Researchers at West Virginia University are vying to overcome the final hurdle in connecting renewable energy to the power grid by “greenifying” the production of hydrogen.
This fall, West Virginia University researchers will drill three miles into the ground to test the potential of geothermal energy. If successful, it might eventually help to reduce the carbon footprint of the University and decrease energy costs.
West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Assistant Professor Oishi Sanyal joins 83 other young engineers from across the country to discuss the world's most pressing engineering problems at the National Academy of Engineering’s 27th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium.
Under the scorching sun on a May afternoon, workers wipe the sweat from their brows between pounding 10-inch greenish-yellow stems into the soil on a patch of land at the West Virginia University Agronomy Farm. It’s one of many sites – not just in West Virginia but surrounding states – where visions of a future fueled by biomass are engrained into mainly forgotten lands. It’s a vision of alternative fuels and safer, sustainable products, all at an economical price-point. In the Mid-Atlantic region alone, more than 8.5 million acres of mined and marginal agricultural property are primed for reclamation, said Jingxin Wang, professor of wood science and technology. Left alone, it’ll remain vast, empty space.
Srinivas Palanki, an expert in the area of process systems engineering with applications to chemical and biomedical processes, has been selected as chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, effective July 1, 2021.
The world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics has always played an important role in Abigail Osborne’s life.
For graduating senior Billy Cawthorne, West Virginia University has always been at the forefront of family time.
From meeting in the military and falling in love, to going back to school together at West Virginia University after serving over two decades in the United States Navy, Stacy and Blane Fike have always been there for each other.
While at WVU, Foundation scholar Miriam Demasi was drawn to the idea of intersecting technology and humanity. As a computer and electrical engineering major, she was a sister in Alpha Omega Epsilon, a professional sorority for women in engineering and technical sciences.