A decade ago,
West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth
elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines. Now, the University
is ready to expand that work to help secure a domestic supply of the critical materials
essential to modern technology, enhancing national security interests and economic
innovation.
Anand Mishra, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering who leads the Robiotics Lab in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been selected for the March Faculty Feature.
After 42 years as a shipbuilding engineer, West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources graduate Michael Reilley recognizes one thing above all else: Mentorship matters.
Balls and Lego bricks may be toys, but for Annie Harmon, program assistant for the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, they are a way to introduce kids to a new world: robotics engineering.
West Virginia University has earned national recognition through the work of Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ graduate student Noah C. Parsons, whose advanced aerospace engineering research has garnered international attention.
The CBS show, “The Visioneers with Zay Harding,” visited the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to learn about the StickBug robot pollinator from Yu Gu, Madhav Rijal and Trevor Smith.
Glen H. Hiner Dean, Pedro Mago, announced the creation of three new Teaching Faculty Fellowships at the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, marking the first time fellowships of this kind have been established in the college’s history.
Emily Garner, associate professor in the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University, has been awarded the Jack H. Samples Professorship in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University continues to demonstrate its longstanding commitment to research, reporting $54.5 million in total research expenditures for the 2024 fiscal year. As a result, engineering programs remained ranked among the top 100 nationwide in the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.