Kristyn Johnson, a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, took first place in the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)Ignite Off Competition for her research on reducing fuel consumption and emissions in gas turbine power plants.
ThreeWest Virginia Universityalumni will teach English abroad next year after being awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, allowing them to develop cross-cultural competency, as well as skills to further their career goals.
While personal vehicles that use electricity, propane or natural gas have gained popularity thanks to availability and affordability, heavy-duty vehicles like 18-wheelers and buses have been slow to change gears because of maintenance costs. But those vehicles, while only 5 percent of the traffic on the road, are responsible for 20 percent of transportation emissions.
With the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production sites, engineers at West Virginia University are developing new technology that will not only harness the gas, but improve gas consumption.
Three students pursuing doctoral degrees atWest Virginia Universityare receiving funding through the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program. Jared Beard, Evan Cramer and Kinsey Reed are this year’s Ruby Fellows.
A doctoral student in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to further his research into sustainable mobility services in urban and rural communities.
Hybrid. HyFlex. Synchronous. Asynchronous. These are some of the many buzzwordsTodd Hamrickhears as he sits through a session of theWest Virginia UniversityTeaching and Learning Commons’Fall Hybrid Teaching Institute.