APRIL 2025

In the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources on Friday, halls were filled with brilliant minds and innovative research with the culmination of the 2025 West Virginia University Research Week. Engineer and scientist at Idaho National Laboratory Dong Ding delivered this year’s distinguished seminar on nuclear energy and students from across the College presented their posters as part of this year’s symposium.

Pedro J. Mago has been reappointed to his administrative post as Glen H. Hiner Dean of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources for another five-year term.

Ashish Nimbarte, professor and chair of the industrial and management systems engineering department in the Statler College at WVU, has been named director of Statler College Online Programs. His appointment began March 2025.

Pedro Mago, Glen H. Hiner Dean of the Statler College at WVU, announced the winners of the College’s outstanding teaching, advising, faculty, graduate student researchers and staff awards for the 2024-2025 academic year on April 11, 2025.

Three WVU students have been awarded the coveted Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and natural sciences which supports students with strong commitments to research careers.

Two WVU researchers have joined an elite group after being awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a program that supports graduate education in STEM-based fields.

Five exceptional incoming students at WVU who share a passion for learning and for making a positive impact on their communities will engage in research and contribute to their chosen fields of study as the 2025-26 WVU Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.

Beth (Gochenour) Correll, former supply chain and finance leader at The Hershey Company and founder of Step Function Coaching, delivered the annual Gochenour Lecture in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering on Friday, April 4. Her lecture, Turning 5 Simple Skills into a Competitive Advantage, challenged students to recognize the value of skills they already have.

The alumni of the Statler College are more than a network — they’re our community. Whether they graduated last year or decades ago, our alumni continue to inspire, connect and help us create a lasting impact on Mountaineers to come.

Trilogy Innovations, Inc., a nationally recognized SBA Certified 8(a) small and minority-owned systems and software engineering company, will donate funds for the creation of a cybersecurity laboratory at the WVU Statler College.

Students at the Statler College at WVU will have access to even greater learning opportunities thanks to the opening of the state-of-the-art IDEMIA National Security Solutions Biometrics Lab, a hub for research, teaching and innovation within the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

WVU students pursuing careers in geoscience and energy engineering will have access to industry-leading professional software thanks to a $26.8 million gift from Rock Flow Dynamics.

Dear friends and colleagues,  

We have had an extraordinary month, and the accomplishments of our faculty and students have been overwhelming.

In this edition of EngineeringWV Wired, you will find excellence in every aspect of our College. We are celebrating our Goldwater Scholars, NSF Graduate Research Fellows, WVU Bucklew and Foundation Scholars, and a Distinguished Member of the Year named by the National Society of Black Engineers. This month, we recognized the College's outstanding award winners for teaching, research, advising, staff, and the Dean's Fellows. Congratulations to all of them! These students, faculty, and staff exemplify the exceptional talent within our College, and I am incredibly proud of their achievements.

In response to the growing demand for online programming, we have recently appointed Ashish Nimbarte, chair and professor in the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering department, as the new director of the Statler College Online Programs. I am confident that he will develop innovative programs that will create additional opportunities for our students and boost enrollment.

When you visit our campus, you will notice significant improvements in our laboratories and classrooms. Learn more about how generous contributions from our alumni and industry partners are offering our faculty and students valuable opportunities to excel in their fields.

I am so very proud of our community. Every day is filled with remarkable discoveries, and I can't wait to see where they will go next.

Let's Go!

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