The University of Mississippi Foundation is seeking to fill an opening for a School of Engineering development officer. For more information or to apply, visit: https://jobs.olemiss.edu/postings/13533 https://www.higheredjobs.com/admin/details.cfm?JobCode=176678673&Title=Director%20of%20Development%2C%20School%20of%20Engineering
Development Officer for School of Engineering Sought
Job is posted on two websites
March 23, 2018 by
Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Shows He’s a Team Player
Justin Carrillo works for US Army Corps of ERDC in Vicksburg
February 22, 2018 by
Five years ago, Justin Carrillo (BSME 13) was only beginning his career as a professional engineer. Today, the University of Mississippi alumnus works as a research mechanical engineer and is one of the award-winning team members in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg. “The U.S.Read the story …
UM Professor’s Research Highlighted in Ship Technology Publication
Waheed Uddin shares insights into how infrastructure improvements can protect ports during coastal disasters
February 22, 2018 by
A University of Mississippi civil engineering professor’s research about how infrastructure improvements can help protect ports from the effects of coastal disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis was featured in a technology publication recently. Waheed Uddin, director of UM’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology, was featured in a story appearing in the digital magazine ShipRead the story …
Dwight Waddell Directs Successful, New Biomedical Engineering Degree Program
With 51 students in the inaugural class, the number of applicants continues to increase
February 22, 2018 by
Years ago, a biomedical engineering degree program in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering was only a dream. But with 51 students accepted into the inaugural class last fall, the dream is now a wonderful reality. “The word is apparently out,” said Dwight Waddell, BME program director and associate professor of electrical engineering. “OurRead the story …
UM Professor Leads Dinosaur Track Preservation Project
Findings from discovery and digital reconstruction of trackway site result in journal article
February 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi geologist’s collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas has yielded the discovery and digital preservation of the first tracks of carnivorous dinosaurs ever found in Arkansas. Brian Platt, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at UM, was lead author of “LiDAR-based characterization and conservation of theRead the story …
Morgan Tapped as Emerging Philanthropist
Ole Miss Women's Council recognizes a 'legacy that matters'
February 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every morning Markeeva Morgan and his wife, Shaquinta, send their two daughters off to school by emphasizing a message: “Be learners, be leaders and be lights.” “We feel these attributes form a foundation of humble greatness infused with a central compulsion to give forward,” said Morgan, the inaugural recipient of the EmergingRead the story …
UM Engineers Without Borders Adopting Village in Ecuador
Launching crowdfunding campaign, team advances infrastructure project
February 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Entering its seventh year of helping people in developing nations build sound infrastructures, members of the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders are adopting a small village in South America. After working on two primary projects in Togo, West Africa, as well as several minor projects, the UM chapter hasRead the story …
Jeff Rish’s 4 Degrees from UM Result in Long Research Career with Military
Alumnus now teaches engineering course at Florida State
January 24, 2018 by
Jeff W. Rish III’s successful career in technological research for the military began with four engineering degrees from the University of Mississippi. When Rish (BSCE 77, BSME 78, MS 83, PhD 85) entered UM is 1973, the Pontotoc native dreamed of receiving a bachelor’s degree in either civil or mechanical engineering. He ended up earningRead the story …
In Memoriam: Engineering Alumnus Jon D. Wilson
Professors fondly remember graduate as gifted student
January 24, 2018 by
University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are mourning the passing of alumnus Jon David Wilson (BSGE 03) of Huntsville, Alabama. The 39-year-old environmental engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers died last December. Services for Wilson were held at Berryhill Funeral Home in Huntsville. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Fortenberry Wilson,Read the story …