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DECEMBER 2022
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According to data from Lightcast*, there are more than 625,000 open software engineering jobs that require a master's degree in the United States alone. The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WVU has partnered with Coursera to offer an online master’s degree program in software engineering to give students and professionals the skills and credentials needed to fill these vacancies.

RESEARCH

Illustrated toilet with money flying out of it.

Finding current toilet technology flushes profits, WVU researcher takes aim at turning yellow into green by recycling urine

The waste flushed down toilets could be a valuable source of resources and profits — and easier on the environment, according to the research of Kevin Orner, assistant professor in the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Orner’s findings, published in the journal Environmental Technology, make urine recycling more feasible in terms of integration into existing infrastructure and could reduce the amount of nutrients that enter lakes and rivers.
 
Assistant professor Stephen Cain, uses wearable sensors to detect if eye drop medication is properly administered as graduate assistants Kathylee Pinnock Branford and Daniel Duque Urrego collect data.

Statler College professor sets sights on improving eye drop medication adherence

In the world of medicinal applications for glaucoma, the benefits of treatment are only as good as the proper dosage administered. Researchers at the Statler College are working collaboratively on a project that will monitor and assess the application of eye drop medication in patients with glaucoma and use that data to help create a technology that will digitally monitor the effectiveness of eye drop instillation.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

From left to right: Robert Gianniny (Statler College), Megan Garvey (Statler College), Sean King (Chambers College), and Jeremy Ferguson (Chambers College).

Interdisciplinary WVU students win the Race to the Case Competition

For West Virginia University's supply chain management competition team, two industrial engineering students credit the Statler College with the knowledge needed to bring the Race to the Case crown back to Morgantown for the fifth time.
 
Kimberly Morris is a dual major in industrial and mechanical engineering and also runs a small business that focuses on vintage and antique home décor, glassware and furniture.

Meet the Grads, Kimberly Morris: Finding purpose in and out of the classroom

As a native West Virginian, Kimberly Morris grew up knowing she was destined to become a Mountaineer. What she didn’t know was that one day she would be graduating from the Statler College with two degrees and a thriving small business.
 
Nicholas Ohi was the lead programmer for the WVU Robotics team that would go down in history as being the first and only school to win the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge and more than $850,000 in prize money.

Meet the Grads, Nicholas Ohi: A robotics experience beyond this world

Nicholas Ohi knew from a young age that he was interested in science and engineering, but he had no idea he would one day become the lead programmer for the WVU Robtics team that would go down in history as being the first and only school to win the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge and more than $850,000 in prize money.

COLLEGE NEWS

Andrew Nix

Nix elected as AIAA Associate Fellow

Andrew Nix, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University, has been named an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
 
Bridge over New River Gorge covered in fall trees

New cohort of Faculty Fellows selected for Bridge Initiative

Looking beyond presentations at professional conferences and publications in scholarly journals, WVU’s Bridge Initiative for Science and Technology Policy, Leadership and Communications works with researchers to bring their work to broader audiences of decision-makers and other stakeholders.
 
Eclipse paths that will be monitored during the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project. The left line illustrates the path of the annual eclipse that will occur on October, 14, 2023. The red dot illustrates the time of peak obscuration (16:32:49 UTC). The right line illustrates the path of the total eclipse that will occur on April 8, 2024. The yellow dot illustrates the time of eclipse totality (19:00:15 UTC).

West Virginia University selected to participate in Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project

The Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project has selected West Virginia University and Trinity Christian School in Morgantown to participate in a nationwide mission that will conduct atmospheric studies during solar eclipses in 2023 and 2024.

SUPPORT

Student walking across campus in the fall

SLB software gift aids education, research and more at WVU’s Statler and Eberly colleges

Students at West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are gaining hands-on experience using industry-leading software in their coursework, research and more thanks to in-kind gifts from SLB.
 
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Dear friends and colleagues,

On behalf of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, I wish all of you a happy holiday season. I hope you find some time to relax and enjoy time with your family and friends during the holiday break, as I know you all deserve it.

This Saturday, we will celebrate our August and December graduates at the 2022 December Commencement ceremony. In this issue of WIRED, we highlighted two of our outstanding seniors who pursued their passions in our College. Kimberly Morris found a new passion for furniture refurbishing and turned it into a thriving small business while pursuing dual degrees in industrial and aerospace engineering. Similarly, Nicholas Ohi chased his dreams of being involved in robotics and went on to become the lead programmer for the WVU Robotics team that would go down in history as being the first and only school to win the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge and more than $850,000 in prize money.

I am incredibly proud of Kimberly, Nicholas, and all our graduates who have reached this incredible milestone in their academic careers. Anything is possible when you work hard and reach for your dreams. I look forward to celebrating their accomplishments during Commencement. For family and friends of graduates unable to attend the ceremony in person, Commencement may be viewed live online at https://webcast.wvu.edu/

We have so much to celebrate and be grateful for this year. I would like to express my sincerest thanks to our faculty, staff, and students for their incredible hard work and dedication over the past year. I am so proud of all we have accomplished and know that it would not be possible without your support.

Happy holidays and I look forward to seeing what new achievements are on the horizon for the College in the New Year!

Let's Go!

Pedro Mago
Pedro J. Mago
Glen H. Hiner Dean, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
pedro.mago@mail.wvu.edu | statler.wvu.edu
 
Statler College Career Closet, Help our students wear it like a boss. To donate lightly used business attire contact: engineeringwv@mail.wvu.edu
Statler College Career Closet accepting clothing donations: Do you have lightly used business attire that is just sitting in your closet? The Statler College Career Closet is in need of white button-down shirts, shoes, jackets and belts in both men’s and women’s sizes. The Career Closet is a resource for our students to have access to business attire for career fairs and interviews. If you have items you are willing to donate please email EngineeringWV@mail.wvu.edu for more information. Items donated are tax deductible.
Happy Holidays! From the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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