Thirteen University of Mississippi students have been named recipients of major scholarships in the School of Engineering this fall. Representing Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois and Tennessee, they are this year’s Brevard and John G. Adler scholars. This exceptional group of students posted an average ACT score of 33.4 and an average 3.92 high school grade-point average.Read the story …
Two Engineering Freshmen Named Stamps Foundation Scholars
Harrison McKinnis of Madison and Robert Wasson of Jackson among 2017 recipients of prestigious academic honor
September 26, 2017 by
Two outstanding engineering freshmen at the University of Mississippi are among recipients of the Stamps Foundation Scholarship. Harrison McKinnis of Madison and Robert Wasson of Jackson, will major in chemical engineering and be members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. McKinnis will also participate in the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence. Both areRead the story …
Computer Science Student Wins Quip Diversity Technology Scholarship
Blake Lewis visited organization's San Francisco offices in August
September 26, 2017 by
A University of Mississippi engineering student has been awarded the Quip Diversity Tech Scholarship. Blake Lewis, a senior computer science major with minors in mathematics and sociology, visited software company Quip’s office in San Francisco in August. The scholarship supports students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, particularly computer science, and includes but is notRead the story …
Engineering Fall Enrollment Includes Inaugural Biomedical Engineering Class
New admission standard expected to ensure higher quality of students, help underprepared students succeed
September 26, 2017 by
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Mississippi is off to a successful start. Approved last November by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, the inaugural class consists of 37 new freshmen and 17 internal transfers. “The new freshmen have an average ACT score of almost 31 (30.9) and GPARead the story …
Matthew Morrison Wins Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Assistant professor of electrical engineering recognized for support of students
September 26, 2017 by
Over the past three years, Matthew Morrison has advised, encouraged and lent a compassionate ear to hundreds of students at the University of Mississippi. Now they’re putting him up for awards – and he’s winning. Morrison, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been honored with one of UM’s 2017 Academic Advising Network’s Excellence in AdvisingRead the story …
Electrical Engineering Alumnus Helps Entrepreneurs Succeed
David Aune serves on engineering school's advisory board
September 26, 2017 by
David Aune (BSEE 77) has accumulated more than 25 years of management experience. He has led customer-service and marketing operations at large companies, but he said he especially enjoys mentoring startups. “The hardest and also most gratifying achievements have been working in several startup businesses,” said Aune, an instructor in the Leavey School of Business’Read the story …
Calling All Connections
Alumni, constituents asked to submit suggestions for 2017-18 Ole Miss Engineer
September 1, 2017 by
Engineering friends, I have had the privilege of serving as one of the editors the past few years and more recently as editor-in-chief of Ole Miss Engineer magazine. We are gearing up for the 2017-18 edition now. I so enjoy collecting great articles to share with our alumni, friends, prospective and current students, visitors andRead the story …
Engineering Students Enjoy Summer Internships
Prospective employers provide employment, training to four from UM
September 1, 2017 by
Professional development is vital to the preparation of future engineers. Students who graduate with some type of internship experience are more likely to gain employment upon graduation than those who do not, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Many students receive employment offers directly from their internship employers. This past summer, severalRead the story …
UM Engineering Faculty Collaborates on Deep-Space Communications
Team includes researchers at Jackson State University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
September 1, 2017 by
Three University of Mississippi engineering professors are collaborating with colleagues at Jackson State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to improve communications with deep-space probes and, perhaps even, manned missions. Lei Cao, Ramanarayanan Viswanathan and John Daigle, all professors of electrical engineering, are working with researchers at Jackson State University and the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRead the story …
UM, Jackson Prep Offer Pre-Engineering Course
Marni Kendricks and Marsha Hobbs co-teach Engineering 100
September 1, 2017 by
Marsha Hobbs had been teaching physics and engineering courses at Jackson Preparatory School for two decades when she decided it was time for a change: not where she taught or what she taught, but how she taught. “I just thought it was time for a 21st-century approach,” said Hobbs, who holds degrees in physics andRead the story …