Fifteen years ago, Hank Ducey visited her youngest daughter, Emily, who was then a student at the University of Mississippi. Immediately, the Jackson native was smitten with the idea of working on such a beautiful campus. “I fell in love with the atmosphere and opportunity,” said Ducey, who will be retiring from her position asRead the story …
Engineering Alumni at Forefront of State’s Broadband Boom
Keith Hayward, Randall Abel, Blake Nations, Justin Smith lead expansions in north Mississippi
October 19, 2020 by
As electric cooperatives deploy fiber to provide high-speed broadband internet service to unserved and underserved areas of rural Mississippi, several University of Mississippi engineering alumni are leading the charge in the northern part of the state. Keith Hayward from Oxford (BSEE 87), Randall Abel from Oxford (BSEE 90), Blake Nations from Wesson (BSCE 19) andRead the story …
Bioinformatics Expert Ana Pavel Joins Biomedical Engineering Faculty
Assistant professor organizing new courses, building research laboratory within department
October 14, 2020 by
Ana Pavel has joined the biomedical engineering faculty at the University of Mississippi, and is the first faculty hire for the department’s bioinformatics emphasis. A native of Bucharest, Romania, Pavel earned her Ph.D. in bioinformatics from Boston University in 2017. She holds a second Ph.D. in systems engineering from Politehnica University of Bucharest. Pavel earnedRead the story …
Mechanical Engineering Students Thrive during Extended Co-op
Noah Franks, Boston Sharp working as process engineers at Olin-Winchester amid pandemic
October 8, 2020 by
University of Mississippi junior mechanical engineering majors Noah Franks and Boston Sharp chose wisely when they decided to extend their co-op internships. Originally, they were both in the middle of their internships at the Olin-Winchester ammunition manufacturing plant in Oxford last spring. After COVID-19 abruptly altered the company’s workforce and future internships were halted byRead the story …