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At a WVU summer research experience focused on ‘biosensors,’ U.S. undergraduates develop new technologies for healing
Starting this summer, undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the U.S. will converge on West Virginia University for the chance to contribute directly to developing new “biosensing” technologies, which gather data from the body and use that information to improve wellness or detect and treat disease.
WVU Cyber launches to affirm University commitment in addressing security, workforce and economic challenges
In a collaborative effort, West Virginia University colleges, departments and units are coming together to form WVU Cyber — a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary initiative that unites different types of cyber-related research and study across the WVU System to tackle security, economic and workforce challenges.
Cutting-edge ‘digital twins’ of real roadways will power WVU civil engineering summer research program open to students nationwide
West Virginia University is recruiting undergraduate students from across the United States to join a summer research immersion experience that explores topics of road infrastructure through the use of “digital twin” technologies. The students will learn to use virtual models to mirror real-world streets and highways in their future careers as the civil engineers building America’s roads.
WVU engineers recalibrate radio telescopes to illuminate dark energy
West Virginia University research is shining a light on the mysterious world of dark energy.
Statler College team “fired up” with first victory in annual University Ceramic Mug Contest
The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources chapters of the Material Advantage and Materials Research Society took home their first win in the 2025 iteration of the Materials Science and Technology Conference’s University Ceramic Mug Contest in Columbus, Ohio.
WVU engineers received “the Oscar of innovation,” an R&D 100 Award for developing advanced manufacturing process
An advanced manufacturing process for aerospace industries, developed in part by West Virginia University researchers, received global recognition for its versatile capabilities in transforming the energy industry.
WVU researcher cleans the air, one molecule at a time
Deepanjali Roy is an experimentalist.
“I don’t do simulations or modeling,” she said. “I work with my hands. Being in the lab is my favorite part of the day.”
WVU research aims to remove 'forever chemicals' from drinking water
A collaborative research team in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University is taking on one of today’s most pressing environmental challenges: PFAS contamination in drinking water.
How WVU researchers are reshaping the future of civil engineering education with virtual reality
As tech transforms industries in unique ways, researchers at West Virginia University continue to lead the charge. Fei Dai, a professor in the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation grant through its Building Capacity in STEM Education Research program.