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West Virginia University faculty and staff carry out research in a wide range of fields that are important in today’s world.

Andrew Nix, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University, has been named an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  

Students at West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are gaining hands-on experience using industry-leading software in their coursework, research and more thanks to in-kind gifts from SLB.

According to data from Lightcast*, there are more than 625,000 open software engineering jobs that require a master's degree in the United States alone. The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University has partnered with Coursera to offer an online master’s degree program in software engineering to give students and professionals the skills and credentials needed to fill these vacancies.

For the first time in the history of the Materials Science and Technology University Ceramic Mug Contest, students from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University rose to exciting heights with successful ceramic mug drops and earned top placement in the competition.

Two professors from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources were selected as recipients of the Distinguished Mountaineer Award from the office of Governor Jim Justice. 

West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in political science, law and petroleum and natural gas engineering will benefit from a dedicated alumna’s planned gift estimated at more than $1 million.

A West Virginia University student veteran is partly crediting the supportive environment the University provides to students like him with his military success on the national level, success that now includes a competitive fellowship.

Recognized for their exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement, Matthew Hudson, Giana Loretta, Sonia-Frida Ndifon, Trevor Swiger and Callyn Zeigler have been named the  West Virginia University 2022 Mountaineers of Distinction, a  Mountaineer Week tradition.