Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice delivered the Poundstone Lecture on Thursday, September 19, as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series at the Erickson Alumni Center.
While researchers atWest Virginia Universitywere testing coal miners’ safety gloves to help reduce lost-time accidents, they went a step further.Eduardo Sosa, a research associate professor inmechanical and aerospace engineeringin theBenjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, and Marta Moure, a post-doctoral fellow from Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, reduced the need for future physical testing of the gloves through computer simulations.
For the second straight year the team from West Virginia University took home top honors in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration–Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Fall 2018 Competition.
Qingqing Huang, assistant professor of mining engineering at West Virginia University , has been recognized with two prestigious awards by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
David G. Zatezalo, assistant secretary of Mine Safety and Health, will speak on Thursday, September 20, as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series. The lecture, entitled “MSHA in Review and Forecast of Priorities,” will begin at 5 p.m., in Grand Hall A, of the Erickson Alumni Center.
As the fall semester gets underway at
West Virginia University, students from the
Statler College are reflecting on the opportunities that took them around the
globe this summer. Through internships, fellowships and work experiences, these
students gained a wealth of knowledge that will guide them into their future careers.