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Science for a better world: Private support aids Ruby Scholars in chasing research dreams
Recipients of the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows program at West Virginia University are conducting impactful research focused on enhancing public health, ensuring food safety, improving cancer treatment and more. Yet, many of these students may have never found their purpose without opportunities to engage in undergraduate research and private support to help them pursue their passions.
Seven recognized for commitment to mentoring undergraduate students in research
Six faculty members and one graduate student were recently named recipients of the Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research.
Five WVU students named prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Five West Virginia University students have joined an elite group of researchers who’ve been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a program aimed at supporting graduate education in STEM-based fields.
WVU researchers to share expertise at international conference on mine water, reclamation
WHAT: West Virginia University will co-host the 2024 Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium and 15th International Mine Water Association Congress, bringing together mining, water and reclamation experts from around the world who will provide the latest updates on research, regulations and practices involving mine drainage, water quality and rare earth element extraction.
Undergraduates to design robots for Appalachia’s challenges at WVU summer research program
Starting this summer, undergraduate students will perform hands-on, cutting-edge robotics research that solves real-world problems in Appalachia while working in the five robotics labs at West Virginia University.
WVU researchers utilize DOE grant to design and create promising nanoionics materials in energy technology
Researchers at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Science, to develop nanoionic materials with applications for green hydrogen production, clean electricity generation, biofuel production and wastewater treatment.
WVU researchers give electric vehicle batteries a second life
Researchers at West Virginia University, in partnership with Parthian Battery Solutions, have been awarded $274,951 by the National Science Foundation to give electric vehicle batteries a second life in efforts to cut down on waste.
Exciting WVU research in dataless neural networks gains momentum with DARPA funding
With $151,629 in grant funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, researchers at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources have developed a promising new method of utilizing dataless neural networks to respond to a wide range of optimization problems.