Who says you can’t make something already good even better? Certainly not marine-systems specialists who are at the University of Mississippi, working with their upgraded and improved robotic Station Service Device, or SSD, which is a Remotely Operated Vehicle, or ROV, designed to perform basic functions necessary to marine research. Designed and built in 2006Read the story …
Alumna manages energy projects in Alabama, Florida Panhandle
January 28, 2013 by
A decade ago, Shaquinta Morgan (BE 03) was only beginning her professional career as an engineer. Several promotions later, she is engineering manager for Johnson Controls Energy Solutions’ Alabama market. “I am responsible for managing and coordinating the engineering development of all [JCES] projects in the state of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle,” Morgan said.Read the story …
Civil engineering alumnus performs design review for NAVAIR operational trainers complex
... Completes NAVAIR Journey Leadership Development Program
December 19, 2012 by
When Hely Saul Gonzalez (BSCE 98) traveled to the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan, in September to perform a design review for the MC158-T Operational Trainers Complex, he was ready for the challenge. “The engineering and business principles I learned while attending Ole Miss have enabled me to achieve my career goals byRead the story …
Electrical engineering alumna connects with ‘Wired’
December 19, 2012 by
Christina Bonnington (BSEE 10) has tech-written her way to success. Postgraduation, the University of Mississippi alumna moved to San Francisco, where she started her career in technology journalism as an intern with the tech culture blog Gizmodo. Soon after, Bonnington became an editorial fellow for the product-reviews section of Wired magazine. Then she worked asRead the story …
Civil engineering graduate stays on as assistant professor
December 19, 2012 by
Hunain Alkhateb (MS 08, PhD 11) has found a home in the Department of Civil Engineering. Six years ago, the Jordanian American came to the University of Mississippi as a graduate research assistant in the department. While completing her master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering science, her exceptional scholarship and research abilities caused the facultyRead the story …
Pakistani exchange student makes people, chemical connections
November 30, 2012 by
Maha Yusuf has made many discoveries since she arrived on the University of Mississippi campus last August. As a cultural ambassador through the U.S. Department of State and the International Research and Exchanges Board, the senior chemical engineering major from Pakistan is experiencing true Southern hospitality from UM faculty, staff and students as sheRead the story …
Couple works at, gives back to alma mater
November 30, 2012 by
Denny N. Buchannon (BSGE 83) and his wife, Robin (MSGE 85, PhD 95), not only work for their alma mater, but they also are financially supporting it through the School of Engineering’s Woods Society. Denny Buchannon joined the university in 2001 and is a project engineer for the Physical Plant Department.
Ole Miss alumnus returns as assistant professor
November 30, 2012 by
As a University of Mississippi student, Adam E. Smith respected his instructors for their expertise in classroom teaching and research. Consequently, returning as the newest addition to the Department of Chemical Engineering faculty has been a surreal experience for the assistant professor. “Much of who I am as an educator and a researcher wasRead the story …
Engineering students’ paper takes second place in national competition
Ole Miss duo bests entries from 11 other engineering colleges
October 29, 2012 by
What began as a class assignment has become an award-winning entry in a national paper competition for two mechanical engineering graduate students at the University of Mississippi. Matt Nelms of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Graham Jacobs of Sacramento, Calif., won second place in the American National Standards Institute’s inaugural student paper competition. The duo’s entryRead the story …
Computer and Information Sciences welcomes three faculty members
October 29, 2012 by
Before last August, Jianxia “Jane” Xue, Feng Wang and Byunghyun Jang knew of each other only by name. Since then, the three newest additions to the University of Mississippi Department of Computer and Information Science faculty have found common ground both professionally and personally. All three assistant professors joined the department because of its reputationRead the story …