Mississippi State University Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert and Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Incheon Region Division Chief Executive Officer Sang-Mok Lee celebrate an official agreement between their two entities with a handshake. Gilbert and Lee signed a Memorandum of Understanding Friday morning to establish the Center of Root Technology as a joint project between MSU's Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and KITECH. CAVS is joining forces with KITECH to support South Korean manufacturers' efforts to develop products and train employees for their facilities in the southeastern United States.