A cross-disciplinary team of researchers from West Virginia University’s Statler and Eberly Colleges are undertaking a pioneering project in space weather research to improve modeling and forecasting of space weather to safeguard satellites in orbit and infrastructure on Earth.

On Saturday, May 14, more than 450 graduates from the Statler College walked across the stage at the WVU Coliseum and were greeted with thunderous applause from faculty, friends and family. During the ceremony our graduates received inspiring words from Barrios Technology Vice President of Commercial Spaceflight and WVU alumna Kerri Knotts.

A team of 38 undergraduate aerospace engineering students were selected to tackle moon and Mars exploration challenges by advancing to the final phase of NASA's Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage competition.

Armed with keyboards, ones and zeros, a squad of students from the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering were among the 2,000 participants who competed in Operation Locked Shields, an international cyber defense exercise run by NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. The teams, which included members of the West Virginia and North Carolina National Guard, took orders from the Department of Defense and the Defense Information Systems Agency during the April 19-21 exercises. 

Following four years of implementing energy efficient technologies and placing amongst top performing universities each year as part of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the WVU EcoCAR team has been selected to participate in a new four-year competition that will test students’ ability to engineer a next generation battery electric vehicle.

A Statler College engineer is improving the accuracy of biometric identification that could lead to advancements in healthcare, law enforcement and national security by collecting biometric data that will identify people from long ranges and in challenging conditions.

A new data-driven mechanistic approach that predicts cell types within tissue will help to reduce drug costs and treat diseases that were difficult to develop drugs for, according to a WVU scientist.

Pedro Mago, Glen H. Hiner Dean of the Statler College, has announced the recipients of the College’s Thriving Women Program grants, intended to empower female faculty and staff to advance in their professional careers through individual or community transformation.

Dear friends and colleagues,

As we close out another semester, I cannot help but reflect on the outstanding accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff this academic year. As you can see from the stories above, our students have been busy and extremely successful in the past month alone. I couldn't be prouder of them and everything they have accomplished. The culmination of a successful academic career is apparent when each one of our students walks across the stage to collect their diplomas. Commencement was a beautiful day filled with cheering, pride, and a collective version of Country Roads that always brings a smile and occasional tear to each participant. Even though our graduates' academic journey has come to an end, our commitment to our graduates remains as they become our newest alumni. I can't wait to see where their path leads them, but Country Roads will always lead them home.

Sincerely,

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