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A PUBLICATION OF THE BAGLEY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORT Mississippi State continues to advance its national stature in research as indicated from several key agencies. MSU is one of 108 institutions classified as a “very high research activity university” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. We are one of 40 public universities with this and a “community engagement” classification.

The FY12 research expenditure report from the National Science Foundation also recognizes Mississippi State University. With $54.8 million in engineering R&D expenditures, the Bagley College of Engineering ranks 51st. Furthermore, two of our departments are in the top 30 with electrical at 24th and mechanical 26th. Also ranked was computer science at 43rd. We are currently focused on organizing large competitive proposal writing efforts both internally to the college, with collaborators across our beautiful land-grant campus, and with our colleagues at other institutions.

Our distance program was recently ranked 21st

by U.S. News and World Report, and we foresee a large potential for growth as we foster relationships with industries throughout our state. The same organization ranked the BCoE 90th in its graduate school report.

Over 100 faculty and nearly 600 graduate students are undertaking transformative research that helps us understand the fundamental issues in our field and also has large commercialization potential.

Meanwhile, our thousands of alumni across the globe are achieving great things that affect not only their fields, but also the success of our college.

I welcome you to learn about our stories.

Jason M. Keith Interim Dean and Professor Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport, Jr. Chair

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College Profile Alumni Berry uses chair to open door for aspiring engineers Father’s advice underlies board’s mission to help students find profitable careers Eaton plans ahead so future Bulldogs can move forward with less worry Bulldog network keeps Maroon on alumnus’ mind

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Donors & Giving Legacy of leadership Old Main Society

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College Giving Update

Faculty & Research Schneider helps put new technologies within companies’ grasps Rais-Rohani predicts certain success in uncertainty modeling projects Elmore enhances experiences for chemical engineering undergraduates Virtual brain model changes understanding of traumatic injury

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Research Sponsors & Partners

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College Leadership

COLLEGE PROFILE Degree Programs Aerospace Engineering, ASE (B.S., M.S.) Biological Engineering, BE (B.S., M.S.) Biomedical Engineering, BME (M.S., Ph.D.) Chemical Engineering, ChE (B.S., M.S.) Civil Engineering, CE (B.S., M.S.) Computational Engineering, CME (M.S., Ph.D.) Computer Engineering, CPE (B.S.) Computer Science, CS (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering, EE (B.S.) Electrical & Computer Engineering, ECPE (M.S., Ph.D.) Engineering (Ph.D.) - Concentrations below Aerospace Engineering, ASE Applied Physics, APHY Biological Engineering, BE Chemical Engineering, ChE Civil Engineering, CE Mechanical Engineering, ME Industrial Engineering, IE (B.S., M.S.) Industrial and Systems Engineering, ISE (Ph.D.) Master of Engineering, ENGR Mechanical Engineering, ME (B.S., M.S.) Software Engineering, SE (B.S.)

Certificate Programs Automotive Engineering Computational Biology Energy Entrepreneurship Information Assurance Manufacturing Materials Six Sigma

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Best Graduate Engineering Schools

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Enrollment by ethnicity

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National Science Foundation Engineering Research Ranking

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Berry uses chair to open door for aspiring engineers

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or Bill Berry, studying petroleum engineering did more than teach him the science and processes behind the billion-dollar oil and gas industry. He says earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi State opened doors to a variety of opportunities and experiences.

“The opportunities I was able to enjoy were thanks in large part to the things I learned at Mississippi State,” Berry said. “Hard work and that education continued to open doors throughout my career.”

After completing graduate school in 1976, the Gulfport native’s chosen path took him straight to Phillips Petroleum Co. That move set off a 32-year career that included stints in Africa, Europe and Asia and ended with Berry retiring as an executive vice president.

Despite the thrill of living and working all over the world and rising through the ranks of ConocoPhillips, Berry never forgot that it was made possible by a solid education and a supportive family. With that in mind, he and his wife, Sherry, have worked to help others capitalize on those opportunities.

In addition to being active members of service organizations and advisory boards dedicated to improving education, the Berrys have established scholarships at Mississippi State.

Most recently, the Houston-based couple established an endowed chair in the Bagley College’s department of agricultural and biological engineering.

“Our focus has been to support education where we can,” Berry said. “When we decided to give back to the Bagley College of Engineering, we looked for something that would fill a need and be consistent with our desire to make engineering education accessible.”

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Berry explained that they decided to establish a chair in the agricultural and biological engineering department because of the importance of the discipline and the high percentage of women in the field, something the couple tries to encourage.

“Role models are important for all of us and historically have not been as prevalent for women and minorities in engineering.

Without someone to give them an understanding of the field, it can be difficult for them to see a future in engineering,” Berry said.

He continued, “I’ve been impressed with what that department has been able to do in encouraging diversity and that’s something I hope this chair will support.”

Berry hopes the inaugural recipient of the endowed chair, department head Jonathan Pote, will be able to continue to encourage women and minorities to pursue engineering by creating an inclusive environment that fosters personal and academic development for its students.

“It’s important to keep opening doors rather than closing them so those opportunities will always be there, and an engineering degree does that exactly,” Berry said. “Hopefully this chair will help the department give people the opportunity to be exposed to engineering and have that degree be the vehicle that enables them to achieve their full potential in life.”

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Father’s advice underlies board’s mission to help students find profitable careers

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s a seventh generation Madison County native, Harry Lee James’s roots run deep through Mississippi’s clay-based soil. Growing up, he thought his future lay in working that land, like the generations that had come before. His father, however, had other ideas.

“I grew up on a farm and that’s what I wanted to do, but my dad said, ‘Son, go out and get a degree in something that you can make a living in. Farming can be something you do on the side,’” James recalled.

That piece of advice led James to the civil engineering department at Mississippi State University and a successful career that began in the construction industry, transitioned to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, and has called him out of retirement to serve as executive director of the Mississippi Concrete Industries Association.

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“I guess you could say my career has come full circle,” the 1976 graduate said. “And it is important for me to be able to give back to the university that gave me the career and life opportunities that I continue to have.”

James gives back by serving as head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board, a group dedicated to ensuring that today’s students have every advantage when entering the workforce.

“We want to make sure that our graduates can go out and be immediately productive in any job in the industry,” James said. “We try to make sure that the department has the resources and faculty necessary to prepare its students.”

The group typically fulfills its mission by advising and assisting in fundraising.

However, as concern grew over the demands of growing enrollment, members of the board

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found themselves challenged to put their money where their ideals were.

“There’s not a lot of state funding available to create new faculty positions needed to accommodate the increased enrollment,” James recalled. “We discussed the possibility of endowing a faculty position, but we had other campaigns, other concerns, at the time so nothing happened.”

He continued, “Then in early learned that one of our own had the gauntlet. They anonymously $250,000 towards establishing position and challenged us, as a match it by the end of the year.”

2012, we laid down put down a faculty group, to

Over the next nine months, every member of the current board donated towards the endowment and helped secure other donors to bring the total to $500,000 by year’s end.

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“With this endowment, the department knows it has the support to do what needs to be done, and hire the people it needs to ensure our students continue to receive a quality education,” James said.

With the endowment secured, the group has refocused its efforts on securing the remaining funding necessary to start construction on the proposed civil and environmental engineering complex. For information on that project, contact Bennett Evans at 662-325-0386.

Advisory board members from left to right: Harry Lee James, Joel H. Hudnall, Randy Sherard, Tom Bryant, Dennis D. Truax, Richard G. Simmons, Chad A. Wages, James White, Bill Mitchell, Isabel M. Devine, and Kieu-Anh T. Tran Advisory board members or contributors not pictured: Hunter T. Arnold, Michael R. Atkeison, Larry A Cooley, Mark D. Day, Henry A. Dulaney, G. Tommy Dunlap, Larry E. East Jr., Robert L. Fleming Jr., Rodger L. Johnson, Ken Klaus, Roger D. Lindsey, George Malouf, and Michelle Biggers Moore.

