JUNE 2024

Reigning champions Team Mountaineers represented the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and West Virginia University, placing second in the 2024 University Rover Challenge (URC) finals held at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

K-12 teachers from across the Mountain State gathered for the 2024 Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia Science Teacher Workshop Series.

Stephen Cain, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Statler College, has been appointed the inaugural Statler College Visiting Committee Faculty Fellow through June 2027.

Yuhe Tian, assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering in the Statler College, has been awarded with the recently established Stuart and Karen Goodman Faculty Fellowship.

A late WVU alum’s estate gift of $1.25 million aims to benefit students in the Statler College by expanding scholarship opportunities.

Hannah McFadden, aerospace engineering undergraduate student from Leesburg, VA, has been awarded the SMART Scholarship. This prestigious award is part of the Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program.

Three outstanding WVU students have been named winners of the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences.

At WVU, women account for about 18% of undergraduate students and 24% of graduate students at Statler, and those figures have increased over the past 20 years. Students and faculty shared their experiences and emphasized the importance of scholarships to enhance student opportunities in the Statler College.

Each year, a group of dedicated members of Pi Kappa Phi take on the challenge of a lifetime, pushing their limits and stepping into the unknown to make a difference.

The Alumni Who Inspire! Program in the Statler College recognizes alumni for their dedication to their professions, our college and WVU. The program was launched in Fall 2023 as a monthly discussion board to inspire future generations of engineers and computer scientists in the College.

For their loyalty and service to WVU, six Mountaineers were inducted into the Order of Vandalia including Statler College’s civil engineering alumnus Robert Orders.

Dear friends and colleagues,  

This summer began with outstanding accomplishments from our students and faculty. This month, we're proud to feature the incredible achievement of our Robotics Team, who took second place at this year's international University Rover Challenge in Utah. We are all incredibly proud of the students and the faculty advisor, Dr. Yu Gu.

I encourage you to read about the accomplishments of our dedicated students, faculty, and alumni in the college. Hannah McFadden, an aerospace engineering undergraduate student, has been awarded the prestigious SMART Scholarship and Christopher Smith, a biomedical engineering student, received the prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship. Akua Oppong-Anane, a teaching assistant professor in Fundamentals of Engineering, received the Thriving Women Program award to spearhead a mentorship program for minoritized and women students in STEM disciplines. In addition, Stephen Cain, biomedical engineering assistant professor, was named Statler College Visiting Committee Faculty Fellow, and Yuhe Tian, chemical engineering assistant professor, was named the Stuart and Karen Goodman Faculty Fellow. We are incredibly grateful for the support of the College Visiting Committee and Stuart and Karen Goodman in establishing two new faculty fellowships to support some of our outstanding faculty. Also, congratulations to WVU civil engineering alumnus Robert Orders, who was inducted into the Order of Vandalia for his service and loyalty to the state of West Virginia.

These accomplishments reflect our Mountaineer values and dedication to excellence. I look forward to celebrating many more achievements with each of you as the summer continues.

Let’s go!

MAILING ADDRESS:
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | West Virginia University
1374 Evansdale Drive | P.O. Box 6070 | Morgantown, WV 26506-6070
PHONE: 304.293.4821 | EMAIL: engineeringwv@mail.wvu.edu

Copyright © 2023 Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources all rights reserved
Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe