OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi electrical engineering professors were named the first winners of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society’s new annual awards to recognize technical and service achievements. The award winners were announced at the 29th annual ACES Conference in Monterey, Calif. Atef Z. Elsherbeni received the ACES Technical Achievement Award, which recognizesRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Chas Smithers (BSCE 04) credits the School of Engineering with preparing him to earn his master’s degree from Georgia Tech and setting him on the fast track to owning and operating his own consulting firm. “I enjoyed Georgia Tech, but Ole Miss is always where my heart will be,” said Smithers, aRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – William Walker Wroe was happy when he learned he’d been nominated for the University of Mississippi School of Engineering’s annual Senior Leadership Award and the Mississippi Engineering Society’s Outstanding Senior Award. When the Austin, Texas, native learned he’d won both honors, he was elated. “Receiving the Mississippi Engineering Society’s award for seniorRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – After more than 40 years, Sam S.Y. Wang retired from the University of Mississippi as F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering. Yacoub “Jacob” Najjar and Ramanarayanan “Vish” Viswanathan started at UM as the chairs and professors of civil and electricalRead the story …

When members of the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders visited Togo last August, their work to help improve the infrastructure of the impoverished African nation was filmed by UM journalism faculty and students. Their endeavors are the subject of a documentary being entered in competitions, available for public viewing and possibly aRead the story …

Paul Dongieux (BSChE 73) and Bobby Berry (BSChE 73) shared a remarkable friendship, which began after they met as eighth-graders at Chastain Junior High School in Jackson. The two played football there, at Murrah High School and at the University of Mississippi. “My friendship with Bobby goes much deeper than just friendship; we were literallyRead the story …

While many students are nominated for the University of Mississippi School of Engineering’s annual Senior Leadership Award, few are actually chosen to receive the honor. So when Cornelius Hughes of Greenville was told of his nomination for the coveted recognition, he was greatly humbled. “This nomination alone is probably the one honor I am mostRead the story …

As an entering freshman at the University of Mississippi, George Byers (BA 69, MS 75) was undecided about what field of study he wanted to pursue. Then he met John G. Douglas, then chair and professor of geology and geological engineering. “Dr. Douglas’ global experience as a petroleum geologist, his personal attention to students andRead the story …