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DIMENSIONS2011 BCoE Annual Report

DEAN’S MESSAGE

This past year was full of successes within the college, but more importantly than our success are the people who make those great things happen. I’d like to thank our Bagley College of Engineering faculty, staff, researchers, and partners for a great 2011 and for working hard to engineer new solutions for our state and the nation.

Each year has its own set of challenges, whether it is deciding what to research, where to obtain funding, or even how to meet all our obligations as both faculty and researchers but at the end of the day we accomplish all that we do because of the people at this institution. Their dedication to their profession and to engineering education is part of not only our college’s success but also a part of our tradition here at the Mississippi State University.

Statistics change from year to year, and thankfully due to positive leadership within the university we have seen growth in giving from our donors and in research funding. Our academic rankings continue to hold steady and our programs are growing each semester. We are not lucky in these things; they are a reflection of our commitment to excellence. As we engineer our state, the Bagley College of Engineering always has its eye on the future. Our people and our research are the results of diverse teams built across departments and with industry leaders in order to create effective solutions that face the challenges of our ever-growing world.

Best regards,

Sarah A. Rajala

As we engineer our state, the Bagley College of Engineering always has its eye on the future.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

College Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02

Alumni Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04

Life-long learner helps pave the way for future scholars

A life in the clouds: Remembering Richard Johnson

Nontraditional life leads alumnus to start a tradition of giving

Donors & Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Research Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Crack research team tackles fatigue problem

Improved access helps scientists scope out new discoveries

Engineering improved sensibilities

Simulations predict order of crisis chaos

Research Sponsorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

BCoE Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

CREDITSDesigner: Heather M. RoweWriter: Susan LassetterPhotographers: Megan Bean and Beth Newman

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Degree ProgramsAerospace Engineering (BS, MS)Biological Engineering (BS, MS)Biomedical Engineering (MS, PhD)Chemical Engineering (BS, MS)Civil Engineering (BS, MS)Computer Science (BS, MS, PhD)Computer Engineering (BS)Computational Engineering (MS, PhD)Electrical Engineering (BS)Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS, PhD)Engineering (PhD) - Concentrations below Aerospace Engineering Applied Physics Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial Engineering (BS, MS)Industrial and Systems Engineering (PhD)Master of Engineering Mechanical Engineering (BS, MS)Software Engineering (BS)

Certificate ProgramsAutomotive EngineeringComputational BiologyEnergyEntrepreneurshipGeospatial and Remote Sensing

Information AssuranceManufacturingMaterialsSix SigmaSoftware Engineering

College Profile

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2011 College Enrollment

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“My practice gives me the ability to remain a student forever and that’s probably my favorite thing about my career,”

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In a perfect world, Virginia Carron would be a professional student—always learning, always expanding her horizons. But as a wife and mother of three, a life of late night study sessions and large tuition payments simply isn’t practical. Instead, she’s found a career that indulges her intellectual curiosity while providing the thing that most undergraduates long for—a paycheck.

A 1989 Mississippi State biological engineering graduate, Carron has turned her love of math and science into a career as an intellectual property attorney, which puts her at the cutting edge of today’s newest technological advances.

“My practice gives me the ability to remain a student forever and that’s probably my favorite thing about my career,” Carron explained. “I continue to use my engineering skill because every time I have a new case, I have to learn the science that is involved with that invention.”

A partner at the Atlanta-based Finnegan law firm, Carron’s clients include computer hardware and software companies, an international chemical and mineral corporation, and the world’s largest manufacturer of hand-made cigars.

Not long after joining the firm, her success caught the attention of her alma mater and provided an avenue for her to become a mentor to current MSU students. Despite her busy

schedule, Carron regularly speaks to freshman biological engineering classes and works with the college’s entrepreneurship program. She was the first woman appointed to the dean’s advisory council, a position she has held for more that five years.

“It’s a constant balancing act between my career, my family and everything outside of that, but I think it is really important to give back to the school that gave me so much,” Carron said. “I’ve made it a priority, and as long as I feel that I continue to add something to the council and the students I get to interact with, then this is something I am willing to carve out the time to do.”

Her husband Brent Eiland, a 1989 industrial engineering graduate, has also become involved with the college as a mentor within his former department and the entrepreneurship center.

Together, the couple recently established a StatePride Scholarship through the university Foundation. This unique program provides dollar-for-dollar matching, which essentially doubles the impact of the donation, allowing Carron to ensure that her family’s generosity and dedication will help new generations of dedicated learners can have the same opportunities she had.

“It’s been important to us to support the university in different ways,” Carron said. “We felt the opportunity with the StatePride Scholarships was a fantastic one and we hope our contribution will help the college continue to attract the best and brightest students from around the country.”

Life-long learner helps pave the way for future scholars

“It’s a constant balancing act between my career, my family and everything outside of that, but I think it is really important to give back to the school that gave me so much.”

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When asked to talk about her late husband, Richard, Alice Johnson confessed that she didn’t know where to start. After all, how can you condense 85 years of personal triumph and professional success into a 20-minute interview?

In short, you can’t. But that doesn’t mean she can’t paint a vivid picture of the man she shared her life with.

