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MSU senior named one of the nation’s top engineering students by ASCE
Over the course of his four years at Mississippi State University, senior civil engineering major Phong Ly has been no stranger to awards, honors and recognition. Adding to his impressive list of accolades, Ly has been named to the prestigious New Faces of Civil Engineering for 2019 by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is among…
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Student Profile: Ben Armour
Growing up as the youngest of 12 siblings, family has naturally had a strong influence on Ben Armour. And with a dad and several siblings who are engineers, it’s probably not all that surprising that the native of Laurel chose to enroll in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering. “I wouldn’t be majoring in chemical…
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Engineering researcher wins grant to study what happens when robots meet the poultry industry
What do you get when you mix a chicken with a robot? While that might sound like the start of a “dad joke,” one Mississippi State University researcher plans to study the practical applications of robotics in the poultry industry. Yang Zhao, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Mississippi State’s Bagley College…
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With new simulator, the digital sky is the limit
With a final check of his instrument panel, Mississippi State aerospace engineering graduate student Zachary Doucet gently pulled back on the control stick to lift his aircraft off the ground. As the airplane sailed through the air, he spent a few minutes getting used to the controls before banking left to see how the plane…
