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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.
Truax selected for leadership in national, state engineering organizations
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The head of civil and environmental engineering in the Bagley College of Engineering now sits on the executive boards of two engineering organizations. Dennis D. Truax was installed as assistant treasurer of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at an October meeting. He became secretary of the Mississippi Board of Licensure…
MSU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2012
Three CEE undergraduate students (Georgene Elizabeth Grant, Rae Ann Otts and Rachel Jacobs) presented their research posters on “Ultrasonic Assisted Waste Cooking Oil Conversion Into Biodiesel” and “Evaluation of Design Alternatives for Innovative Commercial Catfish Ponds” at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2012 hosted by the Shackouls Honors College in collaboration with NSF-funded undergraduate research…
New US 82 Mississippi River Bridge was Recognized as One of the World’s Most Innovative Projects of the Year
The new US 82 Mississippi River Bridge was recently recognized as one of the world’s most innovative projects of the year by the American Council of Engineering Companies. Called the “Academy Awards of the engineering industry,” the Engineering Excellence Awards bring together over 600 industry and government leaders annually to recognize the best achievements of…
Best Jobs 2012: Civil Engineer
Civil engineering is a profession that offers plenty of visual payoff. Take a look around, and you’ll see the work of civil engineers everywhere – from buildings and bridges to roads and reservoirs. “To create things, to actually see them being built … it’s very rewarding to see the results of what you saw on…
Seasoned engineer designs company her way
When Jocelyn Pritchett told her father what she wanted to do with her life, she remembers the flash of panic in his eyes. As a girl growing up in Bellefontaine, a small town in Webster County between Grenada and Starkville, Pritchett spent a chunk of her childhood shadowing her father, a surveyor for the state…
Golden Triangle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Receives National Award
Each year, EPA recognizes the latest accomplishments of landfill methane partners who have reduced emissions of methane and created renewable energy. The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) acknowledges it’s Partners for excellence in innovation and creativity, success in promoting project development and achieving environmental and economic benefits. On January 18, 2012, partners accepted awards at…
Interview with MDOT’s Newly Appointed Executive Director
Brian Albert Broom, of the Clarion-Ledger Interviewed with Melinda L. McGrath, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Congratulations on your appointment. Tell us about your background. I’m a professional engineer and earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Mississippi State University in 1985. I began my engineering career in Jackson with…
Ergon Endows Fellowship at Mississippi State
Starkville, Miss. – At a January ceremony, Mississippi-based Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions Inc. (EAE) announced the establishment of a fellowship in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE). The Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship in Construction Materials will annually support a civil engineering doctoral student studying under Isaac Howard, an assistant professor and…
Three MDOT Engineers Newly Appointed
•Nick Altobelli of Brandon has been appointed state bridge engineer. He recently served as assistant state bridge engineer. He has worked at MDOT for 22 years and is a certified public manager. He has served as design section engineer, senior design section engineer, assistant state bridge engineer and MDOT Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program…