“He lived a full life,” Alice said. “He is known around the world for his hobby, which allowed him to travel the globe and eventually helped shape his career.”

Born in Canada in 1923, Richard discovered the relatively new sport of gliding while growing up in California. A recreational and competitive hobby, gliders use natural air currents and the aerodynamics of aircraft in order to achieve unpowered flight.

At 17 years old, Richard earned his private glider pilot license and flew a craft he built with his brother to a third place finish in the National Gliding Championships.

In 1941, the siblings were earning money by giving glider rides in order to pay for their junior college tuition, but following the events of Pearl Harbor, the military began requisitioning private aircraft to get its fledgling glider program off the ground.

“Dick became the military’s civilian gliding instructor,” Alice said. “But after only one and a half years, he had trained all of the pilots they needed and was unemployed.”

He spent the next five years as a co-pilot with Pan American Airways, while still working on his gliders in his free time. Eventually, he decided that a formal education would help him build better gliders. He contacted Dr. August Raspet at Mississippi State University and soon moved to the Magnolia State to begin working on a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering.

It was there that he met Alice, a student at the neighboring Mississippi University for Women. As the love of his life, she knew gliding would forever be a part of hers.

“From the time we went on our honeymoon, I was part of Dick’s crew—the group that assisted him at competition and pick him up when he landed,” Alice said. “But I got to see much of the world that way.”

For 56 years, she was at his side every step of the way as he won 11 first-place finishes in the gliding national championships, earned 10 trips to the world soaring championships, completed a master’s degree from Stanford University, and retired after 40 years as an aeronautical engineer with Temco Aircraft and Texas Instruments.

Now, as his widow, she is helping ensure that his goals are achieved and his professional legacy properly remembered.

In 2009, she accepted the Precision Strike Association’s Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award on his behalf. This posthumous honor was established in his name and will be awarded annually in recognition of outstanding personal technical achievement resulting in significant contributions to precision strike systems.

The inscription on the trophy explains that Richard personally led the design or redesign of more precision strike airframes than any of his contemporaries. It is estimated that he is responsible for up to 65 percent of the precision strike installments in use today.

Alice also helped fulfill her husband’s last wishes by establishing the Richard H. Johnson Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University in order to help attract and retain top faculty in the Bagley College of Engineering.

“I am hopeful that this chair will be filled with people who bring new ideas and some of Dick’s spirit to the university he loved,” Alice said.

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At 28 years old, Fredrick Hamilton stood apart from his peers at orientation. A husband, father and veteran of the railroad industry, he had seen first-hand what the real world was like and knew exactly what he needed to do to succeed in it.

“Like a lot of people from my generation, I thought I could make a good living without a college education, so why bother,” Hamilton confessed. “Then the worst possible thing happened, I was laid off. But in the end, that led to the best possible outcome, which was me enrolling at Mississippi State.”

He found what he needed in industrial engineering, which taught him to combine pure engineering with business. After years of commuting 90 miles from his home in Newton to MSU’s Starkville campus, he earned a bachelor’s degree and began his professional career.

Hamilton worked his way up the engineering ranks of several Mississippi manufacturing outfits, before opening his own business in 1993. The company, K & S Custom Warehousing Inc., facilitates the storage and delivery of raw materials, which allows Meridian-area manufacturers to avoid the costs of storing extra materials.

As he began to experience professional success, Hamilton said he was reminded of the basic mission of engineering—to provide service to mankind. Through his company, he was serving the industry of the state, but he wanted to do more. For him, this meant supporting the people who helped support him during his education.

“When I went back to school, we didn’t really have any money, but it was something I really needed to do,” Hamilton recalled. “At that time, there wasn’t a lot of financial aid available for nontraditional students. My family was pretty much living hand-to-mouth, which I don’t recommend. Once I graduated and started working, I knew that once I was able, I wanted to help other students who were in that same situation.”

He added, “The industrial engineering department at Mississippi State has always been very focused on people, so when I was

in a position to give back, I felt good about supporting that unit.”

Throughout the years, Hamilton has supported various BCoE endeavors as well as scholarships at other institutions that are close to his family. Recently, he formally pledged his continued commitment to industrial engineering’s

discretionary fund, giving the department the freedom to apply the donation to whatever needs it might be facing.

“I’m committed to the education and opportunities at MSU,” Hamilton said. “A lot of people only see the reflection of themselves when they look out a window, but when the alumni and friends of MSU look out the window, we see the possibilities of what can be, and we get involved in making it happen. When we’re gone, that legacy will continue, so it’s been a real honor to work with MSU.”

Nontraditional life leads alumnus to start a tradition of giving

“Once I graduated and started working, I knew that once I was able, I wanted to help other students who were in that same situation.”


