JULY 2023

Supported by $505,784 from a National Science Foundation CAREER award, researcher Emily Garner has launched a five-year study to learn more about biofilms — conglomerations of fungi, algae, bacteria and other single-celled organisms that cling to each other and to surfaces like the insides of water pipes that bring drinking water to homes and businesses.

Small and medium-sized businesses have access to free pollution prevention and productivity improvement consulting thanks to grant support enabling WVU industrial engineers to leverage their expertise on behalf of local enterprises.

Students interested in creating a sustainable environment will now have new degree options to consider at WVU with the launch of an undergraduate Environmental Engineering program at the Statler College.

Qingqing Huang, associate professor in mining engineering, has been named to a distinguished professorship — Syd and Felicia Peng Professor of Mining Engineering, effective July 1.

Jason Gross, chair and associate professor for the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the Statler College was selected for The State Journal‘s 2023 Generation Next: 40 Under 40 award.

Ingrid Vanessa Ferro, a biomedical engineering major and Aleksandra Skiloutovskaya-Lopez a civil engineering and dance double major, received Gilman Scholarships with 18 additional WVU undergraduate students to study abroad.

Two WVU alumni with successful careers in information technology and health care were elected to the WVU Foundation Board of Directors at its annual meeting held recently.

A lifelong 4-H'er, Shannon Adams, credits WVU Extension’s 4-H program with helping her discover her dream career and teaching her the skills it took to get there.

Dear friends and colleagues,

I hope you are having a wonderful summer. We have had a busy and productive month with many significant accomplishments from our faculty, students and alumni.

Emily Garner, Assistant Professor in the Wadsworth Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, has won the NSF CAREER award; QingQing Huang, Associate Professor of Mining Engineering, was named the Syd and Felicia Peng Professor of Mining Engineering; and Ashish Nimbarte, Chair of our Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department, and his team won a grant from the EPA to help businesses boost productivity, go green with free waste assessments.

I am excited to share that we have launched a new degree program in environmental engineering that will provide more academic opportunities for our students in the college.

I look forward to celebrating more accomplishments with each of you next month!

Enjoy the rest of your summer, and Let's Go!

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