From the suburbs of his native Dhaka, Bangladesh, to the Energy Geosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, Mamun Miah has been on an incredible journey. And the faculty, courses and programs of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering have played an important role in his career path. “During my undergraduate study,Read the story …
Inoka Widanagamage Joins Geological Engineering
Newest assistant professor brings teaching excellence, research expertise to department
June 29, 2017 by
Inoka Widanagamage has been fascinated by geology as long as she can remember and wanted to share her fascination with others interested in the subject. As the newest faculty member in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, she is fulfilling her passion by teaching class and conducting research. “I found this position throughRead the story …
Joe Cerny Enters New Chapter in Life
Successful chemical engineering alumnus retires after a half-century in nuclear science
June 29, 2017 by
After more than half a century of research and leadership at Berkeley Lab and the University of California at Berkeley, University of Mississippi chemical engineering alumnus Joseph Cerny (ChE 57) has retired. The former head of the Nuclear Science Division and associate laboratory director at Berkeley Lab, professor of chemistry and former chemistry department chair,Read the story …
Alumnus Establishes Scholarship Fund for Mechanical Engineering
Mike Nash creates endowment to memorialize former department chair James R. MacDonald
June 29, 2017 by
As an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at the University of Mississippi, Jonathon M. “Mike” Nash greatly admired and appreciated James R. MacDonald, then chair and professor of the department. Recently, Nash established the Dr. James R. MacDonald Scholarship Fund at his alma mater as a lasting tribute to his mentor and lifelong friend. “Much ofRead the story …
Chemical Engineering Graduates Admitted to Medical, Dental Schools
Cary Roy and David Langford headed to UMMC and Columbia University, respectively
June 29, 2017 by
As the spring semester ended, many University of Mississippi engineering students began working at various companies throughout the country. Others anticipated pursuing graduate school. And some students, including Cary Roy and David Langford, have chosen to take their problem-solving skills into the field of medicine. Roy, of Moss Point, and Langford, of Atlanta, have beenRead the story …
UM Doctoral Student Attends NEH Institute in Washington, D.C.
Justin Rogers is studying Presbyterian missions to Native Americans in Mid-South
June 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A doctoral student in history at the University of Mississippi is among two graduate students nationally studying at a prestigious institute this summer in Washington, D.C. Justin I. Rogers of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, is exploring how Presbyterian missionaries influenced Native Americans in the Mid-South. He is attending “On Native Grounds: StudiesRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Lands National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Davita Watkins is department's fifth honoree and university's first African-American winner
June 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi faculty member has won a prestigious National Science Foundation Career Award for her functional materials research. Davita L. Watkins, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the grant to investigate the role of sigma-hole interactions in advanced functional materials that she develops in her laboratory. The five-yearRead the story …
University Community Mourns Paul Tobin Maginnis
Retired professor, chair helped build Department of Computer and Information Science
June 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Paul Tobin Maginnis, a professor emeritus who served as interim chair and helped build the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Mississippi, died June 14 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. He was 70. A private graveside service was held June 16 at Oxford Memorial Cemetery. FormerRead the story …
Annual Conference to Explore ‘Faulkner and Money’
July 23-27 event expected to draw hundreds from around the globe
June 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Faulkner and Money: The Economies of Yoknapatawpha and Beyond” is the theme for the University of Mississippi’s 44th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, set for July 23-27. Five days of lectures, panels, tours, exhibits and other presentations will explore the multifaceted economies of Yoknapatawpha County, the Faulkner oeuvre and the literary profession. Besides threeRead the story …
UM Visiting Professor Receives Summer Scholar Award to Vassar
Jaime Cantrell will spend three weeks studying poet Elizabeth Bishop
June 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi English professor is the recipient of a prestigious scholarship award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Jaime Cantrell, visiting assistant professor of English and faculty affiliate at the university’s Sarah Isom Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from aRead the story …