STARKVILLE, Miss –Mississippi State’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers brought home top honors overall and several individual competition awards from a recent regional conference. Hosted by Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, La., the three-day ASCE Deep South Conference asked students from 14 schools in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Arkansas…
René Alexander Camacho-Rincón is a graduate assistant in the department of civil and environmental engineering. He is working towards a doctoral degree with a focus in water resources. In 2012, he was the first graduate student accepted to the American Society for Civil Engineers task committee on total maximum daily load. Camacho-Rincón says he has…
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…
Reston, Va.— Andrew Odenthal, a civil engineering student at Mississippi State University, was recently named a New Face of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) through its first annual New Faces of Civil Engineering – College Edition program. Odenthal is one of only 10 students nationwide who are being recognized for…
When Christopher Harper applied for the Walt Disney World College program as a traditional student in the 1990s, little did he know what opportunities would follow. But Harper enjoyed working in the theme park so much, he auditioned for other experiences within the entertainment industry. He auditioned with VEE Corporation, which produces Broadway style shows…
Cowbells might soon replace Mardi Gras beads as the must-have accessory in New Orleans, La., as civil engineers from the Bagley College of Engineering work to leave their mark on the city’s infrastructure. Despite being firmly in “Tiger” territory, the New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has hired 12 Bulldog…