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Eaton plans ahead so future Bulldogs can move forward with less worry

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ven though he never practiced as an engineer, Al Eaton says the aerospace engineering degree he earned at Mississippi State has helped shape his career—by shaping the way he sees the world.

“I’m glad I got a degree in engineering,“ Eaton said. “The discipline in the way studying engineering makes you think and solve problems has served me well over the years.”

For more than 30 years, that engineering way of thinking has helped him become a leader in the financial industry. In 1981, he became a stockbroker with E. F. Hutton and Co. Today, he is a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

After graduation, Eaton began pilot training at Williams Air Force Base in Arizona. He then

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began flying C-141 aircraft for the United States Air Force in Charleston, S.C. He later worked as airport development manager in Bakersfield, Calif., before beginning his career in the financial industry. Even though the change took him away from the aviation sector, he says it didn’t change his appreciation for the discipline; it just changed the role it has in his life.

“I still enjoy looking at and reading about engineering things in my free time, but I really enjoy what I do,” Eaton said. “It’s a rewarding job helping people with their finances.”

One of the personal finance problems he sees is people trying to manage student loan debt, which is a growing problem for young professionals.

Eaton said it makes him even more grateful for the scholarships that helped fund his

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education—an ROTC scholarship at MSU and a waiver that cut the costs of his graduate studies at the University of Tennessee.

“I was fortunate to have scholarships that let me avoid student loans,” the Yazoo City native said. “ Now I’m just trying to pay something back.”

To give back, he and his wife, Susan, established a scholarship within the Bagley College that has been helping fund students’ educations for nearly 20 years.

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“Over the years we’ve gotten a number of letters from students who received money from our scholarship fund,” Eaton said. “It feels pretty good to get one of those letters and know you’ve helped someone.”

Knowing what a difference financial support can make to a student’s future, the Eatons decided to make plans to support the school in the long term. Using a charity-focused insurance policy offered through his brokerage firm, Eaton established a living trust, which will provide financial support for additional scholarships and other college needs well into the future.

“The country needs more engineers, and I’m glad to do what I can to make sure that financial concerns don’t keep talented students from pursuing engineering degrees,” Eaton said.

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Bulldog network keeps Maroon on alumnus’ mind

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he son of a football coach, Tommy Nusz called many places home during his formative years: Texas, Michigan and Virginia just to name a few. But it was the years spent in Starkville, while his dad served as an assistant under Mississippi State coach Charley Shira, that made a lasting impression.

“We were in Texas my senior year of high school and our neighbor worked in the oil industry. He really piqued my interest in petroleum engineering,” Nusz recalled. “I strongly considered different schools, but Mississippi State felt like home ground for me.”

Nusz said moving from place to place in his youth helped make him adaptable, which combined with the education he received at State, prepared him for a career in the petroleum industry.

Following his 1982 graduation he started work for Superior Oil in Midland, Texas, with fellow alumnus Bob Harrell. Later, he moved to Burlington Resources Inc. where he worked his way up the ranks to a position as vice president. Currently, he is president and CEO of Oasis Petroleum.

Nusz said his adaptability has served him well as work has taken him to Europe, Asia,

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north Africa, South America, and Asia. But he said it was the network of Bulldog Engineers threaded throughout corporate America that served his ties to the university.

“When I was younger, I was connected because I still knew people in the department. In the middle, we all get preoccupied with kids and careers, so it’s harder to keep up. But then I found myself working with other alumni, like Bobby Shackouls,” Nusz said. “They helped me get reconnected and my involvement escalated from there.”

In 2002, Nusz was named an Alumni Fellow by the Bagley College of Engineering and he is currently in his third year on the board of the alumni foundation. He has built a reputation on giving back to the university, including a gift through the StatePride initiative, which endowed a professorship in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have the capacity to be supportive and help the college meet its needs,” Nusz said. “The college recognizes that professorships are important for helping attract, retain and develop our faculty.”

Professor Hossein Toghiani is the inaugural recipient of the professorship. The position enables him to advance his materials and energy research, and enhance his awardwinning teaching efforts that will help produce the next generation of Bulldog Engineers.

And when today’s students begin their careers and find themselves spread across the world, Nusz knows the network that kept Maroon on his mind, will be there to bring them home again, too.

“We have young alumni working with us at Oasis and I do what I can to keep them connected,” Nusz said.

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Legacy of Leadership The Bagley College of Engineering recognizes these individuals and corporations that have established a strong Legacy of Leadership. We sincerely appreciate their continued support of academic excellence and gratefully acknowledge their financial contributions and on-going commitment to higher education. Their generosity has greatly impacted and enhanced the lives of our students.

Donald W. Zacharias Roundtable $25,000,000 and Above Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bagley J.W. Bagley Foundation Leo Seal Family Foundation Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Leo W. Seal Jr. Swalm Foundation Mrs. Beth Swalm

James D. McComas Benefactors $10,000,000 to $24,999,999 Mr. Richard C. Adkerson Mr. Hunter W. Henry Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Nusz Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Shackouls The Shackouls Family Foundation

William L. Giles Partners $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 The Dupont Energy Co.

Dean W. Colvard Founders $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Berry Burlington Resources Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Carl Jr. Chevron Corp. - Houston, Texas Chevron Citicorp Dr. and Mrs. William M. Cobb Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Dave C. and Beth C. Swalm Charitable Remainder Trust Mr. and Mrs. Earnest W. Deavenport Jr. Dow Chemical Co. Tommy and Rebecca Dulaney Durward and Georgene Dunn Eastman Chemical Co. Ergon Inc. E.M. “Hoot” and Doris Gipson HVJ Associates Inc. Mr. and Mrs. A.P. “Jack” Hatcher Jr. Mrs. Kitty E. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Hunter W. Henry Mr. Leon Hess Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Holliman

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Honda North America Inc. Howard Industries Inc. Mrs. Alice G. Johnson Mr. Herbert V. Johnson Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc. MSU Donor-Advised Fund Program Mr. and Mrs. Mike M. McDaniel Mississippi Power Co. Dr. and Mrs. Niles R. Moseley Northrop Grumman Corp.

PACCAR Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rula Mr. Joe Frank Sanderson Southern Ionics Inc. Structural Steel Services Inc. Milton and Christy Sundbeck Charles D. and ZonaDale Taylor Tennessee Valley Authority Texas Petrochemicals Corp.

The Ayco Charitable Foundation The MathWorks, Inc. Viking Range Corp.

