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ME Ph.D. Student Received the 2016 SMART Scholarship

Congratulations to Andrew Bowman, a ME Ph.D. student, who was awarded a scholarship under the Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program. Andrew has been working under the supervision of Dr. Mark Horstemeyer on “Multiscale Modeling of Polyethylene using the Modified Embedded Atom Method (MEAM) Potential.” The SMART Scholarship Program has been established by the…

August 17, 2016


ME Ph.D. student was awarded the NASA/MSSGC Fellowship

Congratulations to Mary Wilson who was awarded the NASA/Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC) 2016-2017 Graduate Research Fellowship.  Mary is a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student working with Dr. Rogelio Luck on transient simulation, control, and uncertainty analysis of the thermal response of buildings.

August 9, 2016


Knizley selected to receive the 2015 ME Outstanding Teaching Award

Congratulations to Dr. Alta Knizley who was selected to receive the  2015 Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award. This new award was implemented by the ME Department to recognize a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to excellence in teaching, advancing the educational mission of the ME Department, and incorporating innovation in undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.  This award was open…

May 19, 2016


Liu selected to receive the 2015 ME Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Yucheng Liu, ME Associate Professor,  who was selected to receive the Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award. This new award was instituted by the Mechanical Engineering Department to recognize exceptionally influential research accomplishments by its senior faculty.  The ME Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award was open to all the associate and full professors in the ME department. More…

May 19, 2016


Cho selected to receive the 2015 ME Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Heejin Cho, ME Assistant Professor,  who was selected to receive the Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award. This new award was instituted by the Mechanical Engineering Department to recognize exceptionally influential research accomplishments by its junior faculty.  The ME Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award was open to all the assistant professors in the ME…

May 19, 2016


Luck selected to receive the 2015 BCoE Career Award

Congratulations to Dr. Rogelio Luck who was selected to receive the 2015 Career Award from the Bagley College of Engineering.  A well-deserved award in recognition of all his contributions to the Mechanical Engineering department, the Bagley College of Engineering, and Mississippi State University.  The career award is presented each year to a faculty member, with more…

May 3, 2016


ME undergraduate student won award at undergraduate student research symposium

Congratulations to Tom Zhang, mechanical engineering junior, who won second place in Visual Displays in the Physical Science and Engineering Division of the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University’s Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College. For more information about the Undergraduate Research Symposium click here

May 3, 2016


ME graduate students won awards at graduate student research symposium

Piyush Porwall, Amanda Sterling, and Matthew Wong 
won awards at the Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium at MSU. Piyush Porwal: First Place in the Physics, Math, Engineering Oral Presentation Division: “Novel Tesla-Type Heat Exchangers for Microfluidic Applications.” Amanda J. Sterling: Second Place in the Physics, Math, Engineering Poster Presentation Division:  “Repairing Valuable Parts Using Laser-Based…

April 11, 2016


ME graduate student selected to receive an award from SAE International

Mohammad “M.J.” Mahtabi, ME Ph.D. student, was selected to receive the SAE Henry O. Fuchs Student Award.  The purpose of this award is to promote the education of engineering students in the area of fatigue technology.  This award is presented to a college student that is working in the field of fatigue research and applications.  MJ….

April 8, 2016


ME graduate student received the ORED BCoE graduate student research award

Congratulations to Aref Yadollahi, ME PhD student,  who was selected to receive the ORED BCoE Graduate Student Research Award.  Aref is working with Dr. Nima Shamsaei on additive manufacturing, fatigue, material characterization, and damage mechanics research.  During his two years as graduate student, he has published 7 journals and 3 conference papers.  He has also contributed…

April 7, 2016