Donald W. Zacharias Roundtable$25,000,000 and AboveMrs. Jean A. BagleyMr. J. W. BagleyJ. W. Bagley FoundationLeo Seal Family FoundationRobert M. Hearin Support FoundationMr. Leo W. Seal, Jr.Mrs. Susie SealSwalm FoundationMrs. Beth SwalmMr. Dave C. Swalm

James D. McComas Benefactors$10,000,000 to $24,999,999Mr. Richard C. AdkersonMr. Hunter W. Henry, Jr.Mrs. Lilalee H. HenryMr. Bobby S. ShackoulsMrs. Judy A. ShackoulsThe Shackouls Family Foundation

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

Dean W. Colvard Founders$1,000,000 to $4,999,999Burlington Resources Inc.Chevron Pascagoula Refinery

CiticorpDr. William M. CobbMrs. Carolyn C. CobbCommunity Foundation of Greater MemphisDave C. and Beth C. Swalm Charitable Remainder TrustMr. E. W. Deavenport, Jr.Mrs. Mary Ann DeavenportDow Chemical CompanyMr. Tommy DulaneyMr. Durward B. DunnMrs. Georgene DunnEastman Chemical CompanyErgon, Inc.HVJ Associates, Inc.Mr. A. P. “Jack” Hatcher, Jr.Mrs. Nell H. HatcherMr. Leon HessMrs. Babs HollimanMr. Wilbert G. Holliman, Jr.Honda North America Inc.Mrs. Alice G. JohnsonMr. Herbert V. JohnsonMr. Richard H. JohnsonKelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc.Mrs. Laura McDanielMr. Mike M. McDanielMississippi Power CompanyNorthrop Grumman CorporationMrs. Terri L. NuszMr. Thomas B. NuszPACCAR FoundationMrs. Cheryl H. RulaMr. Richard A. RulaMr. Joe Frank SandersonMr. Charles D. TaylorMrs. ZonaDale L. TaylorTennessee Valley Authority

Texas Petrochemicals Corp.The Ayco Charitable FoundationThe MathWorks, Inc.Viking Range CorporationMrs. Barbara WhiteMr. J. T. WhiteMrs. Sherry D. WingoMr. Turner A. Wingo

Stephen D. Lee Society$500,000 and $999,9993M CorporationMr. William B. BerryMrs. Sherry B. BerryMr. Fred P. BurkeMrs. Sara Jean I. BurkeCharitable Gift FundChevron Africa & Latin America Exploration & Production Co.Chevron CorporationDurward Dunn, Inc.Entergy MississippiExxonMobil Global Services Co.Federal ExpressFidelity InvestmentsEstate J. HosmerHoward Industries, Inc.Mrs. Georgia G. McPhersonMrs. Mary L. MoseleyDr. Niles R. MoseleyMr. Gregory C. RaderMrs. Welissa W. RaderMrs. Connie SeymourMr. Mark M. Seymour, Sr.Siemens NXMr. C. Clark YoungMrs. Diane Young

J. Charles Lee Associates$250,000 to $499,999 ADTRAN, Inc.AT&T Inc.Albemarle CorporationAmoco Foundation Inc.Mrs. Elizabeth B. BatsonMr. Hubert D. BatsonBellSouthCadence BankCellular SouthCreate FoundationMrs. Barbara A. DorseyMr. Jacky G. DorseyMr. Nelson L. DouglassMrs. Rosemary C. DouglassDuPontMrs. Catherine C. DunnMr. Durward B. Dunn, IIIMr. David W. Evers, Jr.Mrs. Kaye EversExxon Mobil FoundationMr. Carl Ray FurrMrs. Gail J. FurrMr. G. Wayne GardnerMrs. Mary J. GardnerMr. U. Edwin GarrisonMrs. Mary K. GarrisonMr. W. P. GearhiserGipson Steel, Inc.Mr. Billy W. HowardMrs. Linda T. HowardMrs. Deborah B. IrbyMr. Stuart C. Irby, Jr.J. C. Cheek Contractors, Inc.Mr. James L. McRaeMrs. Joann McRaeMilliken Foundation

Mrs. Mary A. MillsMr. Richard H. Mills, Jr.Monsanto CompanyMrs. Elizabeth MyersMr. Franklin T. MyersOsi SoftwarePuckett Machinery Co.Mrs. Joann SimsMr. Joseph H. SimsTennessee Valley AuthorityMr. Douglas T. TerresonMrs. Edith TerresonThe Procter & Gamble Co.Wallace J. Hosmer EstateWeyerhaeuser Company

Eugene Butler Fellows$100,000 to $249,999ALCOA, Inc.AmFed Companies LLCApplied Materials, IncorporatedAtmos Energy CorporationMrs. Sue T. AustinMr. Thomas AustinMr. Robert B. BarkerMrs. Fran M. BarkerBarlow-Eddy-Jenkins, P.A.Estate J. BarrierMr. Clarence D. BlaineMrs. Kathie BlaineMr. Henry E. Blakeslee, IIIMrs. Marilyn M. BlakesleeMrs. Beverly B. BoozerDr. Drayton D. BoozerMr. David H. Bradford, Jr.Mrs. Jean BradfordMr. Jack R. BradleyMrs. Sylvia D. BradleyMr. Davis Hines Brannan, Jr.

Legacy of LeadershipThe 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.