Mr. Charles Cullis Wade Mrs. Barbara White Mr. Turner A. Wingo

Stephen D. Lee Society $500,000 and $999,999 3M Corp.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Burke Charitable Gift Fund Chevron Africa & Latin American Exploration & Production Co. Mr. and Mrs. Durward B. Dunn III Durward Dunn Inc. Entergy Mississippi ExxonMobil Global Services Co. Federal Express Fidelity Investments Estate J. Hosmer Georgia G. McPherson Mr. and Mrs. William C. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Rader Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Seymour Sr. Siemens NX Tri State Educational Foundation Mr. C. Clark Young

J. Charles Lee Associates $250,000 to $499,999 ADTRAN Inc. BellSouth - Atlanta, GA Albemarle Corp.

Amoco Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert D. Batson Dr. and Mrs. W. Scot Bell BellSouth - Jackson Hines and Linda Brannan C-Spire Cadence Bank - Starkville Create Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur G. Dees Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jacky G. Dorsey Mrs. Rosemary C. Douglass DuPont Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dulaney Mr. Bobby T. Elmore Mr. and Mrs. David W. Evers Jr. Exxon USA Foundation - New York, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Furr Mr. G. Wayne Gardner Mr. U. Edwin Garrison Mr. W. P. Gearhiser Gipson Steel Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Billy W. Howard Mr. Stuart C. Irby, Jr. Mr. Stuart C. Irby, Jr. Cheek Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rodger L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Kennett Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. James L. McRae Milliken Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Mills Jr. Mitchell Family, L.L.C. Monsanto Co. - St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Myers Mr. and Mrs. M. Patrick Nelson Osi Software Puckett Machinery Co. Severstal Columbus LLC Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Sims Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Sumrall Tennessee Valley Authority Chattanooga, Tenn.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Terreson The Procter and Gamble Co. - Cincinnati, Ohio Wallace J. Hosmer Estate Mr. Jerry Welch and Mrs. Carol Welch

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Weyerhaeuser Co. Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitmire Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Clyde V. Williams

Eugene Butler Fellows $100,000 to $249,999 ALCOA Inc. Ms. Nancy F. Adkerson AmFed Companies LLC Applied Materials Inc. Atmos Energy Corp.

William Thomas and Sue T. Austin BankPlus - Ridgeland Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Barker Barlow-Eddy-Jenkins P.A. Estate Joseph Barrier Mr. and Mrs. Clarence D. Blaine Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Blakeslee III Dr. and Mrs. Drayton D. Boozer Mrs. Jean Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Bradley Business Communications Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Byrd Mr. James R. Cabaniss Mr. and Mrs. Sydney L. Cate Jr. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Frank and Ann Chiles Mr. and Mrs. Randy J. Cleveland Mrs. Grace C. Cliett ConocoPhillips Cooke, Douglass, Farr, Lemons Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Cooley Earnest and Carol Cosby Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Cowan Sr. Cypress Semiconductor DENSO North American Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Dawkins Joy M. Deason and Douglas L. Deason Jr. Ms. Isabel M. Devine Mr. and Mrs. S. Elliott Dubuisson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Duncan E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. EADS Airbus North America Engineering Eastman Kodak Co. Virginia Carron Eiland and Brent H. Eiland Engineering Plus Inc. Entergy Services Inc. Eutaw Construction Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Ewing Falco Lime Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Faries Jr. John and Nora Beth Featherston John S. Ferretti and Jutta Karnstedt Ferretti Dr. and Mrs. James L. Flanagan Ford Motor Co. M. Cecile Foresman and Col. Edward G. Foresman Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fraiser Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Gallaher Jr. Gas Research Institute

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Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Gibens Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lewis L. Gober Mr. and Mrs. Everett P. Hailey Jr. Ann and John Hairston Dr. and Mrs. William J. Harris III Harry Simrall Estate Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery D. Hartsog Mrs. Winafred M. Herndon Hill Brothers Construction Co. Inc. Mr. Charles B. Holder Mrs. Lena B. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Illanne Intel Corp.

International Paper Company Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Johnston Larry and Debbie Jones Ms. Pamela R. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Elton R. King Mr. Bill Lampton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lauderdale Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Lewis Mr. L.S. Lindamood Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Linder Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lindsay Lockheed Martin Corp.

Louisiana Pacific Corporation Lucky Star Industries Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Mallory Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Marchant Mr. and Mrs. James R. McBride Mr. and Mrs. J. Kyle McConnell Mr. George O. McDaniel Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. McNeel Mr. and Mrs. John T. McReynolds Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Meiners Mississippi Forestry Foundation Inc. Mississippi Manufacturers Association Mobil Foundation Inc. Hon. G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Moore Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Mr. B. W. Moring Mrs. Jane A. Moring Mr. and Mrs. Alton C. Morris Drs. Don and Sandra Morris Mr. and Mrs. Jeff H. Moss Mr. and Mrs. W. Carroll Murphy Mr. and Mrs. James D. Nanney Jr. Northrop Grumman Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. O’Quin Omnova Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Papasan Mr. George D. Perry Mr. Crymes G. Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Joffrey R. Pryor Mr. and Mrs. W. David Purvis QNX Software Systems Limited Regions Bank - Starkville, MS Regions Financial Research and Technology Corporation Mr. Kermit Earl Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Roberts Mr. Chadwick T. Royston Rufus W. Shivers Estate Severn Trent Environmental Services Inc. Shell Oil Co. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simmen Mr. and Mrs. William A. Sims Jr. Mrs. Ruth O. Sims Mr. John D. “Jack” Sistrunk Mr. and Mrs. Tommy E. Smith Southeast Chapter APCA Southern Co. Services, Inc. Southern Natural Gas Mr. and Mrs. D. Paul Sparks Jr. Sullivan’s Office Supply Ms. Margaret E. Swain, LCSW Dr. Martha H. Swain Tellus Operating Group LLC Tenneco Oil Co. Texas Gas Transmission Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Thames The Community Foundation of Louisville The Fountain Family Foundation The John and Mary Redwine Charitable Trust The Lynde And Harry Bradley Foundation Inc. The Peoples Bank The Wesley A. Caldwell Foundation William L. Thomas Mr. James M. Trimble Union Carbide Corp.

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Walker Mr. Wenton R. Walker Walmart Stores Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Wilbanks Mrs. Daphine Williamson Mr. Michael T. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Kip B. Zacharias

Ben F. Hilbun Torchbearers $50,000 to $99,999 ANEL Corp.

APAC-Mississippi Inc. Dr. James B.and Dr. Gail S. Anderson Jr Mr. and Mrs. William O. “Billy” Ball Sr. Chris and Bette Behr Mrs. Andrea L. Bell Joe E. Bickham Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bowen Jr. Dr. Catherine R. Boyd Mr. Charles P. Boyd and Dr. Beverly Langford Dr. and Mrs. C. Glendon Bradley Brasfield and Gorrie Contractors Inc. Drs. Philip and Susan Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Donnie H. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brown Brown, Mitchell & Alexander, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Bunker Jr.

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Dr. and Mrs. Gary N. Bunner Burlington Northern Foundation Burns Cooley Dennis Inc. Cadence Banking - Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Cain Camgian Microsystems Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill R. Carty Champion International Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Childress Dr. Pasquale Cinnella Citgo Petroleum Corp.

Clark Beverage Group, Inc. Mrs. Marion P. Coggin Dr. and Mrs. Edward P. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Collum Cook Coggin Engineers Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Chad B. Cooley Dr. and Mrs. David Cornell Mr. Joseph V. Dawsey, III Mr. and Mrs. Ruben T. Doty II Mr. and Mrs. John W. Duff Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Dumas Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Dye Eldred W. and Jane E. Hough Estate Electric Power Association of Mississippi Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Emerson D. Farley, Jr. Rodney and Patricia Faver Dr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fleming Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Fondren Jr. Chris and Lynette Fountain Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Fowlkes General Motors Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gladney Mr. and Mrs. James E. Green Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Grim Dr. Charles D. Guess Gulf Coast Haz. Sub. Research Center Mr. Maury B. Gunter Mr. and Mrs. Clinton B. Hales Jr. Halliburton Co. Inc. Halliburton Foundation, Inc. Mr. Frederick W. Hamilton Mrs. Sarah Jo Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Haney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mack A. Hataway Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Page Dettor Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hatmaker Jr. Mrs. Carrie B. Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Hester Dr. Julia E. Hodges Hol-Mac Corporation Mr. Emil “Butch” Holiner Ms. Renee S. Holiner Mr. Tad A. Honsinger Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Hunter Michael and Rena Jaudon Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Johnson Mrs. Barbara Hatcher Jones and Mr. Andrew E. Jones

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Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Jordan, Sr. Mr. Max H. Jordan Jr. K & S Custom Warehousing KPMG LLP Mr. and Mrs. Ashley T. Kees Mr. Robert M. Keil Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. King Mr. and Mrs. Kerry D. Kittrell Ms. Kay Lindamood Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Lockheed Martin Corp.

