August, 2015 - Richard A. Rula School of Civil & Environmental Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering
NCEES Reaffirms Its Stake in the Future of Engineering Licensure (feat. Dr. Dennis Truax)
This week, NCEES, the organization representing engineering licensing boards, held its annual meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. Not surprisingly, ASCE is deeply invested in the issues discussed and debated by NCEES delegates. After all, civil engineers represent the vast majority (about 70 percent) of licensed professional engineers. In addition to the many ASCE members represented among…
MSU faculty research featured in Science magazine (Dr. Farshid Vahedifard)
A Mississippi State University assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering is the lead author on a letter published last week [Aug. 21] in Science magazine. Farshid Vahedifard, an MSU Bagley College of Engineering faculty member since 2012, is lead author on the letter titled “Drought threatens California’s levees,” which may be viewed at http://www.sciencemag.org/content/349/6250/799.1.full. Additional…
Congratulations to those CE Students who made the Dean or President’s List (14-15)
Dean’s List Fall 2014 Thomas Ernest Allard John Thomas Bates Robert Stephen Bingham Shawn O’Keith Bozeman Jace Carlock Matthew Kyle Crittle Jason Robert Crum James Richard Cumberland Bennett Reeves Douglas Jonathan Adam Drannan Lemuel Anderson Dunn Carl W. Eifert Ty Landen Faulkner Walter Jacob Gandy Thomas Hazard Glenn John Kevin Green Logan Amanda Hall Joshua…
Americans Pay Steep Price for Repairs Caused by Bad Roads
With the nation’s road repair fund running on fumes, a transportation research and lobbying group has collected data on just how much bad roads are costing American drivers in higher repair bill. Every spring thaw brings potholes. This year, one of the harshest winters in memory is turning America’s highways into a historic pothole-palooza. Now,…