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Polypropylene is a superhero that can do and be anything – or almost anything. It’s a plastic resin that keeps us healthy, transforming into medical sutures, prostheses, and surgical masks. It keeps us safe, contributing to the manufacture of impact-resistant car bumpers and hard hats. It keeps us entertained and energized. It’s a popular material for children’s toys, sports equipment like rackets and moisture-wicking performance apparel. And it keeps us comfortable. It’s in the rugs that cushion our footsteps – even in the insoles that support our aching arches.

Fundamentals of Engineering Director and Teaching Professor Lizzie Santiago and Teaching Assistant Professor Carter Hulcher have both been recognized as this year’s Thriving Engineers program award recipients.  

Team Mountaineers have once again demonstrated their engineering prowess, clinching second place while representing West Virginia University and the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources on the global stage at the 2025 University Rover Challenge.

Our Alumni Who Inspire series is a program created to honor the alumni community of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources here at West Virginia University. This month we’re honored to feature electrical engineering alumna Zahra Ronaghi and highlight her legacy.

West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in education, engineering, nursing and oral health care will benefit from a generous alumni couple’s planned gifts totaling $2 million.

A West Virginia University alumna is expanding opportunities for future students to gain hands-on research experience with gifts to her alma mater totaling $2.15 million.

Teaching assistant professor Omar Al-Shebeeb, from the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been named the North Central Section 2025 Early Career Outstanding Educator by the American Society for Engineering Education.

On Sunday May 18, 432 new Statler alumni join an elite group of innovators and leaders around the globe. The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources awarded diplomas to 371 undergraduates and 61 grad students, helping them begin their careers and transitions to creating positive change in the world.

As first-time participants in NASA’s prestigious Lunar Autonomy Challenge, engineering and computer science students from West Virginia University proved to be bold competitors in the world of artificial intelligence.