Mrs. Linda K. BrannanMrs. Lauri J. ByrdDr. Thomas R. ByrdMr. James R. CabanissMrs. Patsy D. CabanissMrs. Betty CateMr. Sydney L. Cate, Jr.Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Mrs. Nina W. ClevelandMr. Randy J. ClevelandMr. Charles B. CliettMrs. Grace C. CliettConocoPhillipsCooke, Douglass, Farr, Lemons, Ltd.Mrs. Carol C. CosbyMr. Ernie E. CosbyMr. Jimmy D. Cowan, Sr.Cypress SemiconductorDENSO North American FoundationMrs. Shirley M. DawkinsMr. Thomas C. DawkinsMr. Douglas L. Deason, Jr.Mrs. Joy M. DeasonMrs. Barbara A. DeesMr. Wilbur G. Dees, Jr.Ms. Isabel M. DevineMr. S. Elliott DubuissonMrs. Tani DubuissonEADS Airbus North America EngineeringEastman Kodak CompanyMr. Brent H. EilandMrs. Virginia Carron EilandEntergy Services, Inc.Eutaw Construction, Inc.Mrs. Ashley EwingMr. Christopher L. EwingFalco Lime, Inc.Mr. Charles E. Faries, Jr.Mrs. Charlotte M. FariesJohn S. Featherston, Sr., M.D.Mrs. Nora Hull FeatherstonDr. James L. FlanaganMrs. Mildred FlanaganFord Motor CompanyMrs. Cecile ForesmanCol. Edward G. Foresman

Foundation of the Litton IndustriesMrs. Jennie G. FraiserMr. John J. Fraiser, Jr.Mr. Frank F. Gallaher, Jr.Mrs. Gayle S. GallaherGas Research InstituteMr. L. E. GibensMrs. Joyce GibensMrs. Esther S. GoberLTC (R) Lewis Laron GoberMrs. Cynthia HaileyMr. Everett P. Hailey, Jr.Mr. John M. HairstonHarry Simrall EstateMr. Robert E. HerndonMrs. Winafred M. HerndonHill Brothers Construction Company, Inc.Mrs. Lena B. HughesMr. Ollie L. HughesIntel CorporationMrs. Jill J. JohnsonMr. Rodger L. JohnsonMr. Henry E. JohnstonMr. Larry W. JonesMr. Ben H. KennettMrs. Michelle D. KennettMr. Elton R. KingMrs. Patsy L. KingMr. William P. KirkpatrickMrs. Sylvia KirkpatrickMr. Bill LamptonMr. Sam H. LeeMrs. Sandra K. LeeMr. Michael T. LewisMs. Pauline S. LewisMr. L. S. LindamoodMrs. Barbara LinderMr. Richard A. LinderMrs. Liz LindsayMr. Steve LindsayLockheed Martin CorporationLucky Star Industries, Inc.Mr. Lewis F. Mallory, Jr.Mrs. Pie T. MalloryMr. Douglas J. MarchantMrs. Gloria M. MarchantMr. James K. McConnell

Mrs. Neva A. McConnellMr. George O. McDaniel, Jr.Mrs. Margaret M. McDanielMrs. Charlotte W. McNeelMr. Richard H. McNeelMr. Donald E. MeinersMrs. Pat MeinersMrs. Angela D. MitchellMr. William C. MitchellMobil Foundation, Inc.Mr. C. R. MontgomeryHon. G. V. MontgomeryMrs. Margaret A. MontgomeryMr. Frank L. MooreMrs. Janet L. MooreMs. Jane A. MoringMr. Alton C. MorrisMrs. Lu MorrisMrs. Katherine B. NelsonMr. M. Patrick NelsonMrs. Alice P. O’QuinMr. Wayne O’QuinMr. George D. PerryMrs. Jane T. PerryMr. Crymes G. PittmanMrs. Janelle W. PritchardMr. Robert A. PritchardMr. Joffrey R. PryorMrs. Paula P. PryorMr. Walter D. PurvisMrs. Susanne B. PurvisRegions BankMr. Kermit Earl ReynoldsMr. Don H. RobertsMr. Chadwick T. RoystonSevern Trent Environmental Services, Inc.Severstal Columbus, LLCShell Oil Company FoundationMrs. Betty L. SimsMr. William A. Sims, Jr.Mr. Tommy E. SmithSoutheast Chapter APCASouthern Co. Services, Inc.Southern Ionics, Inc.Southern Natural GasMrs. Lacy D. SparksMr. D. P. Sparks

Sullivan’s Office SupplyMrs. Jackie SumrallMr. Larry J. SumrallDr. Martha H. SwainTenneco Oil CompanyTexas Gas Transmission, Inc.The Fountain Family FoundationThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.The Wesley A. Caldwell FoundationTri State Educational FoundationMr. James M. Trimble, Jr.Union Carbide Corp.Waggoner Engineering, Inc.Mrs. Cynthia S. WalkerMr. Thomas H. Walker, PEWalmart Stores, Inc.Mrs. Lynda WalshMr. J.R. WalshMrs. Carol R. WelchMr. Jerry C. WelchMr. C. D. Whitmire, Jr.Mrs. Peggy K. WhitmireMrs. Daris S. WilbanksMr. W. Gerald WilbanksMrs. Daphine WilliamsonMr. Michael T. Wood

