General Motors System Engineer Gary Rushton recently spoke to one of Mississippi State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s classes. Rushton presented an overview of the EcoCar competition and his work in advanced forward lighting technologies to Dr. John Ball’s Sensor Processing for Autonomous Vehicles class. Rushton serves as the mentor for Mississippi State…
Mississippi State University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department has been selected through a competitive application process to be part of NASA@ My Library, an education initiative created to increase and enhance STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently underrepresented in…
Original article can be found here STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi State University-led Northern Gulf Institute is receiving up to $86 million to continue its strategic research in the Gulf of Mexico. The funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the institute’s operations and research for the next five years. A NOAA Cooperative Institute,…
Dr. Junbo Zhao in close partnership with the Argonne National Laboratory through a three-year project, entitled “Macro-Resiliency of the North American Power Grid,” will aim to make the national power grid more resilient. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The main objective of the project is to develop a computationally efficient…
Dr. John E. Ball (Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Associate Professor), Dr. Reuben F. Burch V (Industrial and Systems Engineering Assistant Professor), Lucas D. Cagle (ECE graduate and current Ph.D. student), Collin S. Davenport (Mechanical Engineering (ME) graduate and current M.S. student), James R. Gafford (former CAVS research engineer), Tyler J. Hannis (Center for Advanced…
Engineering students from Mississippi State University were given a chance to envision themselves as Entergy employees during recent facility tours and presentations. “In light of the competition for engineering grads, we’re seeking new methods that go beyond simply joining other companies at career fairs to talk to graduating students,” said Tom Field, senior engineer, transmission…