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.

Despite efforts to promote recycling and reuse of plastic materials, the plastic problem continues to be a global problem. West Virginia University engineers hope to debottleneck the remaining challenges for recycling of single-use plastic packaging by upcycling them into petrochemicals.

Assistant Professor Piyush Mehta has recently earned the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, award from the National Science Foundation to protect satellites and other space assets in low Earth orbit from space debris. Through this highly competitive award, Mehta will receive $640,655 in funding over five years to advance this research project, while also developing plans to strengthen the space science curriculum at Statler College.

A Statler College graduate student has been awarded the University Transportation Centers Annual Outstanding Student of the Year for research in collecting and harvesting traffic and pavement data to find intelligent solutions for sustainable transportation infrastructure management.

Welcome, everyone into the New Year!

I look forward to celebrating all that our students, faculty, researchers, and staff will accomplish in 2022. I would like to share with you some exciting news from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. The National Science Foundation has recently ranked our College research program in the top 100 in the latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey, which you will read about in this edition of EngineeringWV Wired.

Furthermore, Piyush Mehta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has received the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award. This is a very noteworthy accomplishment, and my congratulations are extended to him. I am extremely proud of these achievements, which are only made possible by the dedication and passion of our faculty and students in the College.

It's a great start to the spring semester!

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As part of Engineers Week in February, WVU Statler College would like to create a social media campaign highlighting our amazing alumni and what inspired their engineer path. We look forward to hearing your stories! To participate please fill out this online form before February 1.

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