Ben F. Hilbun Torchbearers$50,000 to $99,999ANEL Corp.APAC-Mississippi, Inc.American Eurocopter CorporationMrs. Cynthia BallMr. William O. Ball, Sr.Dr. Christopher L. BehrDr. William S. BellMr. Joe E. Bickham, Sr.Mr. James C. Bowen, Jr.Mrs. Jean G. BowenDr. Catherine R. BoydMr. Charles P. BoydMrs. Cathy H. BradleyDr. C. Glendon BradleyBrasfield & Gorrie Contractors, Inc.Mrs. Jimmie M. Brown

Dr. Joseph M. BrownMrs. Monica B. BunkerMr. William W. Bunker, Jr.Dr. Gary N. BunnerMrs. Shannon M. BunnerBurlington Northern FoundationBurns Cooley Dennis, Inc.Cadence BankingMrs. Linda S. CainMr. Roger W. CainCamgian Microsystems CorporationMs. Shannon N. CampbellMr. Bill R. CartyMrs. Georgiana F. CartyChampion International Corp.Mr. B. F. ChilesMrs. Ann ChilesCitgo Petroleum CorporationMrs. Marion P. CogginDr. Edward P. ColemanMrs. Mildred R. ColemanMr. Edward C. CollumMrs. Kimberly S. CollumMrs. Frances M. CooleyMr. Larry A. CooleyMrs. Barbara C. CornellDr. David CornellMr. Joseph V. Dawsey, IIIMr. D. P. Dettor, Jr.Mrs. Deborah G. DuffMr. John W. DuffMrs. Rebecca G. DyeDr. Robert F. DyeE I. Du Pont De Nemours & CoMr. Alfred F. Eaton, Jr.Mrs. Susan V. EatonEldred W. & Jane E. Hough TrustElectric Power Association of MississippiEngineering Plus, IncorporatedErgon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Mr. Rodney P. FaverMrs. Laura S. FlemingMr. Robert L. Fleming, Jr.Mr. William M. Fondren, Jr.Mrs. Sondra FondrenMr. Christopher G. FountainMrs. Lynette C. Fountain


Mrs. Lisa L. GladneyMr. Thomas M. GladneyMrs. Bettye D. GreenMr. James E. GreenDr. Charles D. GuessMrs. Sandra GuessGulf Coast Haz. Sub. Rsrch. Ctr.Halliburton Company Inc.Mr. Frederick W. HamiltonMrs. Frederick W. HamiltonMrs. Cindy A. HarrisDr. William J. Harris, IIIMrs. Glenna H. HartsogDr. Jeff HartsogMrs. Linda HatawayMr. Mack A. HatawayMr. Jack H. Hatcher, Jr.Mrs. Nina HatcherMrs. Hayley H. DettorMrs. Carrie B. HawkinsMr. Leslie R. HesterMrs. Margaret HesterHol-Mac CorporationMr. Emil “Butch” HolinerMr. Tad A. HonsingerMr. Jerry W. HunterMrs. Margaret G. HunterMrs. Julia R. IllanneMr. C. Michael IllanneMr. Joe L. JohnsonMrs. Ollie J. JohnsonMrs. Barbara Hatcher JonesMr. Max H. Jordan, Jr.K & S Custom WarehousingKPMG, L.L.P.Mr. Robert M. KeilLockheed Martin Aeronautical SystemsLockheed Martin CorporationMMC Materials, Inc.Dr. John F. Marszalek, Jr.Mr. Rocky L. McGarityMr. William H. McIntyre, Jr.Mr. John T. McReynoldsMrs. Kay M. McReynoldsMr. David F. MichaelMrs. Shirley P. MichaelMrs. Laura S. Miller

Mississippi Concrete Industries AssociationDr. Ann B. MitchellMrs. Connie N. MooreDr. Jerry D. MooreMrs. Cynthia L. MoranMr. Terry MoranMorgan Stanley Smith BarneyMr. W. Carroll MurphyMrs. Georgia A. MurphyNeel-Schaffer, Inc.Mrs. Ellen NewsomMr. Robert R. Newsom, Sr.Dr. Walter B. NewsomMr. W. Anthony NicholsMrs. Leann G. NicholsCaptain Richard T. NormanNorthrop Grumman - Integrated SystemsNorthrop Grumman CorporationOmnova SolutionsMr. James L. PalmerMrs. Janie H. PalmerMrs. Agnes B. ParkerMr. Claude ParkerMrs. Wylene ParkerMr. J. C. Patton, Sr.Pavilion Technologies, Inc.Mr. Earl G. PerkinsMr. Craig A. PeterhansenMrs. Pamela A. PeterhansenPickering, Inc.Dr. Steven K. RushingMrs. Wendy S. RushingMr. Bobby D. SanfordDr. Regina L. SanfordMr. Ron J. SchneiderMrs. Eloise C. SheelyMr. Robert A. SheelyShell Companies FoundationDr. Ross K. ShermanDr. Grace E. ShumakerDr. Timothy D. ShumakerMrs. Jerri B. SimmonsMr. Richard G. SimmonsMr. John D. SistrunkMrs. Ruth D. SistrunkSixth International Symposium

