West Virginia Science & Research

LIAN-SHIN "LANCE" LIN

Improving the environment through technology innovation

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AFRIN NAZ

Bringing STEM to girls and educators in rural West Virginia

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Funding

Investing in academic research through federal grants....

Outreach

Encouraging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics interest....

Publications

Quarterly academic journals and annual youth magazines....

Education

Inspiring students to find the next discovery....

Overcoming the social barriers for adopting new technology is really huge. It’s very difficult, even more difficult than overcoming a technical barrier for new technology. In my opinion – of course, I’m biased – West Virginia has the opportunity to be at the forefront in developing these kind of technologies (improvements in coal waste disposal and energy efficiency) and making a huge impact in coal producing regions worldwide.

Lian-Shin “Lance” Lin

Professor, West Virginia University

“It just gives me a really deep sense of wonder. I think that if we can translate that sense of wonder to people, to kids and adults, we’ll have a better audience when we want to talk about climate change or global warming or other serious discussions that we need to have as a culture and as a species.”

F. Robin O’Keefe

Professor, Marshall University

“They say Einstein’s is the face that launched a thousand physics careers. Well, I’m one of them.”

Zach Etienne

Assistant Professor, West Virginia University

“I was very lucky as my mom was a pioneer back home. She was my mentor. She guided me all the way through. She always told me that, ‘As a girl, you are no less than anyone else.’ Unfortunately, many female students in rural West Virginia – and all over the world – are not as lucky as I was. The ones who are lucky, I think it is our goal to help those who are not.”

Afrin Naz

Associate Professor, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Continued funding for research is crucial to helping West Virginia and the United States move forward.

Eric Blough

Professor and Associate Dean of Academic and Curricular Affairs for the School of Pharmacy, Marshall University

LIAN-SHIN "LANCE" LIN

AFRIN NAZ

Funding

Outreach

Publications

Education

Marshall mechanical engineering, computer science programs receive ABET accreditation

Protecting coal miners from black lung disease

WVU research team takes top honors for creative application at national composites conference