Faculty | Agricultural & Biological Engineering | Mississippi State University - Part 3
ABE Associate Professor LaShan Simpson receives Diversity Lecture award from the Biomedical Engineering Society
The Biomedical Engineering Society Awards Committee, and as approved by the BMES Board of Directors, has selected LaShan Simpson as the winner of the 2021 BMES Diversity Lecture Award. As the winner of this award, she will present a 20-minute lecture during the BMES Annual Meeting. The 2021 Diversity Lecture Award consists of an honorarium…
ABE Welcomes Dr. Nuwan Wijewardane
Dr. Nuwan Wijewardane, originally from Sri Lanka (a beautiful tropical island in the Indian Ocean), envisioned his future career as an academic from the time he started his undergraduate career at University of Peradeniya, working on a B.S. in Agricultural Technology and Management while he tutored his classmates. Fueled by the desire to learn more…
ABE welcomes new assistant professor Dr. Yuzhen Lu
Dr. Yuzhen Lu’s broad educational background synthesizes agricultural science and engineering. Originally from China, he earned a B.S in Facility Agriculture from Northwest A&F University, M.S. in Plant Nutrition from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering from Michigan State University. Before arriving at Mississippi State, Dr. Lu worked as a…
LaShan Simpson, ABE Associate Professor, Featured on Cover of Mississippi State University Alumnus Magazine
LaShan Simpson, associate professor in ABE, relates her experience as a first-generation student