Mr. Felix SmartMrs. Tere H. SmartMrs. Helen G. SniderMr. Joe A. SniderMrs. Aimee StaplesMr. Barry A. StaplesMrs. Katherine L. SteenMr. William C. SteenMrs. Elizabeth S. StoneJames E. Stone, Jr., M.D.Mr. Charles E. Strahan, Jr.Mrs. Mary F. StrahanMs. Margaret E. Swain, LCSWTellus Operating Group, LLCMrs. Sandy TempleMr. Terrell W. TempleTexaco FoundationTexas Instruments FoundationMr. Gerald W. ThamesMrs. Judy Kaye ThamesThe Furniture FoundationThe John & Mary Redwine Charitable TrustThe Peoples BankThe R. C. Baker FoundationMr. William L. ThomasMrs. Colleene B. ThompsonMrs. Jennifer E. ThompsonMr. Johnny M. ThompsonMr. H.S. “Tommy” Thompson, IIIMr. Eugene S. Towles, IIIMrs. Loretta C. TowlesVulcan MaterialsMrs. Constance F. WalkerDr. H. Carroll Walker, Jr.Mrs. Deena WarsiMr. Javed A. WarsiWaycaster FoundationMr. Bill W. WaycasterMrs. Patricia M. WaycasterMrs. Julia R. WebbMr. Samuel B. WebbMr. David W. WelchMrs. Sharon C. WelchMr. James H. WhiteMrs. Sue WhiteMr. Jay T. WilemanMrs. Julia F. Wileman

Mr. Danny J. WindhamMrs. Jill S. WindhamMrs. Esther WoodMr. Robert H. WoodMr. E. G. WoodsMrs. Jo C. WoodsMr. Kip B. ZachariasMrs. Sara W. Zacharias

President’s Partner$25,000 to $49,9993M Decatur PlantMr. Lawrence D. AdcockMrs. Patsy L. AdcockDr. Randy C. AhlrichMrs. Susan A. AhlrichAmerican Gas Cooling CenterAmerican Greeting Card CompanyAmoco Production CompanyDr. Gail S. AndersonDr. James B. AndersonMrs. Cheryl S. AnthonyMr. Marc AnthonyMrs. Lainie Ann T. AnthonyMr. Michael L. AnthonyMr. Lonnie F. AshleyMrs. Monica D. AshleyMrs. Betty S. BaileyMr. Fred W. BaileyMr. H. Glen BarkerMrs. Alisha F. BerginMr. Robert G. BerginMrs. Jane H. BlackledgeMr. W. Robert BlackledgeMrs. Julie H. BogganMr. Roy S. Boggan

Bonds Company, IncorporatedBook Mart CorporationMr. Chevis R. Boone, Jr.Mrs. Mary R. BooneBoyce Thompson Inst. for Plant Rsrch.Mr. J. Durr BoylesMrs. Robin M. BoylesMrs. Charlotte J. BrentMr. Claude E. Brent, Jr.Brown, Mitchell & Alexander, Inc.Ms. Dorothy M. BrownleeMr. William A. BuchananDr. Albert J. Bush, IIIMrs. Peggy U. BushMr. David L. BushmanBusiness Communications, Inc.Mr. Robert ByrdMrs. Donna Kaye ByrdDr. C. T. Carley, Jr.Mrs. Shirley H. CarleyMr. James W. Carr, Jr.Mrs. Katherine N. CarrMr. Charles A. CascioCaterpillarDr. Pasquale CinnellaCisco Systems, Inc.Mrs. Walter H. ClarkClearwater Consultants, Inc.Mrs. Donna B. CoalterMr. Lewis F. Coalter, Jr.Mrs. Cherie ColeMr. Joe D. Cole, Jr.Mr. James E. ConnMrs. Elisabeth C. CookMs. Ruth J. CookMr. W. Owen Cook, Jr.Mr. Chad B. CooleyMrs. Laura V. CooleyCopeland & Johns Inc.Mrs. Kathleen CorleyMr. Robert D. CorleyDr. Linda J. CornellDr. William B. CornellDr. David T. CozartMrs. Anita S. CrislerMr. Robert W. Crisler, P.E.Mrs. Jearline I. Croom

president’s cLubIn recognition of donors’ cumulative lifetime giving to Mississippi State University for the following giving levels.


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The age-old problem of how to delay the effects of old age goes beyond human vanity. Machines also begin to show fatigue as the years pass. But much like a person can take steps to ward off signs of aging, Bagley College of Engineering researchers are studying methods to maintain the vitality of metallic aircraft.

Professors James C. Newman Jr., aerospace, and Steve Daniewicz, mechanical, are among the team of engineers wrapping up a $1.5 million Federal Aviation Administration project examining methods of strengthening the aluminum hulls of helicopters and other aircraft.

The four-year project combines the simulation expertise of Mississippi State with the testing and production capabilities of Hill Engineering, California, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Connecticut.

“Aircraft bodies have a lot of holes in them and each one gets riveted during production. Over time, the shaking of the aircraft causes these areas to fatigue and cracks start to form,” Daniewicz explained. “We are studying technology that will treat these holes before they are riveted in order to make them stronger and more resistant to cracks and fatigue later on.”

