News | Agricultural & Biological Engineering | Mississippi State University - Part 20
The BE curriculum is undergoing a slight modification and the changes are applicable to all emphasis areas.
The main purpose of the change is to make the curriculum more compliant to the requirements of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). The number of credit hours for the capstone courses (senior design courses) have been increased from a total of 4 hours to a total of 6 hours. In order to achieve…
ABE Students Won Undergraduate Research Awards
Six BE undergraduate students will be honored in the Annual Research Awards Banquet on Tuesday April 29th 2008 at the Hunter Henry Center for their excellence in research. The students are a part of the MSU iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team. This is a team of students from the MSU Synthetic Biology Club (MSUSBC)…
Senior Design Class of 2008 Went Off Smoothly
Final Presentation of the 2008 Senior Design (ABE4122 – Practice of Engineering Design) was conducted Thursday April 24th in room 141 of the new ABE building. The presentation went smoothly, there ware a total of 12 projects presented and they were fantastic!! The following are the project titles and the team members: 1 Hair Washing…
MSU officially opens ag and bio engineering building
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Students, faculty and staff members in Mississippi State’s agricultural and biological engineering department are settling into their new campus home. In ceremonies Saturday [Nov. 10], university officials led a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the new 40,000-square-foot building near the center of campus. Constructed with three stories and a basement, the red brick structure…
MSU professor outwits beavers after 10-year struggle against dams
STARKVILLE, Miss.–After fighting a 10-year battle of wits against beavers, David Smith believes he finally has found a way to keep water flowing through pesky dams they erected on his family’s Rankin County property. “It’s a matter of trying to outsmart that critter and he’s pretty shrewd,” said Smith. “The animal is nocturnal and you…
MSU honors biological engineering major wins NOAA scholarship
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State biological engineering major from Ocean Springs is receiving a national scholarship designed to promote training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education. University honors student Claire L. Fellman has been awarded a 2005 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, which provides up to $8,000 in academic…
MSU engineering student attending NSF nanotechnology workshop
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State doctoral student in biomedical engineering is one of 20 university winners of National Science Foundation fellowships to attend 2005 summer institutes in their respective fields of study. New Orleans native Lakiesha N. Claude is visiting Northwestern University in Chicago this week [June 6-10] to participate in the Summer Institute on Nanoscale…
MSU engineering student attending NSF nanotechnology workshop
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State doctoral student in biomedical engineering is one of 20 university winners of National Science Foundation fellowships to attend 2005 summer institutes in their respective fields of study. New Orleans native Lakiesha N. Claude is visiting Northwestern University in Chicago this week [June 6-10] to participate in the Summer Institute on Nanoscale…