Faculty - Richard A. Rula School of Civil & Environmental Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering - Page 6
Cementing success: Sustainable concrete at MSU’s Davis Wade Stadium wins recognition
An engineering team affiliated with Mississippi State is receiving multiple national and international recognitions for an innovative concept. First, their idea to use more sustainable cement and recyclable by-products in developing a concrete used in the recent expansion and renovation of Davis Wade Stadium was honored by World of Concrete, one of the largest international construction…
Two professors welcomed into BCoE Academy
The Bagley College of Engineering inducted two new members into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Islam El-adaway, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Andrew Walters, an instructor of aerospace engineering, were announced as the newest members during a May ceremony at Old Waverly in West Point, Mississippi. The inductees were selected based…
Department head tapped by two as accreditation board commissioner
Two national organizations have tapped the head of civil engineering in the Bagley College for service on a commission for engineering accreditation. Dennis D. Truax will represent the National Society of Professional Engineers and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying on the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. He is a professor and head…
Three faculty receive awards from national organization
Three Bagley College of Engineering faculty members earned recognition from a national organization for their dedication to engineering and engineering education. Dave Dampier received the 2014 Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education Southeast Section. This award is presented to faculty who have shown excellent contributions to engineering education through classroom performance….
Emergency Evacuations Task Force
Dr. Li Zhang, associate professor in Civil Engineering, has been appointed to a national task force for emergency preparedness. Dr. Zhang will serve a nearly three-year term on the task force for emergency evacuations of the Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council. The 26-member task force focuses on preparing for emergency evacuations…
Four faculty earn ‘distinguished’ status from Bagley College
Four Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) faculty members have become the newest members the college’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Amy Barton, Isaac Howard, Pedro Mago, and James Martin have been inducted into the college’s prestigious society. The four inductees were selected based on nomination letters written by students and colleagues. These letters highlighted the faculty…
Five faculty earn endowed postions within Bagley College
Five faculty members have earned new endowed professorship and chair positions in the Bagley College of Engineering. Jenny Du, Isaac L. Howard, Jonathan W. Pote, David S. Thompson Hossein Toghiani formally accepted these positions April 23 at the Faculty Excellence Dinner.
wo CEE Faculty Earn ‘Distinguished’ Status from Bagley College
These inidivduals were nominated by faculty, staff, and students in the college and were chosen based on the following selection criteria: Outstanding teaching is evidenced by many factors. Outstanding teachers engage students in the learning process and motivate students to succeed inside as well as outside of the classroom. Outstanding teachers seek to use a…
Zhang named to natioal research board task force
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Bagley College of Engineering faculty member has been appointed to a national task force for emergency preparedness. Li Zhang, an associate professor in civil engineering, will serve a nearly three-year term on the task force for emergency evacuations of the Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council. The…
Statewide water association names McAnally president during November conference
STARKVILLE, Miss. – William H. McAnally will officially take the helm of the Mississippi Water Resources Association during a meeting in Biloxi, Miss. The associate director of Mississippi State University’s Geosystems Research Institute and fellow of the Northern Gulf Institute will be sworn in Nov. 9, the final day of the organization’s annual conference.