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The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to innovation, achieving a record high of $52.2 million in total research expenditures for the 2023 fiscal year. As a result, all engineering programs reached the top 100 rankings in the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey. 

To keep miners safe, a West Virginia University researcher is creating a training program that uses augmented reality headsets to prepare workers to operate around high-risk vehicles.

As interest in the potential of artificial intelligence grows, so do claims about its ability to transform the state of healthcare. But how do clinicians really feel about using AI technology in making medical decisions?

Researchers at West Virginia University will develop technologies and strategies that will revolutionize hydrogen energy on regional and national scales as part of WVU’s addition to the Center for Clean Hydrogen.

Researchers in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University are utilizing $2.5 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to enhance sustainable development efforts in the Mountain State. 

As students begin their engineering journeys, many grapple with their understanding of the discipline and how it relates to their identity as engineers. Researchers at  West Virginia University are focused on empowering students in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources with tools, resources and services to support and retain them beyond their first year.

Polypropylene, a plastic used in everything from car parts and lawn chairs to food packaging and clothing, may soon become more environmentally friendly because of West Virginia University research. 

Piyush Mehta, associate professor in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, has been named to the newly elected Class of 2025 Associate Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and appointed to the Space Weather Advisory Group — a Federal Advisory Committee for the White House Space Weather Operations, Research and Mitigation subcommittee. 

Research at West Virginia University is addressing critical security flaws in biometric systems like the fingerprint or face recognition systems that many use to unlock their mobile devices.

Developing a new kind of rechargeable battery — zinc-ion batteries, a cheaper, safer alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries — is the goal of Xiujuan Chen.