Eberly News
WVU researcher digs into soil science with back-to-back national fellowships
For most, a forest is defined by its towering canopy and dense underbrush. But for Hannah DeHetre, a doctoral candidate in biology at West Virginia University, the real story lies beneath her boots. “The soil is the foundation of the forest,” DeHetre explained. “Without soil that can support the trees, there is no forest. It holds the nutrients, holds the landscape, and dictates what can grow there. It’s the very bottom building block of everything.”
Faculty Feature: Claire St. Peter from the Department of Psychology
“WVU is, hands down, one of the best universities in the world for behavior analysis, so applying as a brand-new PhD felt like a total long shot,” she said. “But I arrived straight out of grad school, built a career around helping others, and never looked back. Choosing this University remains one of the best professional decisions of my life.”
WVU physicist advances quantum materials research with NSF CAREER award
With support from a prestigious NSF CAREER award, Subhasish Mandal, an assistant professor in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy, is working to discover new materials that can make high-speed quantum computing a reality.