WVU robotics team wins international Mars rover challenge
The West Virginia University robotics team, based at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is the best in the world.
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WVU finishes second in EcoCAR EV Challenge Year One competition
At the end of the first year of the EcoCAR EV Challenge, the team from West Virginia University finished second overall in the four-year competition that was held from May 21–26, in Orlando, Florida. The team accumulated ten competition awards in total, receiving more than $18,000 in prize money.
Statler College unveils two labs to increase experiential and collaborative learning opportunities for students
The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources recently announced the addition and dedication of two labs in the Advanced Engineering Research Building and Engineering Research Building, both on the Evansdale Campus at West Virginia University, that will benefit engineering and computer science students.
WVU launches new online Occupational Safety and Health Ph.D. program
Applications are currently open for individuals seeking a doctorate in Occupational Safety and Health from the Department of Industrial Management and Systems Engineering in West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
With little known about rising nutrient levels in small communities’ treated sewage, WVU researchers test the waters
Alarmed about rising levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in America’s water, the Environmental Protection Agency has invested $1 million in West Virginia University assistant professor Kevin Orner’s wastewater treatment research.
Statler College now utilizes fully centralized student advising center
With the transition to centralized student advising in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources complete, students are able to access primary-role academic advisors 12 months out of the year from the Statler College Advising Center so the College can continue to support student success.
As threats to the U.S. power grid surge, WVU professor develops advanced solutions for human-machine coordination
The electrical grid faces a mounting barrage of threats that could trigger a butterfly effect – floods, superstorms, heat waves, cyberattacks, not to mention its own ballooning complexity and size – that the nation is unprepared to handle, according to one West Virginia University scientist.
WVU mining engineering students win national senior design competition
A team of three West Virginia University mining engineering students were faced with a lofty feat — create a plan for a full-scale operating mine from the ground up using knowledge acquired from their varied course work as part of the 24th Annual Carlson Software National Senior Design Competition.
Meet the Grads: Stacy and Blane Fike, Retired Navy couple graduates from Statler College together
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.
Student in Guo Laboratory Awarded Prestigious Travel Award
Salvi Singh an MS student in Computer Science from the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering who works in the Laboratory of Dr. Lan Guo, as a Research Assistant was awarded the NSF Travel Award for her presentation at the 9th ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Health Informatics (ACM BCB 2018).