Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards bestowed upon M.D.-ERL lab members


Adrienne Minerick was featured on MSU’s “Our People” [article link]

M.D.-ERL Researchers were featured in MSU's State Snapshot [article link]

Adrienne Minerick wins ASEE Southeastern Section New Faculty Research Award

  • Chemical engineering professor impresses national engineering education organization, Professor Adrienne Minerick was recognized with a "New Faculty Research Award" at the recent regional meeting of the ASEE held in Memphis, TN, 2008-04-25 [article link]
  • Peers recognize innovative engineering professor (04/30/2008) Writer: Robbie Ward, A Mississippi State faculty member is being honored by the American Society for Engineering Education-Southeastern Section for her innovative research techniques and impact on students. [article link]

Kaela Leonard and Aytug Gencoglu win awards in MSUs Graduate Research Symposia

  • Graduate Students recognized at the 6th Annual Research Symposium 2008-04-25 [article link]
  • Gencoglu, A. E.F. Cotten, S.A. Pullen, S. Thompson, B.S. Tosun, and A.R. Minerick. "Physical and Chemical Changes on Platinum Microelectrode Surfaces Subjected to a Dielectrophoretic Field in a Buffer Solution.” Graduate Student Association Annual Research Symposia, Poster, Mississippi State University, April 2008. **A. Gencoglu won 2nd place in the Poster Competition**
  • Leonard, K.M. S.M. Reeves, A. Pate, M. Walton, S. Thompson and A.R. Minerick. "Rapid Cell Rupture in a Dielectrophoretic Field.” Graduate Student Association Annual Research Symposia, Mississippi State University, April 2008. **K. Leonard won 2nd in the Oral Presentation Competition**

Kaela Leonard wins 1st place at American Electrophoresis Society Poster Session

  • Leonard, K.M., S. Reeves, A. Pate, S. Thompson, M. Walton, and A.R. Minerick. "Rapid Cell Rupture in a Dielectrophoretic Field.” Poster Session – AES / AIChE Annual Conference; Nov. 2007. [article link 1, article link 2]

Adrienne Minerick wins NSF CAREER Award:

  • Faculty winners of NSF CAREER honors announced (04/10/2007) Writer: Robbie Ward [article link]
  • Three Mississippi State faculty members are being honored with distinguished National Science Foundation awards.

P. Daggolu wins honorable mention at American Electrophoresis Society Poster Session

  • P. Daggolu and A.R. Minerick. A.R. "Blood Typing in a Dielectrophoretic Microdevice" AES Poster Session – AES / AIChE Annual Conference; Nov. 2006. *

Sheena Reeves won 1st place and Best Presentation at American Society of Engineering Education Research Poster Session

  • Reeves, S.M. and A.R. Minerick “Dielectrophoretic Rupturing of A+ Blood Cells” American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Section - Undergraduate Research Poster Session. 2-4 April, 2006.

Patrick Jouben won 2nd place at American Society of Engineering Education Research Poster Session

  • Jouben, P.T. L.S. Andrews, C.D. Veal, and A.R. Minerick “Dielectrophoretic Reduction of Vibrio parahaemolyticus” American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Section - Undergraduate Research Poster Session. 2-4 April, 2006.

Minerick and co-authors won Best Paper and the Thomas C. Evans Award from ASEE- Southeastern Section

  • Minerick, A.R., E-R. T. Allen, and B.B. Elmore, "Talking & Working for Diversity When You Don’t Represent a Minority Demographic.” American Society of Engineering Education Southeast Division Proceedings, 4 April 2006.

Minerick wins Oak Ridge Associated University’s Junior Faculty Award [article link]

Scientist eligible for national research grant (12/09/2004) [article link]

  • A professor is among 86 of the nation's top nanotechnology scientists now competing for a portion of $1 million in seed grants designed to spark innovative, collaborative research in the field.

Students ride the waves of research program (07/20/2004) Writer: Kasia Haupt [article link]

  • Five Mississippi State women are "surfing" this summer, but they're not going near any water.