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After watching a video of a NASA Space Shuttle launch as a middle school student, a spark ignited in Eleanor Kearney.

While in the United Arab Emirates, Torey Wright lived in Abu Dhabi for five years–a city directly across from the Jebel Ali reservoir that powered energy to most of the country. This experience led him to become interested in studying  petroleum and natural gas engineering at  West Virginia University.

For Gianna Mascio, the decision to come to West Virginia University was easy—and her entire family supported it.

Barrios Technology Vice President of Commercial Spaceflight Kerri Knotts, a 1994 graduate of West Virginia University, will be the speaker for the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources 2022 Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 14, at 4 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.

Alumni Series Where are they now?: Najee Goode may be a Cleveland, Ohio native, but when it was time for college he chose “a school in the hills” and left a piece of his heart behind.

At the beginning of 2022 Amazon announced it would send Alexa to space as part of Artemis I, the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration of the Moon and Mars. As a collaboration between Amazon, Lockheed Martin and Cisco, many engineers are integrating Alexa into deep space missions, including a West Virginia University alumnus.

In celebration of Black History Month, the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University is honoring students, alumni and faculty from diverse backgrounds to showcase their successes in engineering and beyond and share how they continue to make a difference in society.

Black engineers have made significant contributions to society and changed the way humans think, work and create. Two West Virginia University alumni are among those pushing the boundaries of engineering, innovation and technology.

At nearly 9,500-square-feet, the Lane Innovation Hub — established in honor of Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, will transform entrepreneurial opportunities for students in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the people of West Virginia.

Sheree Gibson, a 1979 graduate of West Virginia University, will deliver the annual Gochenour Lecture in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering on Thursday, October 28, at 2 p.m. in room 113 of the Mineral Resources Building on the Evansdale Campus.