The past, present and future of the safety management profession will be explored in the first-everSafety Management SymposiumatWest Virginia University. The day-long event, scheduled for Thursday, October 8, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Erickson Alumni Center, will bring together thought leaders in leading first-class safety organizations to share best practices, benchmarking and current trends in managing safety.
For 18 years,West Virginia Universityhas led the state'sManufacturing Extension Partnership, providing consulting services to help manufacturers innovate, compete and grow. That work will continue for the next five years, thanks to $2.5 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
When Nicco Campriani aims for success, he doesn't miss. A 2011 industrial engineering graduate of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and Olympic medalist, Campriani has a resume full of success in the classroom, in competition and now in the work force.
For the teams fromWest Virginia UniversityandUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata's, which is competing for the second straight time in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2015, planning makes perfect.
Ryan Murray, vice president of operations for Murray Energy Corporation, will speak on Thursday, September 17, as part of West Virginia University's Department of Mining Engineering's William N. Poundstone Lecture Series.
Approximately 50 percent of all incoming freshman at West Virginia Universitythat choose to study engineering are not considered calculus ready, which can hinder their learning and ability to succeed in the discipline. A trio of faculty in WVU's freshman engineeringprogram have been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to find solutions to help these struggling students.
Academic institutions across the country are seeking ways to lessen the underrepresentation of minority leadership in science, technology, engineering and math.West Virginia University'sJoel Mejia, assistant professor offreshman engineering, recently attended the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Sciences' Summer Leadership Institute to become a part of the movement.
It's difficult to realize how important clean water is in day-to-day life until it's gone. West Virginia University's Engineers Without Borders chapter spent a week of their summer planning how to give that valuable resource to a community in Caobete, Dominican Republic.
Opportunity comes to those who seek it. AsWest Virginia Universityengineering students flock back to campus, many will arrive from opportunities they found in the form of internships, work experiences and fellowships that took them all around the world. With new-found knowledge and once-in-a-lifetime stories to tell, these students made an impact on the companies they worked for, the communities they visited and their future careers over the past three months.