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West Virginia University chemist Kung Wang is an architect. Not the kind that builds houses – one that designs molecules.

Wang is constructing a synthetic pathway to creating new molecular templates for growing carbon nanotubes. 

Supported by a nearly $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation, Wang and his research team are creating short segments of carbon nanotube compounds, honeycomb-shaped tubes that are the foundation for applications in nanotechnology and for conducting electricity.

WVU chemist is a molecular architect

West Virginia University chemist Kung Wang is an architect. Not the kind that builds houses – one that designs molecules. 

Growing up riding four-wheelers and collecting rocks near her grandparents’ cabin in the valleys wedged between the Rocky Mountains, Shelby Isom’s childhood was an adventure. Always on the hunt for the perfect sphere- and heart-shaped rocks, she loved being in nature. But she never expected she would turn that passion for the outdoors into a career. 

But that became her reality as a geology Ph.D. student at West Virginia University, where she has spent many hours scaling volcanoes and leading undergraduate students on field trips.

Trekking to the top

Growing up riding four-wheelers and collecting rocks near her grandparents’ cabin in the valleys wedged between the Rocky Mountains, Shelby Isom’s childhood was an adventure. Always on the hunt for the perfect sphere- and heart-shaped rocks, she loved being in nature. But she never expected she would turn that passion for the outdoors into a career. 

Researchers from West Virginia University are preserving the memories of a coal community through oral history and photography. 

Supported by a grant from the WVU Humanities Center, the research team used historical images from the West Virginia and Regional History Center’s online photographs database, West Virginia History OnView, to document the history of the Scott’s Run community in Monongalia County.

Keeping the memories alive

WVU researchers preserve the memories of Scott's Run through new oral history project.

A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change.

WVU biology student to investigate the role of soils in climate change across global ecosystems

A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change.

College students from across the U.S. will visit West Virginia University this summer for their first research experiences. 

WVU’s Department of Psychology will host seven undergraduate students for intensive, eight-week research projects. The students will be on campus June 3-July 26 conducting independent studies under the guidance of faculty mentors.

Seven students to visit WVU for summer psychology research program

College students from across the U.S. will visit West Virginia University this summer for their first research experiences.

2019 NSF Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows

Two Eberly College students awarded prestigious NSF summer research fellowships

Four West Virginia University students will spend their summer researching thermodynamic models, new material for aircraft under impact, glass in crime scene evidence and the dynamics of how proteins change. 

LMKR, an international petroleum technology company, has partnered with West Virginia University to expand student and faculty access to industry-leading software.  

Beginning fall 2019, the Department of Geology and Geography will implement LMKR’s suite of GeoGraphix® and GVERSE, a gift valued at $8.2 million.  

The gift is part of LMKR's University Grant Program, which offers access to highly developed, industry-leading software used in the exploration and production market. LMKR’s software is expected to be seen when graduates enter the workforce, and this access will prepare students for real-world situations and job opportunities where GeoGraphix and GVERSE are used.

WVU receives $8.2 million software gift from LMKR for energy geology coursework and research

LMKR, an international petroleum technology company, has partnered with West Virginia University to expand student and faculty access to industry-leading software.   

With more than 2.8 million occurring annually, traumatic brain injuries are one of the most pressing challenges facing the medical community.

Survivors of TBI often experience chronic psychiatric symptoms such as increased risky decision-making and impulsivity, yet there are not treatments available.  

Researchers at West Virginia University are working to find solutions to help these patients improve their everyday quality of life. 

Cole Vonder Haar, an assistant professor of behavioral neuroscience in the WVU Department of Psychology, has received a five-year, $989,210 award from the National Institutes of Health to investigate potential treatments for psychiatric deficits arising from chronic TBI.

WVU psychologists receive NIH award to seek cures for chronic traumatic brain injuries

With more than 2.8 million occurring annually, traumatic brain injuries are one of the most pressing challenges facing the medical community. 

Three West Virginia University graduate students spent the 2018-2019 academic year as Graduate Student Climate Adaptation Partners scholars. They developed a digital library and webinar series based on their climate change research.

Brooke Eastman in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and Gordon Dimmig and Sarah Mills from the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design represented WVU in the GradCAP program, which brought together 15 students from six Northeast Climate Hub partner universities located from Maine to West Virginia.

WVU students studying climate change effects in nature through national research program

Three  West Virginia University graduate students spent the 2018-2019 academic year as Graduate Student Climate Adaptation Partners scholars. They developed a digital library and webinar series based on their climate change research.

Four West Virginia University faculty members, all in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, have received grants from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to conduct research abroad.

The recipients are:
•	Nicholas Bowman, Associate Professor of Communication Studies 
•	Jay Krehbiel, Assistant Professor of Political Science 
•	Tamba M’Bayo, Associate Professor of History
•	Ángel Tuninetti, Professor of Spanish

Four WVU professors awarded Fulbright grants

Four West Virginia University faculty members, all in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, have received grants from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to conduct research abroad.