Engineers Without Borders-UM Travels to Ecuador

Team completes second phase of water development project in 25 de Diciembre during winter intersession

Members of the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders recently traveled to the Ecuadorian highland community of 25 de Diciembre to complete the second phase of a water development project there. During the 2019 winter intersession, the EWB-UM team, consisting of six students and two faculty advisers, entered the second part of theRead the story …

Chemical Engineering Majors Study at University of Edinburgh

Michael McMillan and Caleb Hern attended through the Study Abroad program

A pair of University of Mississippi chemical engineering majors recently took advantage of an opportunity to expand their horizons by studying abroad in Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. Neither Michael McMillan of Long Beach nor Caleb Hern of Germantown, Tennessee, had traveled abroad before, but they saw this as the perfect opportunity to experienceRead the story …

Lei Cao Named Engineering Faculty Member of the Year

Electrical engineering professor honored for dedication to students, research and service

When Lei Cao joined the faculty in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Electrical Engineering, his focus was to give his best in teaching and research. Seventeen years of committed instruction and unwavering dedication later, the professor of electrical engineering was named the 2018 Outstanding Engineering Faculty Member of the Year. “The day before theRead the story …