MMC Materials Inc. John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Frank and Sara May Mr. and Mrs. William H. McIntyre Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Horace L. McKay Jr. Lee and Linda Meeks Mr. and Mrs. David F. Michael Mrs. Laura S. Miller Mississippi Concrete Industries Association Dr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Terrill J. Moran Jr. Mr. James R. Moreton Dr. David B. Morgan and Dr. Jan Morgan Neel-Schaffer Inc. Mr. Robert R. Newsom Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Newsom Anthony and LeAnn Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Bobby G. Nichols Captain Richard T. Norman Northrop Grumman - Integrated Systems - Irving, Texas Northrop Grumman Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Palmer Mrs. Agnes B. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Claude Parker Mr. J.C. Patton Sr. Pavilion Technologies Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Pepper Mr. Earl G. Perkins Craig and Pam Peterhansen Mrs. Carolyn W. Malone-Phillips Pickering Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Everette Ramage William J. and Kimberly D. Read Mr. and Mrs. Carey Revels Ms. Angel Reynolds Mr. Christopher Rohman and Dr. Kristie Rohman Mr. and Mrs. Stan W. Ruffin Dr. and Mrs. Steven K. Rushing Mr. Bobby Dale Sanford and Dr. Regina L. Sanford Mr. Ron J. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Seitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sheely Shell Companies Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ross K. Sherman Drs. Timothy and Grace Shumaker Huel Sills and George Sills Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Simmons Sixth International Symposium

Jerry and Debe Slocum Mr. and Mrs. Felix Smart Mrs. Helen G. Snider Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Staples Glenn and Cherie Steele Mr. and Mrs. William C. Steen James E. Stone Jr. M.D. Mr. Charles E. Strahan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell W. Temple Texaco Foundation Texas Instruments Foundation Thames Family Foundation The Furniture Foundation The R.C. Baker Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Johnny M. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. H.S. “Tommy” Thompson III Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Towles III Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Venuto Vulcan Materials Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Walker III Dr. and Mrs. H. Carroll Walker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Javed A. Warsi Mr. and Mrs. Truett N. Watson Waycaster Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Waycaster Mr. Samuel B. Webb Mr. and Mrs. David Welch Mr. and Mrs. James H. White Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Wileman Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Williams Mr. Kenneth A. Williams Ms. Susan T. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Wilson Danny and Jill Windham Mr. Robert H. Wood Mrs. Jo C. Woods

President’s Club In recognition of donors’ cumulative lifetime giving to Mississippi State University for the following giving levels.

President’s Partner $25,000 to $49,999 3M Decatur Plant Mr. and Mrs. Terry M. Abel Mr. and Mrs. James R. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Adcock Dr. and Mrs. Randy C. Ahlrich American Gas Cooling Center American Greeting Card Co. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Amoco Production Co. Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Anderson

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Mr. and Mrs. Marc Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie F. Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Breck Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Bailey Dr. and Mrs. Billie J. Ball Mr. H. Glen Barker Mr. Edwin Scott Barland Pepper and Debi Beckman Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Bergin Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Blackledge Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. Boggan Bonds Co. Inc. Book Mart Corp.

Mr. Chevis R. Boone, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Botts, Jr. Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Brig. Gen and Mrs. J. Durr Boyles Ms. Charlotte J. Brent Mr. Claude E. Brent, Jr. Buddy and Peggy Broadway Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Brown Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Larry G. Brown Ms. Dorothy M. Brownlee Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Bucci Jr. Mr. William A. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Frederick V. Buie Mr. Kenneth L. Burrell Dr. Albert J. Bush, III Mr. and Mrs. David L. Bushman Bob and Donna Kaye Byrd Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Carley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Carr Jr. Col. and Mrs. Donald I. Carter Charles A. Cascio Caterpillar Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Catledge Mr. Ralph K. Cavin, III Mr. and Mrs. Wesley S. Chiniche Cisco Systems Inc. Mrs. Walter H. Clark Clearwater Consultants Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Coalter Jr. Joe D. Cole Jr. Mr. James E. Conn Ms. Ruth J. Cook Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Cook Jr. Copeland & Johns Inc. Mr. Charles Dean Corbell, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Corley Drs. William and Linda Cornell Dr. David T. Cozart Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crisler P.E. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Croom Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Cumbaa Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Daniel Mr. Paul R. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Day Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Dedeaux Delta Industries Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Devine Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Dews

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Dickerson and Bowen Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Dickson Dr. Anna Dill and Mr. Kenneth Dill Ray C. Dillon and Deborah C. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Douglass Mrs. Helen H. Downer Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Dungan East Mississippi Electric Power Association Mr. and Mrs. George H. East Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. East, Jr. Ellis Steel Company Incorporated Entergy Charitable Foundation Environmental Technical Sales Inc. Dr. and Mrs. James W. Ervin Jr. Ethyl Corp.

Ewing Kessler Mechanical Solutions Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Faulkner Mr. L. Rodney Faver Federal Solutions, L.L.C. Fluent Inc. Dr. and Mrs. R. Rodney Foil Mr. and Mrs. Ricky K. Follin Mr. and Mrs. Lucius E. Fouche Dr. and Mrs. Marty J. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Geno Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Randall M. German Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Gewin Mr. and Mrs. David T. Gibson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Goldman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gorman Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Graves Greater Houston Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William M. Gulledge Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Halford Jr. Mr. Larry J. Hand, Jr. Hanson Pipe and Products Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Carey F. Hardin Mr. and Mrs. James J. Harris Harry H. Bush and Jeanne C. Bush Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Dewey C. Haynes Sammy and Susie Hedgepeth Mr. and Mrs. James H. Henley Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Hewes Mr. and Mrs. William O. Hill Hitachi Ltd. Drs. B. Keith and Sandra Hodge Hope Christian Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Burton B. Hosch Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Howell Jr. Dr. H. Frank Howell II Mr. and Mrs. Timothy V. Huffaker Hughes Electronics Corp.

W. Kenneth Hughey Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. O.S. Jackson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Jamieson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Elton E. Jay Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Johnson

Mr. Robert L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kardos Mr. and Mrs. Ted H. Kendall III Key Constructors Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett A. Kimbrough, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Knight Koch Gateway Pipeline Co. L and H Supply Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Landrum Mr. and Mrs. David C. Langston Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. Lawler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Lawrence Mr. James R. Lewis III Capt. and Mrs. Frederick R. Lickfold III Mr. and Mrs. Bobby T. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Litton Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Lundy Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Mabry Mr. and Mrs. George F. Malouf Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer H. Manning Marine Gears Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie A. Martin Dr. J.L. Mason Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Massey Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Matthews Ms. Theresa G. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Chris R. McCall Mr. William H. McCann Mr. George O. McDaniel III McDermott Inc. Dr. J. Chester McKee Jr. and Rev. Barbara McKee Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. McLain Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David C. McPhail Mendrop, Wages LLC Dr. Achille Messac Mississippi Association of County Engineers Dr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Mitchell Jr. Mr. John H. Mitchell, Jr. Drs. Tara E. Mitchell and Michael B. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Moore Mr. Lewis M. Moore Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David H. Moreau Drs. Jimmy and Gisele Moss Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mullins Mr. and Mrs. Jasper M. Nail Dr. and Mrs. John B. Noblin Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Norman Mr. and Mrs. John O. Norton Nucor Mr. and Mrs. Adrain P. O’Neal Donald W. O’Neal Mr. Charles H. Oswalt Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Oswalt Drs. Matthew and Christy Oswalt Mr. Larry K. Otis and Ms. Sharon C. Fanning-Otis Mr. and Mrs. Wade C. Patterson Mr. C. R. Patton Mr. Jeffrey H. Peoples Phenix Technologies Inc.

