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 …
Two Mechanical Engineering Students Named Inaugural Hino Motors Scholars
David Biggs and Manny Dhaliwal benefit from financial and professional support
March 23, 2018 by
5 Students Selected for Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards
All are members of Center for Manufacturing Excellence or Honors College
February 22, 2018 by
Five seniors have been named recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award from the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Honorees are William Garrett of Greenfield, Indiana; Harleigh Huggins of Oxford, Colbert Lehr of Brandon, Zachary Mitchell of Moss Point and David Rozier of Oxford. Each recipient was selected through a competitive nomination processRead 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 …
Honors Students Find New Worldviews during Freshman Ventures
Groups of engineering majors discover cultural differences and experiences define 'truth'
January 24, 2018 by
“How do we know what is true?” This question was posed by the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College to its freshman class. Groups of students traveled across the country to find the answer to this very important question and learn more about themselves than they ever thought possible. Ariel Williams, a biomedical engineering major fromRead the story …
UM Students Place in International Robotics Contest
Mechanical engineering teams win second and third prizes
December 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi mechanical engineering student teams have brought home top prizes from an international robotics competition in Tampa, Florida. The 2017 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Design Competition (The Robot Pentathlon: Citius, Altius, Ingenious) challenged each team to create a fast, strong and agile robot. Each team was alsoRead the story …
Chinelo Ibekwe Named West Africa Rhodes Semifinalist
Chemical engineering senior is also seeking Gates Cambridge Scholarship
December 6, 2017 by
University of Mississippi senior Chinelo Ibekwe was recently named a Rhodes Scholarships for West Africa semifinalist. The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College student was among 65 candidates selected for the semifinal round from 2,948 applicants. Ibekwe interviewed via Skype with judges in Lagos, Nigeria, in mid-November 2017. “We had good conversations about my background andRead the story …
Still Time for Tailgating around Brevard Hall
Sponsorships available for next season's home football games
October 26, 2017 by
As if life is not grand enough in the world of Ole Miss Engineering, during the fall semester, there is an added element of football, free food, outstanding student organizations, wonderful alumni, faculty and staff, friends and prospective students all converging on a premier real estate spot on the Circle. Multiple red and blue tentsRead the story …
Engineering Students Take Study USA Intersession Course in New York City
Civil engineering professor guides class to close-up of bridges, sites in the Big Apple
October 26, 2017 by
During May 2017 intersession, seven University of Mississippi civil engineering students ventured to New York City as enrollees of a new course titled “Bridges of New York.” The first offering proved to be an adventure in many respects for all involved. “The idea for the course grew out of a bridge engineering course I taughtRead the story …
13 Engineering Students Named Brevard, Adler Scholars
Freshmen hail from four states and represent several majors
October 26, 2017 by
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 …