Four Named Outstanding Seniors in Engineering

Students planning to pursue graduate school, employment opportunities after graduation

Four University of Mississippi seniors have been named recipients of the 2014-2015 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award in the School of Engineering. This year’s recipients are Samuel Bowie of Stafford, Texas, John Clark of Daphne, Alabama, Erin Dyer of Oxford, and Caleb Robinson of Canton. Each was selected through a nomination process in their respective departmentsRead the story …

Jeremy Rice Enjoying Career of Dreams

Civil engineering alumnus credits UM professors with helping launch him toward success

Jeremy Rice has lots to smile about these days. Enjoying his 15th year in the U.S. Army, the University of Mississippi civil engineering alumnus leads the Mechanics Group within the Army Propulsion Lab, a branch of the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at the Redstone Arsenal. He also recently finished his doctorate inRead the story …

Tejas Pandya Joins Mechanical Engineering

Assistant professor fitting in with faculty, students

A year ago, Tejas Pandya was in search of a great opportunity to pursue research and teaching. He stumbled upon a notice about a faculty position in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering and applied. The rest, as they say, is history. “I was expecting a dynamic environment for conducting research with good labs and collaboratingRead the story …

FOX8: Local ‘Idol’ contestant hopes dance with Jennifer Lopez is first of many moments

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – A University of Mississippi engineering major hopes to be the next American Idol, and Michael Simeon knows it’s not just about the song. “Each performance has to have a moment,” Simeon said. “You have to have a moment that is going to be remembered by the people watching, and ifRead the story …