NOVEMBER 2023

A West Virginia University team of industrial engineers is looking to turn $800,000 worth of Environmental Protection Agency funding into direct support for local industry.

Research from WVU students and faculty into how 3D printing works in a weightless environment aims to support long-term exploration and habitation on spaceships, the moon or Mars.

WVU students training to be the engineers of the future or pursuing all kinds of other educational goals have opportunities to explore their ideas at the Lane Innovation Hub, a 9,500-square-foot industrial space located at the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

Plummeting pumpkins paved the way for future engineers at the 34th Pumpkin Drop event hosted by the WVU Statler College.

A celebration of past moments and the creation of new Homecoming memories culminated at WVU on Oct. 21 with the crowning of Olivia Quarrick and biomedical engineering student Romeo Mitchell Jr. and as the 2023 Homecoming Royalty.

A $500,000 gift to WVU is fueling laboratory renovations needed to launch a groundbreaking new midstream petroleum engineering program at the Statler College.

Two WVU teams earned top honors at the 2023 Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration – Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Organization (ECMRO) Coal National Competition on November 4 at the West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training center in Julian. This is WVU’s eighth consecutive win in the last four years.

Like most rising seniors at WVU, Moriah Frazier began searching for the perfect capstone thesis project as she approached her final year at the University. But Frazier, who hails from Clarksburg, Maryland, is a cybersecurity major. A fairly new program, cybersecurity didn’t yet have many established capstone projects for her to choose from. Frazier is working with faculty in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering to change that.

Chantelle Moore, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Hutchinson Industries Defense and Mobility Solutions, delivered the annual Gochenour Lecture in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering on November 2.

The WVU Alumni Association celebrated recipients of the 2023 Homecoming and Alumni Service Awards during Homecoming Week, October 16-22. Recognizing the accomplishments of alumni around the globe, these awards honor individuals who represent service, commitment and loyalty to their alma mater.

Dear friends and colleagues,

As Thanksgiving approaches, I am grateful for the hard work and dedication of our students, faculty, and staff. Their contributions have been invaluable to the success of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

In this issue of EngineeringWV Wired, we are proud to highlight the accomplishments of our faculty, students, and alumni, which demonstrate our unwavering commitment to academic excellence. These achievements include the incredible work of Moriah Frazier, a senior studying cybersecurity who is developing a new capstone project by using drone hacking to develop ways to protect them from cyberattacks. Additionally, a team of WVU industrial engineers is partnering with local businesses to protect underprivileged communities using funding from the EPA. We also celebrated the 34th anniversary of the Annual Pumpkin Drop, where over 240 local and regional K-12 teams used STEM to save plummeting pumpkins from an 11-story building.

Our successes wouldn't be possible without the support of our donors, and the recent gift from the EQT Foundation will assist in launching a new midstream engineering program, providing more opportunities for our students.

It's been a great month at the Statler College, thanks to the dedicated efforts and hard work of our faculty, students, and staff.

I wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Let’s go!

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