PhD student of Mechanical Engineering, has been chosen as one of the two recipients of the ASTM International Graduate Scholarship for the academic year 2010. The scholarship rewards graduate students who have demonstrated high levels of interest and involvement with ASTM Standards. The awardees receive $10,000 to be used for their educational…
Student receives a NASA GSRP fellowship
Ms. Haley Rubisoff Doude, a PhD student of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a renewable NASA Graduate Student Researcher Project (GSRP) fellowship for the 2010/2011 academic year. This competitive program supports graduate study related to the NASA research and will allow Ms. Doude access to the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center facilities. Her research proposal entitled:…
Student earns ASHRAE MSU Scholarship
James R. Ary, a senior Mechanical Engineering student, has been chosen as recipient of the Mississippi Chapter of The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) MSU Scholarship for the year 2010. James was selected by ASHRAE Mississippi Chapter members for his overall accomplishments as a mechanical engineering student that could only be…
Student receives J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Daniel R. Zabaldano, a Spring 2010 graduate of mechanical engineering, is the recipient of the prestigious J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship for the 2010 2011 academic year. Mr. Zabaldano has been accepted at the Politecnico di Torino’s Petroleum Engineering Master program (in Torino (Turin), Italy) . The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of…
MSU SAE participates in annual Competition
Mississippi State University’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) student chapter participates in an annual competition on the design and manufacturing of a Formula SAE car, that is business-viable. A team of engineering students, mostly mechanical, is assembled early in the year for the competition. This year’s competition took place in Michigan (May 12 – 15)…
Student wins MSU Scholarship
Alta Knizley, a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering has been awarded the MSU Women’s Club Scholarship for the Summer 2010 semester. The MSU Women’s Club scholarship is presented to female graduate students in any discipline who demonstrate quality in academics, leadership, and service.
Student receives NSF Fellowship
Ph.D. student Ratessiea (Tessa) Lett, has received a Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation. These highly competitive awards provide $41,500/year of discretionary funding during three years. Tessa was selected by her work on Modeling Solidification Defects in Castings. Lett’s selection was based on her outstanding accomplishments in the area of science research and engineering…
Retirement reception honoring ME faculty
A retirement reception by the department of Mechanical Engineering was held on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at the John Grisham Room in the Mitchell Memorial Library, honoring three ME faculty members: Dr. Adebiyi, Dr. Berry and Dr. Hodge. The reception was an opportunity to thank them for their service and dedication and wish them well…
Steele to serve as interim Provost
Dr. Gleen Steele to serve as interim Provost and Vice President for Academic affairs, beginning January 1, 2010. Dr. Steele has been a member of the MSU faculty for 30 years. He is a Giles Distinguished Professor, the Bobby Shackouls Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and co-director of the Energy Institute, which includes the Sustainable Energy…