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Chemical engineering department to celebrate 100th anniversary
A program that grew from seven undergraduates to 300 students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels will celebrate its 100th anniversary at West Virginia University.
MorphoTrak donates $1.5 million in cloud technology to WVU for biometric research
MorphoTrak, a key provider of biometric services to law enforcement and other agencies, will donate access to MorphoCloud, a cloud-based collection of services, to West Virginia University to support the university’s highly-regarded research and education programs in biometrics and forensics.
Student organizations find time to give back
Engineering is a time-consuming discipline that involves lab work and involvement in student projects. Despite the time commitment, student organizations housed in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University have already logged more than 4,200 service hours for the 2016-2017 school year.
Fragoso to study computer vision-related image recognition
Self-driving cars use images from on-board cameras to navigate through cities. But what happens when the car’s computer can’t recognize the same image in two different pictures?
Students establish non-profit organization to benefit families in Monongalia County
Three students at West Virginia University played a key role in creating a local non-profit organization that provides resources to students and community members in need.
Statler College wins four Educational Advertising Awards
For the second straight year, the staff in the Statler College’s Office of Marketing and Communications has been recognized for their work in the 32nd Annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report.
Statler College Opens Career Closet
The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources has opened the first-ever Career Closet at West Virginia University. Engineering students can now obtain business attire on campus when needed thanks to generous donations from WVU faculty, staff, alumni, students and members of the community.
WVU awarded $1.25 million from ARPA-E for transformational energy technology
The United States Department of Energy has marked an engineering research project at West Virginia University as a high potential opportunity to make a demonstrable impact on the country’s energy portfolio and to do it quickly.