A Mississippi State computer science and engineering professor has been recognized as one of the world’s top leaders in the field of robotics. Cindy Bethel, a professor in the Bagley College of Engineering, has been named as one of the World’s 50 Most Renowned Women in Robotics by Analytics Insight magazine. The recognition comes...
Continue readingTruax elected to lead national civil engineering organization
The head of Mississippi State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has been elected to serve as president of the nation’s leading civil engineering organization. Dennis Truax will be inaugurated as president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers at the organization’s annual meeting this fall. He will serve as president-elect of ASCE...
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This short video is a companion piece to the story about Mississippi State’s involvement with the JROTC-CS project. You can find the full story here....
Continue readingNew program aims to increase access to computer science for JROTC students
Nearly 70 percent of the more than 500,000 high school students who participate in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs across the United States don’t have access to advanced placement computer science classes but a new public-private partnership that includes Mississippi State University is working to bridge that gap....
Continue readingBian elected to leadership position within international professional society
A Mississippi State engineering faculty member has been elected to lead a division within the world’s largest industrial engineering professional society. Linkan Bian, who holds the Thomas B. & Terri L. Nusz Professorship in industrial & systems engineering, will serve as president-elect for the Quality Control and Reliability Engineering division of the Institute of...
Continue readingMSU faculty use 3D printers to produce face shields for Meridian medical personnel
With personal protective equipment in short supply nationwide, a team of engineers and researchers at Mississippi State University is turning to an unlikely combination of 3D printers and office supplies to aid medical personnel tackling COVID-19. ...
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