Congratulations to Sandra, Lesley, and Hugh on their award associated with the cross-college grant program. • Sandra Eksioglu, industrial and systems engineering, “Year 2: Energy Institute Working Group.” • Lesley Strawderman, industrial and systems engineering, “Transportation Safety.” • Hugh Medal, industrial and systems engineering, “Mitigating the Effects of Wildfires by Efficiently Allocating Fuels Treatment Resources.”
Congratulations to Kari for being one of sixteen Mississippi State faculty members selected for the competitive 2013-2014 Hugh Critz Faculty Leadership Program.
Dr. Lesley Strawderman was awarded the first Bagley College of Engineering Online Education Award
Dr. Sandra Eksioglu was selected to receive a Bagley College of Engineering Hearin Faculty Excellence Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions of both academic and research faculty with an emphasis on economic impact in the State of Mississippi.
The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Student Chapter received the Bronze Award for Outstanding Student Chapter. This is the second year in a row they have received the award. Dr. Strawderman is the new faculty advisor for the chapter.
The MSU student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) will receive formal recognition at the HFES national meeting to be held in Boston, MA October 22-26, 2012 for their activities in 2011. The national office awards student chapters different levels of recognition depending upon a number of factors including activity, and they…
Dr. Burak Eksioglu, Associate Professor of Industrial and System Engineering, has been awarded a $3.5M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to establish a Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC). After a very competitive selection process, USDOT awarded ten Tier 1 UTCs, each of which will try to advance U.S. technology and expertise…
The IIE chapter at Mississippi State has been recognized with the Bronze Award for the year 2010-2011 by the IIE headquarters. Nibeer Dewan, president for 2010-2011, wants to thank everyone for showing their support and working hard to get this recognition. He challenges Adam Collins, president for 2011-2012, to go for the gold this year.
The MSU student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) received formal recognition at the HFES national meeting to be held in Las Vegas, NV September 19-23 for their activities in 2010. The national office awards student chapters different levels of recognition depending upon a number of factors including activity. In the first…
Dr. Sandra D. Eksioglu, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This is NSF’s most prestigious grant award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and…