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)…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…