News - Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering - Page 18
IHS donates software to the PTE program
Significant gift will enable next generation of geoscientists and engineers to learn using industry standard tools and technology; ensure faculty has resources for research. 04/04/2016 – Petroleum Engineering students at Mississippi State University will now have access to educational licenses of Harmony, WellTest and Perform, thanks to a generous donation from IHS Inc. (www.ihs.com), the leading source of critical information…
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Approved
Mississippi State University will be offering a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering effective fall 2015. This will be the 11th undergraduate degree program within the Bagley College of Engineering. The degree will be administered by the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering. The School is initiating faculty searches to be conducted in 2015….
Dr. Santanu Kundu invited speaker, American Chemical Society Conference
Dr. Santanu Kundu was invited to speak at the Supramolecular Assembly and Gelation in Organic Solvents session of the 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX. His talk was entitled “Deformation behavior of a strain stiffening gel”
Dr. Neeraj Rai Secures Computer Time
Dr. Neeraj Rai has received 250,000 core hours of computer simulation time at Argonne National Lab for his research!
Dr. Bill Elmore Wins Advising Award
Congrats to Dr. Bill Elmore who was named recipient of the 2014 Irvin Atly Jefcoat Advising Award for faculty!
Dr. Todd French Receives Funding
Dr. Todd French has received $2,518 from the University of Connecticut to perform glycerol fermentation experiments at the Renewable Fuels and Chemical Laboratory at Mississippi State.
Nusz Family Gift Supports Engineering
Tommy and Terri Nusz have donated $12.3 MM to the Infinite Impact Campaign at Mississippi State University. The gift includes $4 MM for engineering, of which $1.75 MM will be used to fund the Thomas B. Nusz Endowed Chair for an educator with a petroleum engineering specialization. Read more here.
Biofuels Research Described in Innovation Article
The Clarion-Ledger published an article about innovation in state research universities. The story described biofuels research by Dr. Todd French of the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering. The full story is here.
AIChE Student Chapter Profiled
The student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was profiled on the Mississippi State University home page, in recognition of their 13th Consecutive Outstanding Student Chapter Award. You can see the story here. Congratulations!