WVU researchers receive funding from the Alpha Foundation to study mine safety and health
A pair of research teams from West Virginia University have received close to $500,000 in funding from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health. The first team, led by Derek Johnson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will look at cost-effective ways to measure methane in longwall coal mining operations […]
Pierpont Community & Technical College and WV Northern partner with Murray Energy
Pierpont Community & Technical College & West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) have formed a partnership with Murray Energy Corporation to offer a new Associate Degree program, Mine Maintenance. The two-year program also includes opportunities to gain experience with Murray Energy. The program will begin with the Fall 2018 Semester and students can enroll now […]
