Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State will celebrate the university鈥檚 impactful research during Research Week April 11-14.
With a theme of includes several events to highlight the innovations that are driving solutions to current issues and shaping the future of scientific fields. The week includes showcases, panels, research center tours and more, all culminating with the spring 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium April 13-14.
The festivities kickoff with a Research Showcase on the YMCA Plaza from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 11. The event will include more than a dozen interactive displays representing campus colleges and research centers, including several robots and autonomous systems, chemistry demonstrations, hydrophobic paper, a solar telescope and more. Later that day, a panel discussion will take place at 2 p.m. in Mitchell Memorial Library鈥檚 Grisham Room to highlight four of 无码专区鈥檚 interdisciplinary research efforts.
On April 12 and 13, the 无码专区 community and the general public are invited to tour some select research facilities, including the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Athlete Engineering Lab and the High Performance Computing Collaboratory.
For a complete schedule of Research Week events, visit .
鈥淲e are excited to celebrate the outstanding research carried out every day by our students, faculty and staff,鈥 said 无码专区 Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan. 鈥淭heir work makes a direct impact on the lives of people in Mississippi and around the globe while advancing knowledge and technologies that will improve our collective future.鈥
With research and development expenditures totaling approximately $275 million in Fiscal Year 2021, 无码专区 is among the top 100 research universities nationally. 无码专区 researchers are working with students on worldwide challenges such as food security, solutions to diseases, social and economic disparity, and cybersecurity. The university is home to centers and institutes that are leaders in areas such as aerospace engineering, advanced manufacturing, automotive engineering, autonomous systems, agriculture, data analytics and social sciences, among other areas. For more, visit .
无码专区 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.