May, 2013 - Richard A. Rula School of Civil & Environmental Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering

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…

May 18, 2013


2013 National Timber Bridge Design Competition

Team Members: Brian Bullock, Hunter Hudson, John Dodds, Rae Ann Otts, Landon Byars, Lando Shepherd, Nathan Green , John Mullins, Mark Barry, Patrick Kuykendall and Josh Hancock The Team gives a Special Thank You to: Dr. Rubin Shmulsky ( rshmulsky@cfr.msstate.edu ).  Dr. Shmulsky is head of the Forest Products section of Mississippi State and graciously donated his time, materials, and his complete array of laboratory testing…

May 6, 2013


Three Bagley College students earn 2013 Spirt of State honors

Three Bagley College of Engineering students have earned recognition for their contributes to Mississippi State and the Starkville community. The annual Spirit of State Awards honor students who have made a positive impact on their classmates and campus community. Recipients are nominated for the award by faculty, staff, or fellow students.

May 5, 2013


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…

May 3, 2013


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.

May 1, 2013


2013 Spirit of State Award

The university‘s premier student award, the ‘Spirit of State’ award, recognizes exceptional personal contributions to student life at Mississippi State. Students from all MSU campuses, freshmen to graduate, may be nominated for this Student Affairs recognition. The ‘Spirit of State’ Award formally honors those students who have excelled in campus involvement, service to the university,…

May 1, 2013


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…

May 1, 2013