WVU STATLER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
The Statler College mission is to prepare students for success in their professional careers; to contribute to the advancement of society through learning, discovery, extension, and service; and to stimulate economic well-being in West Virginia and the world through technical innovation, knowledge creation, and
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Dean and Publisher / Eugene V. Cilento gene.cilento@mail.wvu.edu / 304.293.4157
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Statistics Endowed Professorships Chemical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Freshman Engineering Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Mining and Industrial Extension Mining Engineering Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Editor / Mary C. Dillon mary.dillon@mail.wvu.edu Contributing Writer / Bart Keeler Contributing Editor / Bernadette Dombrowski Design Coordinator / J. Paige Nesbit
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Photography / Greg Ellis / Bart Keeler / Halley Kurtz J. Paige Nesbit / Brian Persinger / Raymond Thompson Address West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources PO Box 6070 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6070 www.statler.wvu.edu Change of Address WVU Foundation / PO Box 1650 Morgantown, WV 26504-1650 Fax: 304.284.4001 / e-mail: info@wvuf.org www.mountaineerconnection.com Engineering West Virginia is published twice each year, in spring and fall, for the alumni, friends, and other supporters of the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Copyright Š2014 by the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Brief excerpts of articles in this publication may be reprinted without a request for permission if EngineeringWV is acknowledged in print as the source. Contact the Editor for permission to reprint entire articles. The WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.
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