In Memoriam - Alumnus James Chambers

The Woodruff School is deeply saddened to hear that alumnus James Chambers died tragically in a house fire on March 13. Dr. Chambers who received both his bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees from the Woodruff School, was the associate dean for research and graduate programs in the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. 

The University of Mississippi released the statements below:

ME Alumna Named one of 30 Most Innovative Women Professors Alive Today

Dr. Robin Murphy, who received her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1980, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science, was recently named one of 30 most innovative women professors alive today by Best Master's Degrees (bestmastersdegrees.com). Dr. Murphy, the Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, studies the relationship between humans and robots.