Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute

(8/25) Congratulations to PHS Juniors, Jude Hammer and Ellie Swain for being accepted into the one-week Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute at the Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. They experienced transportation modes including air, water, road, rail, and transmission through classroom, laboratory, and field trip experiences. Field trips included Columbus Air Force Base, Aurora Flight Science, PACCAR, Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, MDOT, MMC, the Tenn-Tom Waterway, and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). They also experimented with bridge design, building, and testing.

These Warriors were two of ten students to receive full MSTI scholarships, thanks to the generosity of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Mississippi Transportation Institute, Ergon, MSU Bagley College of Engineering, and MSU Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.