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 …
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 …
Catherine Grace Norris: Muzungu from Mississippi
UM geology and geological engineering graduate joins Peace Corps, works in Zambia
July 25, 2017 by
It’s a long way from the Grove, but Zambia is going to be home now for Catherine Grace Norris (BSGE 16). Norris took her “still warm” diploma around the world to find relevance and reward in her major. She is working with strangers who have become her closest friends overnight, literally. The night is aRead the story …
Valuable Lessons from a Candy Bar
Assistant professor demonstrates practical applications of chemical engineering to freshmen
July 25, 2017 by
Chemical engineering students enrolled in Ch E 101: Introduction to Chemical Engineering were required midway through the semester to use their cooking expertise to prepare a Snickers bar. Why, you might ask? After observing the strengths and pitfalls of carefully preparing caramel dispersed with roasted peanuts, and mixing nougat to the correct consistency with aRead the story …
UM Engineering Science Ph.D. Continues Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Mamun Miah studying earthquake hazard simulations, risk assessments
June 29, 2017 by
From the suburbs of his native Dhaka, Bangladesh, to the Energy Geosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, Mamun Miah has been on an incredible journey. And the faculty, courses and programs of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering have played an important role in his career path. “During my undergraduate study,Read the story …
UM Engineering Students Take Top Honors at Regional Design Competitions
Chemical and mechanical engineering teams defeat opponents from rival universities
May 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three teams of University of Mississippi engineering students took top honors at two separate regional competitions recently. At Tennessee Technical University, two teams of UM mechanical engineering students placed first and second in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Design Competition April 21-23. The UM teams won over teams from 47Read the story …
A ‘Dilley’ of an Honor
Civil engineering alumna named Mississippi Engineering Society's Young Engineer of the Year
March 31, 2017 by
Jessica Headrick Dilley, a planning engineer at the Mississippi Department of Transportation, was honored as the Mississippi Engineering Society’s “Young Engineer of the Year” during the organization’s annual winter meeting in Jackson. “I felt very humbled to win this award,” said Dilley (BSCE 08, MS 10), a native of Sugarland, Texas. “There is a lotRead the story …
CE Senior Wins David Arnold Service Award
Frances Miramon has given back to community while maintaining excellence in academics
March 31, 2017 by
Established in 2002, the David Arnold Service Award has allowed the University of Mississippi School of Engineering to recognize students who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve in the community and lead within the university. Engineering departments are given the chance to submit nominations of outstanding students for this award,Read the story …
Rocket Rebels Aim High
Students to compete in NASA Student Launch Competition on April 8 in Huntsville
March 31, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Rocket Rebels, a team of students from the University of Mississippi’s Center for Manufacturing Excellence, are preparing to compete in the NASA Student Launch Competition on April 8 in Huntsville, Alabama. During the competition, the team, made up of 15 Ole Miss students, hopes to launch its rocket, named Presidium, aRead the story …