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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…
ME Alumnus honored as Distinguished Fellow
Joe E. Bickham Sr., graduated from Mississippi State University in June 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, was honored by the Mississippi State’s James W. Bagley College of Engineering as 2010 Distinguished Fellow for career accomplishments and personal contributions to the engineering community.
Student selected to become Graduate Fellow
Dustin Spayde, an ME graduate student, has been selected to become an INSPIRE GK-12 Graduate Fellow for the 2010-2011 academic year. His one-year fellowship will begin May 16th, 2010. The Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program, managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Division of Graduate Education (DGE), provides funding to graduate students…
Student wins SMART scholarship
Wesley Trim, a ME graduate student and CAVS Graduate Research Assistant for the Computational Manufacturing and Design Group, is the recipient of the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship. The SMART Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in…
Student earns MSSGC Fellowship
Jairus Bernard, a ME graduate student and CAVS Graduate Research Assistant for the Computational Manufacturing and Design Group, is the recipient of a NASA/Mississippi Space Grant Consortium Fellowship (MSSGC) for the 2009-2010 school year.The MSSGC recipients are expected to have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Eligibility is limited…
Stone selected as a “Rising Star”
Dr. Tonya Stone, a new Fall 2009 Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, was selected as a “Rising Star” by the Women of Color magazine. Dr. Stone will travel to Dallas, Texas to be formally recognized at the 2009 Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) conference. In May, Stone received a doctorate from Mississippi State…
The ME department bids best wishes to Dr. Louay Chamra
The ME department bids a warm farewell and best wishes to the PACCAR Chair and Head Dr. Louay Chamra who accepted a position as Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Oakland University. We wish all the best to him and his family in the new job and place.
Daniewicz named interim head of ME
Dr. Steven R. Daniewicz, Mechanical Engineering Professor, has been appointed as the new interim Department Head for the Department of Mechanical Engineering starting October 5, 2009. Dr. Daniewicz has been a ME faculty member since 1994. He received a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and master’s and doctoral degrees from Ohio State.