Researchers at West Virginia University are resurrecting discarded electronics, recycling electronic waste and recovering minerals from it to make new products critical for national defense.
Kevin Orner, assistant professor of Civil and environmental engineering at West Virginia University, has been named the Maurice and JoAnn Wadsworth Faculty Fellow in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
Alarmed about rising levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in America’s water, the Environmental Protection Agency has invested $1 million in West Virginia University assistant professor Kevin Orner’s wastewater treatment research.
For those seeking a higher education, selecting an accredited program ensures that a quality education will prepare them for the future workforce. In the engineering industry specifically, engineering schools and colleges are evaluated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, which selects the programs that receive accreditation.
Advances in technology will eventually make it possible to locate construction and demolition waste and utilize these materials in new construction. In fact, a large number of studies have shown the effectiveness of these recycled materials in new construction.
Two West Virginia University engineers are developing new technologies for coal waste storage facilities that will detect and prevent potential failures like leakage of hazardous materials into the environment.
Excellence in leadership development is a core value of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. In order to foster and sustain leadership excellence, the Statler College has announced the selection of three professors to the Dean’s Leadership Fellows Program.
Jason Gross, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Statler College of Engineering Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, has been named chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His appointment will begin October 2, 2022.