Rural communities in United States and elsewhere often use portable backup electricity generators in case of power outages. But these machines can be costly to run for longer times and require periodic attendance. A team from West Virginia University is developing a small, natural gas-powered generator that will be able to run for years.
Composite materials are not only cost-effective alternatives to traditional building materials but they have the potential to build upon the country's strength in manufacturing and enhance labor productivity.
Gina Dubbé, a 1983 graduate of West Virginia University, will deliver the annual Gochenour Lecture in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering on Thursday, April 26, at 3:30 p.m., in room 113 of the Mineral Resources Building on the Evansdale Campus.
When a Morgantown-area business needed assistance growing its customer base, they turned to an organization that could position the company for a more stable future: the West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
Not only did representatives from West Virginia University’s student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers perform extremely well at the Region 2 Student Activities Conference, they earned the right to host it in 2019.
The 2018 Bucklew Scholars chose West Virginia University for a variety of reasons — its status as an R1 Research Institution, its close community feel, its school spirit and most of all — it’s home.
More than a dozen industry vehicles will be on display at “Touch a Truck: Mighty Machines and More,” an event hosted by the Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum at West Virginia University on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.