Jason Gibson didn’t come to West Virginia University with a master plan. He arrived at the WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources planning to study aerospace engineering, following an interest in space and technology, but without a clear picture of where it would lead. That started to change during a walk through the Engineering Sciences Building.
A
West Virginia University researcher who studies health care providers’ trust
in artificial intelligence has been named a Faculty Early Career Development award
winner by the National Science Foundation.
A new robotic gripper designed to pick fruit could mean supermarket shoppers enjoy better quality produce as well as new options like pawpaws, a West Virginia University researcher said.
A decade ago,
West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth
elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines. Now, the University
is ready to expand that work to help secure a domestic supply of the critical materials
essential to modern technology, enhancing national security interests and economic
innovation.
Anand Mishra, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering who leads the Robiotics Lab in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been selected for the March Faculty Feature.
After 42 years as a shipbuilding engineer, West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources graduate Michael Reilley recognizes one thing above all else: Mentorship matters.
Balls and Lego bricks may be toys, but for Annie Harmon, program assistant for the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, they are a way to introduce kids to a new world: robotics engineering.
West Virginia University has earned national recognition through the work of Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ graduate student Noah C. Parsons, whose advanced aerospace engineering research has garnered international attention.
The CBS show, “The Visioneers with Zay Harding,” visited the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to learn about the StickBug robot pollinator from Yu Gu, Madhav Rijal and Trevor Smith.