OXFORD, Miss. – Experts from around the country recently gathered at the University of Mississippi for a two-day conference on infrastructure resilience. Hosted by UM and the UM School of Engineering, the Infrastructure Objective Resilience Workshop included university and federal experts in engineering, materials science, physical acoustics, geology, journalism, computer science, construction, psychology and hydroscience. More than 80 stakeholdersRead the story …
Infrastructure Experts Talk Resilience during UM Workshop
Meeting brings together state, national infrastructure leaders
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Alumnus Paul Whitfield Murrill Dies
Chemical engineering graduate was chancellor at Louisiana State University
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Paul Whitfield Murrill, a University of Mississippi alumnus who served many years as chancellor at Louisiana State University, died April 2 at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 83. Murrill was fondly remembered by a UM alumnus who knew him. “Dr. Murrill received numerous accolades for his academic and businessRead the story …
3 Alumni Honored with Engineering Awards
Albert Hilliard, Jeff Rish III and Catherine Grace Norris received recognition at awards banquet
April 26, 2018 by
Three University of Mississippi School of Engineering alumni were honored for their hard work, service and humanitarianism during the annual engineering awards banquet in April. Albert L. Hilliard, IT/OT services program manager at ExxonMobil, was presented the Engineer of Distinction Award. Jeff W. Rish III, retired from federal service as technical program manager at theRead the story …
A Vision for Engineering Education
Estate gift awards scholarships to transfer students majoring in engineering at Ole Miss
April 26, 2018 by
A recent major gift bequeathed to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering will honor an esteemed graduate while providing financial assistance to students transferring to Ole Miss. The School of Engineering established the Vassar D. Hemphill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $138,400 from Hemphill’s estate. Recipients will be full-time transfer studentsRead the story …