OXFORD, Miss. – Alyssa and Jesse Revis know how scholarships can transform lives. Financial awards gave each of them academic opportunities that led to their successful engineering careers. Alyssa Smith Revis graduated with a degree from the University of Mississippi School of Engineering in 2013. Just six years later, she and husband Jesse have establishedRead the story …
Young Engineers Support UM Engineering Students
Alyssa and Jesse Revis share their success with Ole Miss family
January 11, 2020 by
Two Faculty Members Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowships
Duo will use funding to develop their pioneering research in geology and mathematics
January 6, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the second time in three years, a pair of University of Mississippi professors have been awarded National Science Foundation fellowships to advance their innovative research. Samuel Lisi, assistant professor of mathematics, and Brian Platt, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, were awarded funding through a foundation program that provides opportunities for youngRead the story …
Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Races Hot Rods, Sets Records
Jeffrey Ferguson uses skills to chase lifelong passion for speed
December 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As part of the Buckwheat Racing Team, University of Mississippi mechanical engineering alumnus Jeffrey Ferguson helped set a land speed record of 300 mph at the 62nd Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week in 2010. He and partner George “Bucky” Gallimore immediately set a goal to one day return and break another record. Ferguson andRead the story …
Tunneling Through: Engineering Professor Assists in Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Project
Lance Yarbrough spent a lot of his summer deep underground
December 4, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For five weeks straight, Lance Yarbrough spent most of his days at the end of a tunnel 600 feet below the Hudson River. The assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at the University of Mississippi was watching “Nora” – a 470-foot-long, 2.7-million-pound tunnel boring machine – mine through rock 900 feet beneath theRead the story …