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ME Graduate Students won the BCoE publication student award in Spring 2014.

Congratulations to Christopher Barrett (Advisor: Dr. El Kadiri), Kyle Johnson (right) (Advisor: Dr. Horstemeyer), and  Joseph Carpenter (left) (Advisor: Dr. Mago) who won the BCoE publication student award in Spring 2014.

May 16, 2014


ME Undergraduate Students received awards at the Bagley Undergraduate Research Poster Competition

Congratulations to James Tobermann, Jonathan Pegues, and Lawrence Levert , ME undergraduate students, who won awards at the first Bagley Undergraduate Research Poster Competition. James Tobermann, Distinguished (Certificate + $300); Poster title: Optimization of a Dual-CHP System Based on Monthly Power-to-Heat Ratio; Advisors: Dr. Alta Knizley and Pedro Mago. Jonathan Pegues, Meritorious (Certificate + $200);…

May 2, 2014


PhD student Christopher Barrett received the 2014 BCoE Graduate Student Research Award

Congratulations to Christopher D. Barrett, who has been selected to receive the 2014 Graduate Student Research Award by the Bagley College of Engineering.  He was recognized at the annual Research Award Banquet on May 1, 2014.  He has also won the publication graduate student award in 2013.  Christopher D. Barrett is working under Dr. Haitham…

May 2, 2014


PhD student Mahmood Mamivand was recognized as the BCoE most distinguished graduate scholar of 2013

Congratulations to Mahmood Mamivand who was recognized as the BC0E most distinguished graduate scholar of 2013.  He is working under Dr. Haitham El Kadiri on phase field simulations of phase transformation occurring in vital nuclear materials.

May 2, 2014


ME Ph.D. Students received awards in Poster Competition

Mahmood Mamivand received a superior award and Kyle Johnson received a distinguished award in the BCOE Spring 2014 Graduate Research Poster Competition.   

May 2, 2014


Srinivasan selected for Central States Section of the Combustion Institute board

    Dr. Kalyan Srinivasan, associate professor in mechanical engineering, has been selected as new member of the Board of Advisors of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute.

April 10, 2014


Mago elevated to grade of Fellow in international organization

STARKVILLE, Miss. – An endowed professor in the Bagley College of Engineering will receive the highest membership honor from an international organization. Pedro Mago, the Tennessee Valley Authority professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The rank of Fellow is the highest grade of…

March 12, 2014


Fatigue, fracture mechanics research to save lives

Every day, people drive cars, fly in airplanes or ride bicycles. Every day, dangerous accidents involving these transportation devices occur as a result of fatigue. Nima Shamsaei wants to prevent these accidents. Years ago, Shamsaei’s father, a former fighter pilot, told him about the risk of fatigue failure in airplanes. Today, as an assistant professor…

March 12, 2014


Alumnus uses light to assess blood’s clotting properties

February 27, 2014


Freshmen earn awards for service-learning projects

More than 150 mechanical engineering freshmen put their education into action as part of the introduction to mechanical engineering class. Called service-learning, this aspect of the class asked students to develop proposals for and implement projects that would help the community through mechanical engineering and the students at Mississippi State. The projects include, developing an…

December 9, 2013