The technology is the mechanical process of inserting and removing a hardened pin from each hole, deforming it in a way that the metal will not return to its original shape.

“It may seem counterintuitive to strengthen something by pushing a harder substance through it, but permanently deforming the area around the periphery of the hole results in the surrounding body kind of pushing back on it, giving the area extra strength and more resistance to fatigue cracking,” Daniewicz said.

He explained that this technology is currently in use by helicopter manufacturers, but so far there is not a lot of quantifiable information about how much the strength is boosted from the process.

Using computer simulations and materials prescribed by Sikorsky, the Mississippi State researchers collected data to predict the effects of this process and how it might be improved by changing variables such as the size of the pins and addition of different lubricants. Hill Engineering then conducted physical testing to provide third-party validation of the data collected at MSU.

“The test data and analysis methods that we’ve developed will be used to design improved metallic material parts, and since this research is owned by the FAA, it will be open literature so everyone in the aircraft industry can benefit from it,” Newman said.

For more information about this project, contact Newman, the grant’s principal investigator, at [email protected] or Daniewicz at [email protected].

Crack research team tackles fatigue problem

“We are studying technology that will treat these holes before they are riveted in order to make them stronger and more resistant to cracks and fatigue later on,” Daniewicz explained.


While campus administrators focus on the big picture, Mississippi State’s vast and varied teams of researchers can contemplate life at the nanoscale.

Through a nearly $700,000 equipment grant from the National Science Foundation, the university has purchased and installed three atomic force microscopes (AFMs) to enhance campus research and outreach.

Keisha Walters, an assistant professor in chemical engineering, is the principal investigator of the grant.

“This is really going to allow many faculty, who already had strong research programs, to take their research to the next level,” Walters said. “There are certain measurements that you can make with this equipment that can’t be collected any other way.”

She explained that prior to installing the new equipment, many MSU researchers had to send their material samples away for testing or travel

to other institutions in order to use similar technology. Now, these scientists have access to dimension icon, bioscope catalyst and caliber AFMs on their own campus.

In general, AFMs provide high-resolution, topographic images and property mapping from the range of hundreds of microns down to nanometers. However, each of the university’s scopes has specialized research applications.

“No one AFM instrument would have fit the needs of all of our researchers,” Walters said. “By purchasing three specialized scopes we maximized the impact of this investment, ensuring that every department—from engineering and the pure sciences to archeology and the veterinary school—can benefit from this grant.”

In addition to providing inspection of substrates at the nanometer level, this technology allows researchers to examine how materials behave in their natural environments as opposed to the pristine, vacuum environment required for many high-resolution microscopy methods.

This flexibility is especially important for researchers who study how living, biological samples react to environmental changes and different surfaces, which is important when designing and testing biomedical devices.

Housed at the university’s Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies, this equipment is open to all campus researchers—faculty, staff and students. It is also available to industry partners that benefit from visualizing defects as small as a nanometer in size.

Walters said the university also has plans to incorporate the smallest, most portable of the microscopes into its educational outreach activities by exposing area teachers to the technology and eventually taking the scope into science classrooms.

“Teachers are wonderful conduits of information,” Walters explained. “Every teacher we impact can disseminate that knowledge to 30 to 100 students each year. Exposing young students to advanced science is what will help produce the next generation of researchers.”

Grant Award Number: NSF CBET-0923474

Improved access helps scientists scope out new discoveries

“This is really going to allow many faculty, who already had strong research programs, to take their research to the next level,” Walters said.


“Teachers are wonderful conduits of information,” Walters explained. “Every teacher we impact can disseminate that knowledge to 30 to 100 students each year. Exposing young students to advanced science is what will help produce the next generation of researchers.”


When it comes to engineering for safety and security, Dr. Pat Donohoe has big ideas, but his success rests on his ability to contain them in small packages.

The professor of electrical and computer engineering is working with a design team at Camgian Microsystems to develop a radar-based unattended ground sensor (UGS) to support applications in surveillance and border security.

“We are designing a very small, low-power radar system, which will afford us more sensor capability than what is achievable using other types of technologies,” Donohoe said. “Being an active sensor, this system will allow us to collect more critical information about the characteristics of the objects that are detected.”

Unattended ground sensors typically are used for monitoring how many people or vehicles are active in an area. They have been used for

everything from monitoring highway traffic or border crossings to helping the military monitor locations of interest.

Most unattended ground sensors use acoustic, seismic, magnetic, or infrared technology with passive sensors that collect data but do not transmit signals. These systems typically have limited detection ranges and classification capability. Donohoe and his team believe that radar-based ground sensors can overcome

these obstacles to make tracking objects more efficient.

“Take border security, for instance. You don’t want to have to worry about every animal that crosses the border. The system must be able to differentiate between a deer and a human being,” Donohoe explained. “That’s not always a simple task for a passive sensor, but a radar return can be processed using classification

algorithms to accurately identify objects and significantly lower the number of false alarms.”

The team is also working to extend the detection range of the radar-based UGS in order to increase the flexibility of the system. A longer detection range makes the sensor more covert and enhances the safety of the personnel responsible for placing the sensor.

