James A. Dye
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Education
North Pike High School
Summit, MS; 2013-2017
GPA: 4.00
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS; 2017-2021
Current GPA: 3.4
Shackouls Honors College
Bagley College of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Major
Emphasis in Astronautics
Global Engineering Leadership Minor
Awards / Honors
• 1st – “Balsa Wood Helicopter” at Science Olympiad Regional Competition of MS (2013)
• 1st – “Experimental Design” at Science Olympiad State Competition of MS (2014 & 2015)
• 1st – “Experimental Design” at Science Olympiad Regional Competition of South MS (2014 & 2015)
• 1st – “Write It, Do It” at Science Olympiad State Competition of MS (2014 & 2015)
• 1st – “Write It, Do It” at Science Olympiad Region Competition of South MS (2014 & 2015)
• 2nd – “Balsa Wood Helicopter” at Science Olympiad State Competition of MS (2013)
• 2nd – “Robocross” at Science Olympiad Regional Competition of South MS (2014)
• 3rd – “Robocross” at Science Olympiad State Competition of MS (2014)
• Member of the Pike County Azalea Court
• Accepted into the Day One Leadership program of Mississippi State University
• Ranked in top 10 of North Pike High School’s 2017 graduating class
• Awarded Engineering Undergraduate Research Stipend for 2020-2021 Activities/Clubs
Science and Mathematics
• Science Olympiad High School Team
o Served as team captain in 2014
• Mu Alpha Theta
• High School Quiz Bowl
• AIAA National Member
Community Service
• Geek Squad
• BETA
• Interact
o Operation Christmas Child
• Day One Leadership
• Engineers Without Borders
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Foreign Language and Other
• French Club
• Chess Club
Research Experience
Undergraduate researcher, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2019-2021
• Worked as undergraduate researcher reporting to Tian, Zhenhua Ph.D.
• Researched different configurations of transducers for acoustic levitator
• Designed payload for attaching an acoustic levitator to an UAV
• Awarded engineering undergraduate research stipend Work Experience
Store Clerk/ Stocker
Sunflower
Magnolia, MS
May 2015 – July 2018
• I scrubbed, buffed, and mopped the floors. I cleaned the parking lot and operated the cash register. This job also incorporated communicating and helping customers. In addition to normal duties, I was in charge of training all new employees. On average, I worked 30+ hours per week all year. It also involved two 30-minute commutes per day.
Additional Skills
• Ability to read and write basic French
• Ability to code in C and MATLAB.
Community Service
• Participated in multiple clean up days in high school
• Helped the concession stand during the North Pike Elementary School’s annual “Field Day”
• Helped run carnival games and Fun Jump at the North Pike Middle School’s annual “Fall Fest”
• Aided Science Olympiad’s “Cookies with Santa”
• Watched after multiple local owner’s pets
• Worked with Day One at Camp Seminole with rebuilding bathrooms.
• Participated in Mississippi State’s 2018 “The Big Event” where I helped with the Brick Fire Project of Starkville by painting walls.
• Participated in Mississippi State’s 2019 “The Big Event” where I cleaned up the McKee Park.