SEPTEMBER 2023

Supported by $400,000 in U.S. Department of Energy funding, researchers at WVU have taken the first steps toward developing technology that can capture carbon dioxide in the air and use it for eco-friendly manufacturing of methanol. The process they have begun modeling — which involves pulling air from buildings — could increase the sustainable supply of methanol, one of the world’s most extensively used raw materials, while removing a planet-warming greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.

A $4 million gift to WVU from Antero Resources and Antero Midstream is expanding educational opportunities at the Statler College to help train the next generation of petroleum and natural gas engineers.

Lian-Shin “Lance” Lin, professor of  civil and environmental engineering in the Statler College, has been named chair of the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective August 14, 2023.

The Statler College hosted 13 teachers from Boone, Berkeley and Monongalia counties in the inaugural Engineering Boot Camp for K-5 teachers on August 12, 2023.

Three Statler College students along with seven WVU students with a shared goal of bettering the Mountain State have been awarded the Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship to help them continue graduate study in their chosen fields.

The Statler College launched the Alumni Who Inspire! Program to recognize alumni for their dedication to their professions, our college and West Virginia University.

Dear friends and colleagues,

The fall semester is in full swing. Our faculty and students have had many things to celebrate over the past month, and I'm proud of their hard work and all they have accomplished.

This issue of EngineeringWV Wired highlights some of the outstanding research, awards, and game-changing support to our college. Xingbo Liu, associate dean for research, has won a grant to develop technology that can capture carbon dioxide in the air and use it for eco-friendly manufacturing of methanol; Antero Resources and Antero Midstream generously contributed $4 million to expanding educational opportunities in petroleum and natural engineering and three of our students received Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarships to continue graduate studies in their chosen field. I encourage you to read about our inaugural Engineering Boot Camp, where our team introduced STEM concepts and applications to K-5 teachers across the state to include in their curriculums. 

We appreciate all of our alumni and friends, and I look forward to sharing more achievements of our students, faculty, and staff with each of you next month!

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