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Mr. James C. Pierce Mr. Joseph H. Pigford Ms. Carolyn Pilgreen Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Pongetti Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Poole Drs. Jonathan and Linda Pote Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. Andrew Queen Mr. and Mrs. David G. Ray Regions Bank - Laurel Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rush SME Education Foundation SOL Engineering Services L.L.C. Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Schaffner Dr. and Mrs. Robert Scholtes Mr. Thomas R. Schwan Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Mr. and Mrs. William B. Scott Jr. Shaw Industries Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Shepard Jr. Mr. Rufus W. Shivers Dr. and Mrs. Rubin Shmulsky Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Shurlds, III Dr. Harry C. Simrall Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson Mrs. Candice P. Smith Lee and Rochelle Smith James T. and Sherry H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Snipes Jr. Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Inc. South Central MS Chapter Southland Oil Co. Ms. Kristen A. Spengler Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Squires Dr. and Mrs. T.D. Stacy Star Enterprise Starkville Orthopedic Clinic Mr. and Mrs. James O. Stephens Dr. and Mrs. Troy A. Street Ken and Hailye Stringer Mrs. Carlene T. Strowd Stuart C. Irby Co. Dr. Rani Warsi Sullivan and Mr. Thomas D. Sullivan Mr. Joe L. Sumrall Sun Microsystems T.L. Wallace Construction Inc. Tanner Construction Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Taylor Jr. Teledyne Brown Engineering Co. Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. R. H. Terreson, Jr. and Mrs. Virginia L. Terreson The Boeing Co. - Huntsville, AL The GEM Consortium Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Torres Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Truax Wade and Dorothy Turnage Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Turner Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Umbdenstock III Union Camp Charitable Trust Dr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Usey Vector CANtech, Inc. Mrs. Resa C. Vickers Vista Chemical Co. - Houston, TX W.E. Blain and Sons, Inc. Mr. J.J. Walker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marion R. Walker Jr. Frank and Bunny Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie L. Walton Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ware Ms. Amina F. Warsi Mr. and Mrs. Saif U. Warsi Dr. Shahab U. Warsi Mr. and Mrs. James F. Watts Mr. Lee Roy Wells, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. West Weyerhaeuser Co. - Columbus, MS Mr. and Mrs. Harold White Victor and Sharon Whitehead Mr. H. Lewis Whitfield Mr. and Mrs. James N. Wilkes Mr. Albert J. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Williams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton A. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Worthington Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Wray Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Wright Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wynne Dr. Michael Yates and Mrs. Karen Yates

President’s Associate $10,000 to $24,999 3M A.E. Polysilicon Corp.

AT&T Accenture Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Vastine C. Ahlrich Allen and Hoshall Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Rex Alman III Mr. Nicholas Anest Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Antee Argonne National Laboratory Mr. and Mrs. George T. Armistead Dr. and Mrs. Kirk P. Arnett Babcock and Wilcox Bailsco Blades and Castings Inc. Baldwin Piano Mr. and Mrs. Ray Balentine Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Ball Mr. Robert A. Ballew Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Brax H. Batson Mr. Skip Batson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Batson Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Bayley III Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bell III Mr. Thomas F. Bell

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bennett Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin B. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Berry Bessemer Trust Mr. and Mrs. David N. Bishop Dr. Eugene H. Bishop Mrs. Annie R. Blalock Boeing Co. Sally and Neill Bogan Mrs. Muriel F. Bolls Bomgar Dr. John M. Boone Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Borromeo Mr. Thomas C. Bounds Mr. and Mrs. Marden B. Boyd Mr. Bill F. Bozeman Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bradford Mr. Terry E. Bradford Mr. Charles E. Brett Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bridges Sr. Mrs. Helen F. Brock Brown Development Co. Frona Curlee Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Brown Dr. Lewis R. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie J. Brown Mr. Tom C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. James B. Buckley, Jr. Mrs. Nancy Burdine Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Burke Dr. and Mrs. William D. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Jackey O. Burrell Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Burris Mr. and Mrs. Vernon T. Bush Mrs. Sharon R. Bushman Johnnie R. Butler and Cathy Butler Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Tim Byrne Cadence Design Systems Inc. Mr. Jesse M. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey E. Carter Mr. and Mrs. John W. Causey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Cayson Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Chadwick Mr. and Mrs. Danny P. Chancellor Jim and Bonnie Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Clark Mr. Kenneth M. Clark Mr. Lawrence E. Clark Mr. Charles B. Cliett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rex W. Cochran Mr. John A. Colotta Conoco Inc. Mrs. Doris B. Cooper Dr. Krissten N. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. William T. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Copeland Copolymer Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Cosby

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Mr. T.E. Cotten Nancy M. Cox Ms. Ginger S. Cozart John Rimmer Craft Memorial Mr. W. B. Crooks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. Moody M. Culpepper Mr. and Mrs. Shelton G. Cunningham, Jr. Ms. Katie C. Curran Mr. and Mrs. Tom Y. Curran Mr. and Mrs. William W. Curtis Cypress Semiconductor DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. Dallas Semiconductor Corp.

Mrs. Billye H. Dallas Mr. Timothy F. Dalton Mrs. Loretta L. Daniel Mr. Jack C. Davis Mr. John P. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John P. Davis, III Ms. Gerda DeAngelo Mr. Patrick O. DeAngelo Mr. Thomas L. DeLashmet, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Deas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Decell Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Deer Mr. Jack E. Delk Delphi Packard Electric Mr. and Mrs. Al H. Denson Ms. Sherre H. Denson Mr. and Mrs. John J. Devine, Sr. Mr. Robert C. Deweese Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Deweese Mr. and Mrs. Jess H. Dickinson Mr. Theo H. Dinkins II Dr. Jimmy L. Dodd Mr. and Mrs. Spivey S. Douglass Dow Chemical USA Phil and Emry Duckworth EI Dupont DeNemours & Co., Inc. EKA Chemical Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Easley Mrs. David M. Eastland Mr. Bruce W. Elder Eldridge and Associates P.A. Electric Power Research Institute Engineering-Educational Services Mr. and Mrs. D. Pierce Epes Drs. James and Nellie Epps Cass and Cindy Everitt Mr. and Mrs. John S. Fair Jr. Fairchild Construction Mr and Mrs. Warren R. Farmer, IV Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Farris III Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Filgo First Bank of Southwest Mississippi Dr. Elizabeth C. Fleming and Mr. Robert L. Fleming III Florida Power and Light Co. Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Fordice, III Mr. and Mrs. T. Wayne Forrest Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Foster Jr.

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Foundation for the Carolinas Mr. Harry M. Freeman Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Frye Jr. Brian and Meg Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Temple L. Fulton Garan Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alva C. Garner Jr. Keith and Gaines Gaskin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Gelman Gem Chemical Inc. General Motors North America Dr. and Mrs. Clifford E. George Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. George Getty Oil Co. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gibson Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Gilbert Mr. Frank W. Gilchrist Mr. Malcolm E. Gillis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Godwin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Goldman Jason and Nicole Goudelock Mr. and Mrs. Ron D. Grantham Mr. and Mrs. William C. Grantham Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Green Mr. James B. Grice Mrs. Mary B. Guerard Gulf Coast TAPPI Gulf Oil Foundation of Delaware Gulf States Manufacturers Mr. Benson Guyton Mrs. Howell H. Gwin Sr. HOLCIM, Inc. Mrs. Carmen C. Hammack Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hammack Mr. James A. Hardy Ms. Dorothy E. Harrelson Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Hart Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hartness Mr. and Mrs. Lucian A. Harvey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hengst Mr. James A. Henley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Herrick Checky and Chellie Herrington Drs. Donald and Caroline Hill Hilton Hotels Corp.

