OXFORD, Miss. – Experts from around the country recently gathered at the University of Mississippi for a two-day conference on infrastructure resilience. Hosted by UM and the UM School of Engineering, the Infrastructure Objective Resilience Workshop included university and federal experts in engineering, materials science, physical acoustics, geology, journalism, computer science, construction, psychology and hydroscience. More than 80 stakeholdersRead the story …
Infrastructure Experts Talk Resilience during UM Workshop
Meeting brings together state, national infrastructure leaders
April 26, 2018 by
Alumnus Paul Whitfield Murrill Dies
Chemical engineering graduate was chancellor at Louisiana State University
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Paul Whitfield Murrill, a University of Mississippi alumnus who served many years as chancellor at Louisiana State University, died April 2 at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 83. Murrill was fondly remembered by a UM alumnus who knew him. “Dr. Murrill received numerous accolades for his academic and businessRead the story …
3 Alumni Honored with Engineering Awards
Albert Hilliard, Jeff Rish III and Catherine Grace Norris received recognition at awards banquet
April 26, 2018 by
Three University of Mississippi School of Engineering alumni were honored for their hard work, service and humanitarianism during the annual engineering awards banquet in April. Albert L. Hilliard, IT/OT services program manager at ExxonMobil, was presented the Engineer of Distinction Award. Jeff W. Rish III, retired from federal service as technical program manager at theRead the story …
A Vision for Engineering Education
Estate gift awards scholarships to transfer students majoring in engineering at Ole Miss
April 26, 2018 by
A recent major gift bequeathed to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering will honor an esteemed graduate while providing financial assistance to students transferring to Ole Miss. The School of Engineering established the Vassar D. Hemphill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $138,400 from Hemphill’s estate. Recipients will be full-time transfer studentsRead the story …
UM Chemical Engineering Alumna Named Chairman, President of BP America
Susan Dio assumes leadership position May 1
April 26, 2018 by
As of May 1, the new head of BP America Inc. will be a University of Mississippi chemical engineering alumna. Susan Dio has been appointed BP America’s chairman and president, making her BP’s chief representative in the United States. She will succeed John Mingé, who will move to chair a National Petroleum Council study ofRead the story …
Electrical Engineering Senior Soars to Success
Kranthi Kadaru started the Ole Miss Robotics Club and joined several academic honor societies
April 26, 2018 by
Although the University of Mississippi was the only school he applied to, Kranthi Kadaru arrived on campus as a freshman with some doubts. Hailing from India, he chose to enroll based on the academic excellence scholarship opportunities he was offered as well as photos of the campus that he saw online. He also had aRead the story …
NCCHE Software System Provides Real-Time Solutions during Floods
Cutting-edge technology used to predict flows and estimate consequences when dams, levees fail
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A cutting-edge software program developed by scientists at the University of Mississippi is proving beneficial in dam- and levee-breach flood predictions and preparations across the country. Researchers at UM’s National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering created DSS-WISE Lite, a web-based, automated and fully geographic information systems-integrated, two-dimensional dam- and levee-break floodRead the story …
Lawrence Anderson, Third African-American to Graduate from UM Engineering School, Reflects on Achievements
Electrical engineering alumnus has enjoyed long, successful career in paper, pulp industry
March 23, 2018 by
Lawrence (Larry) Anderson (BSEE 72) has successfully navigated a career in manufacturing operations and both domestic and international sales with multinational companies. Retired since 2013, the Jackson native quickly credits much of his career accomplishments to his personal growth while earning an electrical engineering degree at the University of Mississippi. Fifty years ago, Anderson wasRead the story …
Two Mechanical Engineering Students Named Inaugural Hino Motors Scholars
David Biggs and Manny Dhaliwal benefit from financial and professional support
March 23, 2018 by
Two mechanical engineering students at the University of Mississippi are the inaugural recipients of the Hino Motors Scholarship. Senior David Biggs, of Norman, Oklahoma, and junior Manny Dhaliwal, of Silver Creek, each received the awards last fall. The scholarships were created following a 2015 meeting in which representatives of Hino Motors Manufacturing Inc. contacted theRead the story …
Colby Kimmel Named Mississippi Engineering Society’s 2018 Young Engineer of the Year
UM civil engineering alumna works as project manager at Mississippi Department of Transportation
March 23, 2018 by
Much like the roads she helps design, Colby Willis Kimmel (BSCE 08) goes the extra mile. The University of Mississippi civil engineering alumna’s efforts have been noticed. Most recently, the project manager in roadway design at the Mississippi Department of Transportation was recognized by the Mississippi Engineering Society of the National Society of Professional EngineersRead the story …