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WVU alumni establish mining engineering scholarship in memory of late professor
More than 40 people – including many former students – are building upon the legacy
of late
West Virginia University professor Yi Luo by establishing a memorial scholarship
to benefit graduate students in the
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department of Mining Engineering.
Celebrating Black History Month, Statler College alumni share their experiences from students to professional engineers
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.
WVU to hold fifth Day of Giving on March 9
Alumni, friends and students of West Virginia University are invited to come together March 9 in support of the University’s fifth Day of Giving.
NSF survey ranks Statler College research programs among top 100 in US
A new report by the National Science Foundation ranked the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources 87th in research expenditures among 411 engineering programs surveyed.
WVU wins fourth SME Mine Rescue Competition
West Virginia University Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Mine Rescue Gold Team took home its fourth straight first place finish in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration – 2021 Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Competition.
Chief Operations Officer of Compass Minerals to deliver Poundstone Lecture
George J. Schuller Jr., chief operations officer at Compass Minerals, will speak to faculty and students as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series. The lecture, entitled “Identifying Success from Failure: A Real Life Lesson,” will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at the Erickson Alumni Center.
WVU mining engineering students win national senior design competition
A team of three West Virginia University mining engineering students were faced with a lofty feat — create a plan for a full-scale operating mine from the ground up using knowledge acquired from their varied course work as part of the 24th Annual Carlson Software National Senior Design Competition.