Morgan Spivey, center, a research associate in MSU’s Institute for Clean Energy Technology, and John Wilson, right, ICET chief test engineer, work Wednesday [March 25] to measure filtration rates of face masks being produced by Blue Delta Jean Company of Oxford and Tupelo. The company’s CEO Josh West, left, turned to MSU and the university’s ICET for answers on precise mask filtration levels in the splashguard-type protectors so he can pass the information on to consumers. Small businesses, universities, large corporations and other entities across the nation are using their resources to combat the mask shortage amid COVID-19.