February 2022 Statler Circuit: Department Digest and Awards

The Statler Circuit is a monthly digest of news from Statler College departments and organizations that showcases the continued successes and accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students.

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Kevin Bandura, assistant professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, is part of an international team slated to receive the Honorary 2022 Berkeley Prize for their innovative work in the field of fast radio bursts. Bandura represents the West Virginia University Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology alongside Emmanuel Fonseca, assistant professor of physics and astronomy. The CHIME team has been honored with the Lancelot M. Berkeley — New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. Bestowed annually since 2011 by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and supported by a grant from the New York Community Trust, the Berkeley prize includes a monetary award and an invitation to give the closing plenary lecture at the AAS winter meeting, often called the Super Bowl of Astronomy.

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING