Out of 22 students from across the university to be recognized with the 2010 Spirit of State Award, Swati Desai, a senior in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is said to have “played a major role in promoting diversity at MSU.” As a freshman, she founded Nach, an Indian dance group that has…
David A. Palmer was named the ISE Distinguished Alumni Fellow in 2010. He received a Master of Science in industrial engineering from Mississippi State University in 1996. For the past 13 years, Palmer has served as chief executive officer of Synergetics Diversified Computer Services Inc., a Starkville-based systems integration consulting firm. Palmer is responsible for…
Ambarish Acharya, Dr. Lesley Strawderman, Dr. Sandra Eksioglu, Lucas McDowell, Nirathi Keerthi Govindu, Abby Lammons, Tugce MartaganCongratulations to the Industrial and Systems Engineering 2010 J. Ron Walsh Outstanding Award winners: Abby Lammons – Outstanding Industrial and Systems Engineering Senior Award Lucas McDowell and Tugce Martagan – Outstanding Industrial and Systems Engineering M.S. Student Award Nirathi…
Dr. John Usher, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was selected as the College of Engineering teacher recipient for the 2009-2010 Student and Teacher Recognition program sponsored by the Student Association Academic Affairs Committee. The Student and Teacher Recognition program honors students and teachers whose work and dedication greatly enhance the learning environment at Mississippi…
ISE’s Dr. Lesley Strawderman and Arash Salehi, and Chemical Engineering’s Dr. Bill Elmore won 2nd place honors in the Best Papers American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) First-year Programs Division Awards at the Austin 2009 conference. The title of the award winning paper is “Exploring the Impact of First-year Engineering Student Perceptions on Student Efficacy.”…
ISE’s Ambarish Acharya took 1st place honors in the student poster competition at the Annual Southern BioProducts and Renewable Energy Conference hosted by the Mississippi Biomass Council. The title of the poster is “Supply Chain Designs for Cellulosic Ethanol: A Study of Mississippi.” The research involves the design of efficient supply chains for cellulosic ethanol…
Jenna Owen, a freshman industrial and systems engineering student, was one of five in the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) to receive recognition as 2009 Spirit of State award winner. Owen has many accomplishments to her name. She is president of the Freshmen Engineering Student Council, as well as a BCoE ambassador and Industrial and…
Glenn Dennis, Quality Manufacturing Laboratory and Manufacturing Process Improvement Manager at MSU’s CAVS Extension Center, was presented the first Engineering Service Award given by the Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE). Dennis is a 1974 graduate of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award was established to honor those who contribute to the outreach…
Four Mississippi State students will face the next school year with a little less financial worry weighing them down. Each has earned a $2,000 scholarship from the world’s largest engineering honor society. Two of the students were from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The Tau Beta Pi scholarships were each funded by different…
Industrial and Systems Engineering students have claimed two of this year’s eight Alpha Pi Mu National Awards of Excellence that recognize academic achievement, leadership and well-rounded interests. Seniors Carl Morris and Martha “Missie” Smith have both maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages while balancing a full slate of extracurricular activities. “People are shocked to learn that…