At West Virginia University, researchers across varying disciplines including geology, forestry and engineering are exploring alternative and sustainable pathways to power the nation.
Research
WVU Libraries has signed new Open Access agreements with three academic publishers – IOP Publishing, American Chemical Society and Wiley – to provide researchers with opportunities to publish free of article processing charges.
Drilling will start the second week of May for a project spearheaded by the WVU Energy Institute, University faculty and experts from the Northeast Natural Energy LLC and U.S. Department of Energy, with support from the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey and Hewitt Energy Strategies.
Graduate students will work in Costa Rica on multi-university teams of civil and environmental engineers and social scientists to conduct hands-on research and investigate different wastewater treatment technologies in the Monteverde region.
Forestry and natural resources major Sindupa De Silva is the winner of the competition, hosted by the Office of Graduate Education and Life, for his presentation on “Human Land-Use Practices and Their Impacts on Nature’s Kidneys.”
Read about out recent policymaker study on carbon dioxide removal, an upcoming webinar featuring faculty and staff, two of our fabulous graduate students and more.