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El Kadiri named new department head in mechanical engineering
A world-renowned scholar in the field of mechanical metallurgy has been selected as the new department head for mechanical engineering within Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering. Haitham El Kadiri will assume the position of department head and PACCAR Chair pending approval of the State Board of Trustees, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. He…
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Student Profile: Jonathan Cheeks
One of the main goals that Jonathan Cheeks had when he entered Mississippi State was to find ways to be of service to others. So, getting involved with the National Society of Black Engineers was a natural first step for the electrical engineering major. When he was given the chance to join the NSBE executive…
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Biomedical engineering student wins prestigious national award
For the second time in the last four years, a Mississippi State engineering student has been selected as the recipient of the C. William Hall Scholarship from the Society For Biomaterials. Kaylee Bundy, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering, was presented with the award at the society’s virtual annual meeting on Thursday, April 22. “It…
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Student Profile: Asishana Amunega-Ajayi
Moving from a city of 6 million people to a college town of about 25,000 would probably be a bit of culture shock for anyone. So, it makes sense that one of the first thoughts that Asishana Amunega-Ajayi had when he travelled to Starkville for the first time was “what have I gotten myself into.”…
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Bagley senior chosen as one of the nation’s top engineering students by ASCE
Senior civil engineering major Jessica Lewis has built up an impressive resume during her time at Mississippi State University. Adding to her growing list of accomplishments, Lewis has been named to the prestigious New Faces of Civil Engineering for 2021 list by the American Society of Civil Engineers. She is one of just 10 college students worldwide…
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Faculty Spotlight: Rob Wolz
After more than 35 years in the aerospace industry, a return to Mississippi State has been a rewarding change of pace for Rob Wolz. Now an instructor in the Bagley College of Engineering’s aerospace engineering department, Wolz didn’t always envision teaching as a career path. Growing up in southern Illinois near St. Louis, Wolz had…
