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Lizzie Santiago, teaching professor in the  fundamentals of engineering program, has been named director of the program, effective July 1, 2022.

Providing solutions to West Virginia manufacturers, fueling growth and advancing manufacturing across the state is the purpose of the West Virginia University Industrial Extension. A recent National Institute for Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership survey spotlights the true impact WVUIE has on the state.

Applications are currently open for recent graduates and working professionals looking to pursue a newly launched Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Department of Industrial Management and Systems Engineering in West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

Blurry, low-resolution images from security cameras or drones can throw hurdles at the efforts of law enforcement and military.

After years of use, mattresses and the wood, metal and textiles that compose them are eventually discarded into landfills, creating methane gases while their chemicals and dyes seep into soil and groundwater. 

More than 50 years after scientists first coined the term "hydrogen economy," the movement to make hydrogen a predominant global fuel source could be gaining traction, thanks to research led by one West Virginia University engineer.  

Professionals from institutions across the nation worked together at West Virginia University to understand and improve issues NASA is facing in creating autonomous systems using artificial intelligence on spacecraft systems. 

A Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources led bridge system has progressed from mere concept to widespread commercial implementation. 

Ashish Nimbarte, professor of industrial engineering at West Virginia University, has been named chair of the department, effective July 1, 2022.