Mr. Warren B. Hinchcliff Jr. Mr. James V. Hines III Mr. Chalmers Hobart Mrs. Annie H. Hodges Mr. R. D. Hodges Holcim, Inc. Dusty Holeman Mrs. G. Pepper Holland Mrs. William H. Holland Mr. Benjamin O. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Hoover Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Horne Jr. Mrs. Jean House Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Hufford Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie D. Hughes

Mr. Jim Humber, III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Humble Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Husbands Mr. William Doug Hutton Jr. International Paper Co. Foundation Purchase, N.Y. International Paper Co. Foundation Moss Point Gerald Jasper Mrs. Mary A. Jasper John Richard Collection Dr. and Mrs. Billy H. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Larry R. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. T. M. “McKinley” Johnson II Johnston Tombigbee Furniture Dr. Rupert B. Johnston Dr. William E. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. “Andy” Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jones Mr. and Mrs. J. Colton Joorfetz Mrs. Jean C. Jordan Mr. Frank M. Jue Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Kendall Kermit E. (Earl) Reynolds Jr. Family LLC Kerr McGee Chemical Kerr-McGee Corp.

Mr. Matthew J. Kline Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Klumb Mr. and Mrs. Wendell C. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kyle Mr. and Mrs. John A. Landrum Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Terry E. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Leff Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Lewis Mrs. Mary W. Lightsey Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Little Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Love Mr. Philip H. Love Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Luce, Jr. Mr. Donald C. Lutken MSU Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers MSU Roadrunners Mr. and Mrs. John Martin III Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mason Mr. and Mrs. William R. May Dr. Robert E. McClain Mr. and Mrs. George C. McCully Dr. Barbara and Mr. P.C. McLaurin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. McPhearson Dr. and Mrs. John C. McWhorter III Mr. and Mrs. John A. Meador Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Merkel Michael Baker Jr. Inc. Microsoft Corp.

Miss. State Univ. Women’s Club Mississippi Engineering Society Mitsubishi Electric Mr. Arne R. Moen Dr. and Mrs. William M. Molpus

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Bernie Moore Moran, Seymour and Associates Mr. and Mrs. James D. Morgan Mrs. Ann P. Morris Motech Industries Inc. Motorola Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Mullins Mr. and Mrs. James D. Murray Burt and Mary Leigh Nabors Dr. and Mrs. James B. Nail Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Nanney Mr. and Mrs. Ricky E. Newcomb Nissan North America, Inc. Nissan North America-Canton, MS Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus S. Nobles H. Peyton Noland Mr. and Mrs. William L. Norris Ms. Billie Nowlin Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Oberkirch Mr. Jessie C. Oldham Omnova Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Otis Dr. and Mrs. John K. Owens PPG Industries Inc. Mr. Ray Parish Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Parrish Dr. and Mrs. William E. Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Paxton Mr. and Mrs. Percy A. Payne LTC John E. Pearson Jr. USA (retired) Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. David G. Perry Mr. Thomas G. Perry Phelps Dodge Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William P. Phillips Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John David Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Pilgrim Mrs. Kathy M. Polk Portland Cement Association Education Foundation Mr. Jeffrey G. Posey Mr. and Mrs. James K. Putnam Jesse and Brenda Quinn Dr. Jim Aanstoos and Dr. Sarah A. Rajala Mr. George B. Ramsey, III Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Rand Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Randall Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Carvel L. Rayburn Mr. and Mrs. Gavin W. Rees Drs. Robert and Donna Reese Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Reilly Mr. Dan W. Renfro Drs. George and Clyda Rent Mr. and Mrs. John F. Riggins III Mr. Paul A. Riley Ms. Lisa K. Robinson Rockwell International Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Rook Mrs. Mary E. Rooker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Roundtree

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Dr. and Mrs. Gustavus A. Rush III Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Randal C. Russell Ms. Terri L. Russell SE Center for Electrical Engineering Education Mr. and Mrs. Lewie F. Sandel Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keenan D. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Sasser Mr. Monroe B. Savage Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Schepens Drs. Kirk and Noel Schulz Mr. and Mrs. Allen Scott Dr. and Mrs. Charley Scott Mr. Ben A. Seale Mr. William J. Seale, Jr. Mr. Ralph H. Segrest SemiSouth Laboratories LLC Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss S. Sheldon Mr. and Mrs. Kirk A. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Shelton, II Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Sherrard Dr. and Mrs. Howard E. Shook, Jr. Mr. Maury Shurlds Mr. and Mrs. David W. Sills Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sinclair Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Smith Dr. and Mrs. David B. Smith Mrs. Gwendolyn G. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Smith Southland Development and Construction Southwest MS Resource Conservation and Development Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Sowell Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Spence Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Spradling Miss Betsy Stark Mr. Daryl P. Starling Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Summers Mr. and Mrs. David C. Sykes Mr. and Mrs. James B. Taggart Jr. Tanda Resources, LLC Dr. Clayborne D. Taylor Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Taylor Mr. Terry L. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Larry O. Templeton Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Tennyson Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Terry Texaco Mr. Charles Thames and Dr. Brenda Thames The American Society of Mechanical Engineers The Schwab Charitable Fund The Superior Oil Co. Mr. James S. Therrell Thomas H. Walker Consultants LLC Mr. E. Floyd Thomas Dr. and Mrs. David S. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Joe F. Thompson Terry and Dianne Tigrett

Mr. and Mrs. Lannie E. Townsend II Tru-Amp Corp.

Dr. and Mrs. Prentiss A. Turman Dr. and Mrs. Joe C. Turnage Mr. and Mrs. John H. Turner III Mr. Maurice G. Turner Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Turner U.S. Sugar Corp.

United Technologies Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Vaughn Dr. and Mrs. Rayford B. Vaughn Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Venable III Dr. and Mrs. George L. Verrall Vista Chemical Co. - Aberdeen, MS Mr. Dick Vondran Mr. Lynn C. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Larry R. Ware Mr. and Mrs. Marcus W. Ware Drs. James and Shannon Warnock Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Warren Mr. and Mrs. Sidney E. Watters Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Weatherly Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Webb Mr. Paul L. Wells, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. White Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Wilder Kim and Mary Jean Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. George W. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Williams Mr. John C. Williams, III Mr. and Mrs. John H. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Williford Ms. Mary M. Williford Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Wilson Mr. John C. Wineman Mr. Richard W. Wittmann Mr. and Mrs. Phillip G. Woo Xilinx, Inc Mrs. Marie R. Yeates Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Young Mr. Norman R. Young Dr. Ming-Tong Yu

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Old Main Society The Old Main Society honors those generous donors who have included Mississippi State as a beneficiary in their wills or have made other planned gifts, such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance policies and qualified IRAs or retirement plans. Donors in this society have provided the MSU Foundation with documentation of their gifts. The Bagley College of Engineering recognizes these individuals and corporations for their dedication and planned contributions.

James D. McComas Benefactors $10,000,000 to $24,999,999 Mr. and Mrs. Leo W. Seal Jr.

