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When Paola Perez-Vega completed her bachelor’s degree in 2023, she had the option of choosing between an industry job or graduate school. She went the graduate school path.

An in-kind gift to West Virginia University from ROC, a world leader in computer vision for the U.S. military, law enforcement and fintech, is enhancing biometric systems engineering exploration at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to benefit future students. The gift allows students and faculty within the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering to access the company’s cutting-edge software development kit (SDK).

Some of the brightest high school seniors from across the Mountain State who have demonstrated an impressive commitment to academic excellence and community service while balancing extracurricular activities are eager to represent West Virginia University as the new cohort of Bucklew Scholars.

A team of West Virginia University mining engineering students earned second place in the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration/National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Student Design Competition for their mine design and reinvestment plan. 

A study by engineers at West Virginia University demonstrated that people’s completion of monotonous assembly tasks improved when doing those tasks involved playing a game.

Students at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will have access to cutting-edge biometrics resources thanks to a gift from IDEMIA National Security Solutions, a leading provider of biometric, identity and access solutions that has supported the security of U.S. government, intelligence and defense agencies for more than 60 years.

Engineers at  West Virginia University have received a wave of federal support for research projects that will help slash the cost of clean hydrogen.

The Alumni Who Inspire! program recognizes Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and West Virginia University alumni for their dedication to their professions. 

From studying topics as varied as space science to sustainability, four West Virginia University researchers have been named Faculty Early Career Development award winners by the National Science Foundation.  

Onur Avci, civil and environmental engineering assistant professor at the  Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been recognized as this year’s Terry Peshia Early Career Faculty Award recipient from the American Institute of Steel Construction. The Terry Peshia award honors full-time, tenured faculty in civil or architectural engineering who have made significant contributions in steel research and teaching.