Crawford Crowned a Queen of Engineering

Alumna's successes at Lockheed Martin earn her a second Black Engineer of the Year Award

Tamara Crawford knows she’s been blessed. So when she entered her 13th year of employment at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the University of Mississippi mechanical engineering alumna wasn’t the least bit superstitious about her steady stream of career achievements coming to some unfortunate end. Crawford’s confidence, creativity, leadership and endurance were recently rewarded when she was honoredRead the story …

Henry Brevard Receives Engineer of Service Award

Longtime benefactor recognized for generosity, philanthropy

For the past 25 years, Henry Brevard has been a pillar of support to the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Fittingly, the chairman of the board of B&B Concrete Co. Inc. was recently presented the school’s Engineer of Service Award for the longevity of his efforts. In 1991, he made an initialRead the story …

Farhad Farzbod Joins Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Newest professor brings creativity, energy to students and colleagues

As technological advances continue, the imaginary line between fiction and reality is being erased. And that’s one of the reasons Farhad Farzbod is an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi. “I looked for academic opportunities in the South and I found Ole Miss,” said Farzbod, who joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty lastRead the story …

UM Engineering Computes for Tuan Ta

Senior CIS major becomes academic and research success

As a secondary school student, Tuan Ta sought admission to a research university and financial support to pursue an education in the United States. He found both opportunities through the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. A graduate of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, the Vietnamese native first learned of the university through the U.S. News andRead the story …