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For those seeking a higher education, selecting an accredited program ensures that a quality education will prepare them for the future workforce. In the engineering industry specifically, engineering schools and colleges are evaluated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, which selects the programs that receive accreditation.

Advances in technology will eventually make it possible to locate construction and demolition waste and utilize these materials in new construction. In fact, a large number of studies have shown the effectiveness of these recycled materials in new construction. 

Two West Virginia University engineers are developing new technologies for coal waste storage facilities that will detect and prevent potential failures like leakage of hazardous materials into the environment.

Excellence in leadership development is a core value of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. In order to foster and sustain leadership excellence, the Statler College has announced the selection of three professors to the Dean’s Leadership Fellows Program.

Jason Gross, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Statler College of Engineering Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, has been named chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His appointment will begin October 2, 2022.

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.

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.

A strong educational background in engineering from West Virginia University and Oregon State University has served as the foundation for Adam Al-Mulla’s work as Kuwait’s permanent delegate in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since his appointment in February 2019. During his four-year term, Al-Mulla will be stationed in Paris, according to an article published at Oregon State University.