William L. Giles Partners $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 Mr. Hunter W. Henry Jr. Estate J. Hosmer Milton and Christy Sundbeck Mr. Turner A. Wingo

Dean W. Colvard Founders $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Mr. Richard C. Adkerson William Thomas and Sue T. Austin Estate Joseph Barrier Mr. and Mrs. William B. Berry Dr. and Mrs. Drayton D. Boozer Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Collum Mr. James C. Forbes Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fraiser Jr. Mr. Wallace J. Hosmer Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Mallory Jr. Paul L. Wells Estate Mr. George D. Perry Craig and Pam Peterhansen Mr. Bobby Dale Sanford and Dr. Regina L. Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Shackouls Mr. Charles Cullis Wade Wallace J. Hosmer Estate

Stephen D. Lee Society $500,000 and $999,999 Hines and Linda Brannan Mr. James H. Cannon Dr. and Mrs. William M. Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Earnest W. Deavenport Jr. Durward and Georgene Dunn Mrs. Carmen C. Hammack Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hammack Charles D. and ZonaDale Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Terreson Ms. Brenda D. Thornton

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J. Charles Lee Associates

Ben F. Hilbun Torchbearers

$250,000 to $499,999

$50,000 to $99,999

Mr. and Mrs. Randy J. Cleveland Dr. and Mrs. Edward P. Coleman John S. Ferretti and Jutta Karnstedt Ferretti M. Cecile Foresman and Col. Edward G. Foresman Mr. Harry M. Freeman Jr. Harry Simrall Estate Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mazeres P.E. Mr. Fred K. McNeel Mr. and Mrs. William C. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. O’Quin Mr. John D. “Jack” Sistrunk

Drs. Philip and Susan Bridges Mr. Thomas L. DeLashmet, Jr. Ms. Isabel M. Devine Mr. W. D. Howell Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. “Andy” Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kyle Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Monroe Mr. and Mrs. James C. Price Ms. Patricia A. Richardson Ruth Williams Alford Estate Estate of Charles E. Strahan Mr. and Mrs. Johnny M. Thompson Webb M. Bruce Estate Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Wright Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Wright

Eugene Butler Fellows $100,000 to $249,999 Ms. Dorothy M. Brownlee Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Carl Jr. Mr. Charles T. “Chip” Carley III Mrs. Dana P. Cherry Mr. Tad A. Honsinger Mr. and Mrs. William D. Howell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hyland III Mrs. Alice G. Johnson Mr. Charles W. Johnson John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Dr. J. Chester McKee Jr. and Rev. Barbara McKee Georgia G. McPherson Mr. Travis H. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Bob Montgomery Hon. G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Alton C. Morris Mr. and Mrs. W. Carroll Murphy Nancy Stricklin Estate Mr. Bob G. Roberts Rufus W. Shivers Estate Dr. Harry C. Simrall William L. Thomas Mrs. Terry L. Turnipseed Mr. Terry L. Turnipseed Mr. Samuel B. Webb Mr. H. Lewis Whitfield Ms. Mary M. Williford

President’s Partner $25,000 to $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Adcock Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Meiners Dr. and Mrs. David H. Moreau Mr. James R. Moreton Chris and Bette Behr Dr. and Mrs. A. Wayne Bennett Estate of Harry C. Coumbe Mr. and Mrs. William R. Jones Jr.

Old Main Member Up to $49,999 or undisclosed amount Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Daniel Lucille Stallings Estate Mary B. Guerard Estate Mr. Ralph W. McLain and Mrs. Judy McLain Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Peete Jr. Mrs. Pauline S. Robinson Virginia Stiles Ollivier Estate William B. Gassaway Estate Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Williams

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Infinitely supporting the Bagley College The Bagley College of Engineering continues to enlist passionate graduates and loyal friends as contributors as we pursue Infinite Impact: The Mississippi State University Campaign and its overall university wide $600 million goal. As one of MSU’s largest academic units, our fundraising at the college level is pivotal to the success of the capital campaign, and there are many ways for you to join us as supporters.

For those of you who contributed in the early phase of Infinite Impact, we say “thank you.”

Because of your support, we have marked $60 million toward the Bagley College unit goal of $100 million. We also encourage you to share the news about Infinite Impact and the limitless possibilities it brings to our university.

for globalization; and tradition and culture for experience. With these focus areas, the Bagley College can build our reputation and visibility nationally and globally as we make strides for the future.

My fellow development colleagues, P.K. Thomas (‘03, ’08) and Paul Zimmerman (’00), and I look forward to helping you invest further in our college. Please consider outright gifts that can impact the college today, and those that can create a legacy for tomorrow such as bequests. There is no better time to support the Bagley College and create an impact through Mississippi State.

Bennett Evans ’89, ’93 Director of Development

The Infinite Impact campaign revolves around five central areas -- teaching and learning for success; research and creativity for discovery; service and outreach for engagement; diversity and advancement

College Funds Raised

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$15,105,227

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Schneider helps put new technologies within companies’ grasps

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mall and mid-sized manufacturers have found an ally in Judy Schneider, a professor of mechanical engineering in the Bagley College.

Among the new technologies being explored by the lab are lightweight, high pressure, polymeric composite storage tanks and friction stir welding of metals.

With more than 16 years of experience in the commercial sector before she turned to academia, Schneider understands the challenges companies face when trying to stay competitive without over-extending their resources. Her work as leader of the advanced materials and processing research group focuses on making new materials, techniques and processes accessible to enterprises of all size.

Originally brought to the research group as part of a NASA grant, the lightweight tank project explores the use of polymeric composite materials in the construction of storage vessels for high pressure cryogenic propellants such as liquid oxygen and hydrogen for launch vehicles.

“We focus on advanced manufacturing processes that are not evolutionary,” Schneider said.

“Since these advances don’t build on established practices, it’s difficult for smaller companies to embrace these new technologies because they are a drastic departure from the traditional way of doing things.”

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“We are looking into materials and methods to design safe and reliable vessels to realize a huge weight savings over traditional metal-based systems,” Schneider explained. “To meet this goal, we have developed an extensive database of structure-property relationships that will help optimize design efforts and provide a guideline for the industry.”

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Schneider said that the group’s efforts in cryostorage-development will aid not only NASA, but also the entrepreneurial companies that are commercializing space flight and those who work with cryogenics as an alternative fuel for groundbased vehicles.

The group is also working toward establishing a physics-based model to guide implementation of the friction stir welding process, which can join advanced alloys in a more environmentallyfriendly manner than traditional fusion welds.

While this process has been implemented in larger companies, methods to guide tool design and predict process maps are lacking.

Development of a physics-based model will enable rapid implementation of the process by bypassing the currently required trial-and-error studies to define parameters and guidelines. The group is also working to develop alternative inspection techniques to verify the quality of the friction stir welds.

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“We want to explain the structural features of these welds and understand what affects their strengths so that we can give guidance on how to best use it in manufacturing,” Schneider said.

She knows that better understanding these new technologies will help manufacturers remain competitive in an ever-changing marketplace, but with her students and 10 undergraduate and graduate research assistants helping with the projects, there is one additional benefit the group offers.

“Our work will not only help industries with implementation, but we are also training the next generation of engineers,” Schneider said. “When they go to work, they’ll know how to work with these technologies and be receptive to other innovations.”

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Rais-Rohani predicts certain success in uncertainty modeling project

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ngineers don’t deal in gray areas. They prefer definite answers and predictable outcomes. But in many cases, especially when dealing with new materials and complex manufacturing processes, things aren’t as black and white as they could be. That’s where Professor Masoud Rais-Rohani comes in.

For instance, one application involves the design of lightweight structures made of fiberreinforced polymer composite materials that contain carbon nanofibers—a material that teems with uncertainty in its stiffness and strength properties at both the small- and large-length scales.

Through a four-year project sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Rais-Rohani and a team of Bagley College of Engineering researchers are developing ways to model uncertainty in design optimization of material and product systems.

“In the case of automotive structures, manufacturers want to make cars more fuel efficient,” Rais-Rohani said. “You do that by making structures lighter, using novel design techniques and lightweight materials.

But you have to make sure they still retain their crashworthiness.”

“My main area of research is structural and multidisciplinary design optimization, and one of the biggest challenges in that area is the accurate modeling of various forms of uncertainty and their propagation to system responses,” Rais-Rohani said.

He continued, “In this project, we’re developing a new methodology for design optimization of coupled systems that involve approximate mathematical models of materials and structures, which are subject to uncertainty. It makes this project interesting and at the same time, very complex.”

