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ME Department welcomes new faculty members this Fall
The Mechanical Engineering department welcomes Assistant Professor Andrea Strzelec, Associate Professor Hongjoo Rhee, and Assistant Clinical Professor, Emily Spayde. Dr. Andrea Strzelec joined Mississippi State University as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2018. Her Combustion & Reaction Characterization Laboratory is located at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). Previously, she was an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, after post…
Stone selected to participate in the 2018 Symposium: Engineering a World of Difference: Convergence in Manufacturing
Congratulations to Dr. Tonya Stone who has been selected to participate in the 2018 Symposium: Engineering a World of Difference: Convergence in Manufacturing to be held on September 26-29 at the University of Michigan. This symposium is sponsored by the NSF Broadening Participation in Engineering Program, and it is the 10th offering in the Minority…
Dr. Rogelio Luck retires from the Mechanical Engineering Department
Congratulations to our colleague and friend Dr. Rogelio Luck on his retirement after 29 years of dedicated service to the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Bagley College of Engineering at MSU. A retirement reception to honor Dr. Luck was held on August 15. Below are some pictures from his retirement celebration. The ME faculty, staff,…
Dr. Yucheng Liu awarded tenure
Congratulations to Dr. Yucheng Liu, ME Associate Professor, who received tenure, effective Fall 2018. Dr. Liu’s research has focused on the areas of multiscale material modeling and simulation, high strain rate performance of materials, vehicle systems design and analysis, and hydropower and wave energy technology. He has published more than 180 peer-reviewed publications, including more than…
Dr. Heejin Cho promoted to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Heejin Cho, who was promoted to Associate Professor, effective Fall 2018. Dr. Cho’s research is primarily focused on the field of energy and the environment, specifically designing and optimizing energy and environmental systems for building and nuclear applications. Collaborating with researchers at MSU and other organizations, He has secured about $14.9M in energy…
Excellent story featuring 1996 ME Alumna, Carman Mullins, in the MSU’s Alumnus Magazine
Strzelec selected to receive a SEC visiting faculty travel grant
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Strzelec who was selected to receive a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Visiting Faculty Travel Grant. Dr. Strzelec’s proposal was one of ten proposals funded for this academic year from all colleges on our campus. Dr. Strzelec will be visiting the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Auburn University to establish a collaborative…
ME Ph.D. student selected as a recipient of the 2018 SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
Congratulations to Yangqing (Suby) Dou, ME Ph.D. student, who has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award for her presentation during the WCX 2018 SAE World Congress Experience held in Detroit. The title of her presentation was “A Multiscale Study of Single Crystal Copper Plate with Octal Orientation…
ME Ph.D. student received an award at the 2018 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute
Saeid Zare, ME Ph.D. student, received the Central States Section Combustion Art Competition Award at the 2018 Spring Technical Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was recognized during the banquet on May 21. All submissions were evaluated based on their artistic merit and/or technical merit. Eligible entries included: images (photographs or computer-generated), paintings, drawings, sketches, sculpture,…
Askari selected as Teacher of the Year by the NSBE chapter at Mississippi State
Congratulations to Dr. Omid Askari who has been selected as Teacher of the Year by the Mississippi State’s National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Increasing Minority Access to Graduate Education (IMAGE). Dr. Askari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Institute at Mississippi State University (MSU). Dr. Askari received his Ph.D. degree…