By decreasing the size, weight and power consumption of the system, the team hopes to make the radar-based UGS easy to transport and place, and increase efficiency for long-term use.

“Size, weight and power consumption are all key engineering design constraints for this project,” Donohoe said. “Eventually, we’d like to compress the electronics of the UGS into a single chip, a so-called radar-on-a-chip.”

The team has designed the UGS to be easily adaptable to a broad range of operational concepts. It incorporates a programmable radar capable of transmitting a variety of signals, depending on the sensor surroundings. Donohoe says this highly flexible design has a wide variety of applications.

Engineering improved sensibilities

“We are designing a very small, low-power radar system, which will afford us more sensor capability than what is achievable using other types of technologies,” Donohoe said.


On a ship, it only takes a spark to create a full-blown, four-alarm crisis. With hundreds of compartments, passageways and a variety of flammable materials around, there are a seemingly endless number of scenarios for the path an on-board fire can take.

With a new tool developed at Mississippi State, in collaboration with Hughes Associates Inc., the U.S. Navy can now quickly predict how those situations will unfold and determine the most effective way to combat the problem.

“We have created a program that simulates on-board fire and smoke propagation using a 3-D model of the ship and situational parameters,” explained Tomasz Haupt, a team leader at Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems.

Funded through a $1.5 million Naval Research Laboratory grant, the simulation program replaces costly physical testing that required actually burning decommissioned ships to see how fire and smoke would behave on board. MSU’s tool is capable of simulating a 45-minute scenario in less than five minutes, giving firefighters a clear idea of what they are

facing, allowing them to plan how to effectively and safely extinguish the blaze.

The program’s graphical user interface allows the user to dictate where the fire originates, what type of fire it is, what flammable materials

are present, whether doors are open or closed, and what kind of hull damage there might be.

A color-coded system indicates whether an area is actually on fire and the temperature, visibility and overall survivability of each room and passageway on the ship as the simulated fire progresses. The program also monitors predicted oxygen levels and the effect the fire would have on ships systems such as communications and weapons control.

“Our goal was to quickly show the information that is most important for saving lives and extinguishing the fire,” Haupt said.

Currently in its final year of development, the tool is the first software program to receive accreditation from the Navy. It has reportedly already saved millions of dollars in testing costs and potential fire damage, but the researchers believe their program has other applications.

“In addition to being a tactical tool for real-life crisis situations, our program can be used by builders to test design alternatives. It can also be used as a training tool to help firefighters learn how best to respond to different situations,” explained Greg Henley, a research associate.

He added that the technology isn’t limited to naval ship simulations. With a little extra programming, it can be used with 3-D models of any building, aircraft or ship.

For more information about the simulation program, contact Haupt at [email protected].

Simulations predict order of crisis chaos

“Our goal was to quickly show the information that is most important for saving lives and extinguishing the fire,” Haupt said.


“We have created a program that simulates on-board fire and smoke propagation using a 3-D model of the ship and situational parameters,” explained Tomasz Haupt.

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Miltec CorporationMississippi Research ConsortiumMississippi Technology AllianceMS Department of Environmental QualityMS Department of TransportationMS Dept. of Marine ResourcesMS Development AuthorityMS EthanolMS Institutes of Higher LearningMS Space Grant ConsortiumMS/AL Sea Grant ConsortiumNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Center for Intermodal Transport.National Geospatial Intelligence AgencyNational Institute of HealthNational Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.National Science FoundationNational Security AgencyNaval Oceanographic OfficeNaval Research Lab.Navistar DefensenCode InternationalNEES Consortium,Inc.Northrop Grumman Mission SystemsNorthrop Grumman Ship SystemsNSF CAREEROak Ridge National Laboratory Ocean Systems Engineering GroupOffice of Naval ResearchOptomec, Inc.Pacific Northwestern National Lab

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Leadership for the College

Dean and Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport Jr. ChairSarah A. Rajala

Associate Dean for Academics and AdministrationRoyce Bowden, Jr.

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate StudiesLori Mann Bruce

Director of Diversity & Student ProgramsAngela Verdell

K-12 Outreach DirectorN. Eric Heislet

Undergraduate CoordinatorRobert A. Green

Manager of Graduate and Distance Education ProgramsRita A. Burrell

Director and Jack HatcherEntrepreneurship ChairGerald C. Nelson

Technical Communications CoordinatorJohn W. Brocato

Publications ManagerHeather M. Rowe

Director of DevelopmentW. Bennett Evans

Business ManagerCarol J. Martin

Aerospace EngineeringPasquale Cinnella, [email protected]

Agricultural and Biological EngineeringJonathan [email protected]

Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical EngineeringJason [email protected]

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDennis D. [email protected]

Computer Science and EngineeringDonna [email protected]

Electrical and Computer EngineeringNicolas H. [email protected]

Industrial and Systems EngineeringJohn [email protected]

Mechanical EngineeringSteven R. [email protected]


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GIVINGFor more information on how you can help support the college of engineering, contact Bennett Evans at [email protected].

RESEARCHFor more information on research and economic development opportunities with the college, contact Dr. Lori Bruce at [email protected].

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