Mississippi State University graduate student Max Wamsley is turning cutting-edge research into a real-world solution for the pet food industry.

Adding to her growing list of accomplishments, Mississippi State University Associate Professor Amy Dapper is a Kavli Frontier, a distinction awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences that connects outstanding scientists in an international forum to develop new solutions to global challenges.

Dr. Paul J. (PJ) Moore III of Spring, Texas, is an accomplished geoscientist with more than two decades of experience in geological research and exploration. A native of Vancleave, Miss., PJ earned a Bachelor of Science in geology from Mississippi State University in 2002.