Rais-Rohani explained that uncertainty might enter a system as a result of random variability in the material properties and operating condition, or if there is insufficient information for the proper modeling of the underlying physics. This can mean anything from a reliance on limited experimental data for a new material or working with a material system that is subject to variability in its microstructure.

However, Rais-Rohani explained that using these elements, despite the uncertainty they bring, is important to manufacturers trying to make next generation products.

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He added, “That is why we develop methodologies that account for uncertainty in the system and ways to minimize its effect on system performance.”

The uncertainty models being developed at Mississippi State can be applied to the design of automotive and aircraft structures, but Rais-Rohani sees potential to apply the ideas to other systems. He is already planning his next projects, which will involve probabilistic and non-probabilistic uncertainty modeling techniques and the comparison of those approaches in a decomposed multilevel optimization framework.

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Elmore enhances experiences for chemical engineering undergraduates

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tacks of paper cover his desk. Coffee filters, bags of chips and plastic cups litter the conference table while T-shirts, robot parts and boxes of unseen goodies obscure most other surfaces and part of the floor. But the clutter doesn’t bother Bill Elmore.

Every piece of paper, plastic and cloth is a tool he uses to improve student experiences in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering.

As two students leave his office, Elmore clears off a seat and apologizes for the chaos.

“I’m busy, but I love what I do,” he explains, moving wheeled robots onto the table. “All of this you see is an investment in the students’ experiences; something to give them a strong identity so that one day they look back and say,

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‘man, it was cool being a chemical engineering student.’”

An associate professor who teaches freshman-, sophomore-, junior- and senior-level classes, and undergraduate coordinator who personally advises each of the department’s students, Elmore holds the Hunter Henry Chair in Chemical Engineering. He said it was the namesake alumnus’ wish to establish a position that focuses on students, a legacy he tries to honor by staying with the students through each step of their college careers.

“I feel the advising process begins the day a prospective student walks in with his or her parents,” Elmore said. “I’ve found the sweet spot for me because I love the face-to-face interaction. I generally talk to students daily about their classes, grades or career paths.”

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It’s that last part, he says, that drives his excitement for his job. The Bagley College has a history of producing successful chemical engineers and Elmore is confident every student who comes through his door can succeed as a student and a professional once they see all of the possibilities the major offers.

“It takes years to see how a student’s path is going to play out, but I’m here rooting for every one of them all along the way,” Elmore said. “I want to help them realize their goals because I think their lives can blossom beyond what even they expect when they get out of school.” www.bagley.msstate.edu

But sometimes, it doesn’t even take that long.

Walking down to student lab spaces on the first floor of Swalm Hall, Elmore talks about a student who, as a rising sophomore, earned a summer engineering job based on the handson experience he received in class.

“I want my students to have something to put their hands on, because I learn that way,” Elmore explained as he pointed out automated process controls made of tubes, gauges and buckets—the practical application of much of the “clutter” crowding his office.

“We’re opening their eyes to the applications they are learning, and helping them have fun while we do it,” he said. “I believe these experiences will stay with them for life.”

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Virtual brain model changes understanding of traumatic injury

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model developed by a team of Bagley College biomedical engineers will redefine how traumatic brain injury is understood.

Challenging more than 20 years of conventional wisdom, the BCoE’s human body simulation group developed a virtual model of the human brain that shows shockwaves traveling through hard tissue, like bone, as well as the soft tissue rather than directly impacting the gray matter alone.

“We wanted to study what happens at each scale from the individual atoms to the tissue as a whole, and that’s exactly what we’re doing,” Raj Prabhu said.

Traditionally, traumatic injury has been studied using an animal model or synthetic material to approximate the reaction that would occur in human tissue. However, Prabhu explained that these alternative models lack the coupled geometrical and biochemical processes that are present in human bodies.

To overcome this obstacle, the group is developing a virtual model that accurately depicts the structures of the human brain from the smallest atom at the microscale to the tissue that can be seen with the naked eye.

By applying the physical properties of human tissue to the model, the researchers can then run simulations of different types of trauma to see exactly how it affects the brain at all levels.

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“Our virtual brain is the most accurate solution to show what happens to all of the tissue when a trauma occurs,” Prabhu said.

“By using multiscale modeling we’ve been able to capture the physics and biomechanics that occur across the board, which will allow us to see what kinds of impact cause injury and where those injuries occur.”

Multiscale modeling is a common practice in composite materials and automotive structure development, however, it has not been widely applied to developing high fidelity human models.

“Learning to develop multiscale models is like a whole new language in the field of biomedical engineering,” explained Lakiesha Williams, an assistant professor and group leader. “We’re going against the grain and some people won’t see the need for these complex models since there are other models in existence, but many of those are very simplistic. Our physics-based models will help us understand so much more.”

Now an assistant research professor and a thrust leader in the human body simulation group, Prabhu began developing the virtual brain as a doctoral student under the guidance Mark F. Horstemeyer, a professor and endowed chair in computational solid mechanics. With the completion of the multiscale brain model, the group now has many more projects on the horizon.

“Now that we know exactly what happens in the brain, we know how to go about designing the protective gear,” Prabhu said. “Ultimately, our goal is to complete a model, with this level of detail, for the whole human body.”

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Research Sponsors & Partners 2013 Research Overview

IHE Private Non-Profit 0.5% 0.5% Private Profit 3.5% Federal-Other 6.9%

Foreign Source 0.5% State Government 0.1% Other 0.2%

DHHS 7.8%

DoD 38.6%

DOT 5.6%

Proposals

DOE 13.5%

NSF 20.1%

NASA 2.0%

Foreign Source 0.2% Private Profit State Government Private Non-Profit 9.6% 0.5% 0.7% DoD 27.0%

Federal-Other 8.8% DHHS 0.3%

NASA 4.4%

DOT 20.0%

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DOE 8.9%

NSF 19.7%

Selected Research Partners & Companies Bechtel National Inc Boeing Company DRS Test & Energy Management, LLC Entergy Services, Inc. ESCO Newton F. Tech R & D North America Inc. Flanders Corporation Halliburton IBM Corporation Lockheed Martin Corporation MAV6, LLC Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Pacific Gas & Electric Company Pratt & Whitney Predictive Design Technologies Severstal Simufact-Americas, LLC Southern States, LLC

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College Leadership Interim Dean Jason Keith keith@bagley.msstate.edu Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Masoud Rais-Rohani rais-rohani@bagley.msstate.edu Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies James Warnock jwarnock@bagley.msstate.edu Director of Development W. Bennett Evans Director of Diversity & Student Programs Angela Verdell K-12 Outreach Director N. Eric Heiselt Undergraduate Coordinator Robert A. Green Manager of Graduate and Distance Education Programs Rita A. Burrell Director and Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Chair Gerald C. Nelson Technical Communications Coordinator John W. Brocato Business Manager Carol J. Martin Publications Editor Susan Lassetter 34 DIMENSIONS

Aerospace Engineering Thomas E. Lacy Jr., Interim lacy@ae.msstate.edu 662.325.2754 Agricultural and Biological Engineering Jonathan Pote jpote@abe.msstate.edu 662.325.3280 Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering Bill Elmore, Interim elmore@che.msstate.edu 662.325.7206 Civil and Environmental Engineering Dennis D. Truax truax@cee.msstate.edu 662.325.7187 Computer Science and Engineering Donna Reese dreese@cse.msstate.edu 662.325.3912 Electrical and Computer Engineering Nicolas H. Younan younan@ece.msstate.edu 662.325.3912 Industrial and Systems Engineering John Usher usher@ise.msstate.edu 62.325.3865 Mechanical Engineering Rogelio Luck, Interim luck@me.msstate.edu 662.325.7307

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Interested in being a part of the BCoE? RESEARCH

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