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great ideas become reality

When the college of engineering was first founded at West Virginia University

in 1887, it was a hodgepodge of departments lacking a unifying location.

its first dedicated building, machinery Hall, came online six years

later in 1892 and was quickly outgrown.

after many fits and starts, which included two fires, what is now known as the

statler college of engineering and mineral resources moved to its current home

on WVU’s evansdale campus. the campus is home to the engineering sciences

building, the mineral resources building, and the engineering research building.

the expansion continues with the $43.5 million advanced engineering

research building. scheduled for completion in 2014, the facility will provide

new research laboratories, a second clean room, and state-of-the-art

laboratories to meet the needs of high-technology learning and discovery.

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“this building will be a game-changer. it will help our talented faculty propel WVU to new heights of international leadership in engineering and energy research.” —James P. Clements, president, West Virginia University

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“this building is classrooms, where the best and the brightest are going to be educated. this building is creativity, where great minds will share, innovate, and create. this building is research, where boundaries will be pushed and limits challenged. this building is community, where bonds will be developed and leadership will be discovered. this building is the future, where students and faculty alike, are going to be pushed further, challenged, and made prepared. this building is WVU.”

—Cody White, mechanical engineering and Russian studies major, from Charleston, W.Va.

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“History can be made with buildings but buildings don’t make history.

Bricks and mortar won’t do research. Steel and glass won’t discover new technologies.

That will be done by you.” —Benjamin M. Statler

“this facility will house leading-edge scientific equipment in a shared space, fostering a collaborative environment. if West Virginia University is to continue to conduct vital research that can enhance our lives in such areas as energy, advanced materials, nanotechnology, civil infrastructure, and biometrics, a new building such as this is needed to create an interactive, educational/research environment.”

—Cerasela Zoica Dinu, assistant professor, chemical engineering

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“it is well known that many great ideas become reality when talented people of different backgrounds have a place where they can collaborate and exchange thoughts. We want this new building to help serve that purpose on this campus for technological advances. Within the walls of this new building will be an exciting learning environment that allows faculty and students to work together collaboratively in emerging fields and across established disciplines.”

—gene cilento, glen H. Hiner dean of the statler college of engineering and mineral resources

Building at a Glance: •Size:95,000grosssquarefeetonfourfloors

•Features:33,000squarefeetofflexibleand environmentallysafelaboratoryandresearch space,aswellasan8,000-squarefootclean room; offices, classroom, computer classroom, a learning center, and graduate student space willoccupy29,000squarefeetofthebuilding

•Budget:$43.5million

This building is creativity, where great minds will share, innovate, and create.

building .................................................................................in consultation

cleanroom suite ........................................................................$2 million

main lobby .................................................................................... $500,000

learning center ......................................................................... $500,000

tiered lecture Hall .................................................................. $250,000

computer classroom ........................................................... $250,000

college conference room.............................................. $250,000

specialty equipment laboratories .......................... $200,000

large, general Purpose laboratories ................ $150,000

chem/bio laboratories ...................................................... $150,000

small, general Purpose laboratories ................. $100,000

Faculty offices .................................................................................$10,000

Bob BraggDirector of Developmentstatler college of engineering and mineral [email protected]

Garth LindleyAssociate Director of Developmentstatler college of engineering and mineral [email protected]

For more information and to make a gift, please contact:

a number of naming opportunities exist within the new advanced engineering research building. they include:

Historical Photography / West Virginia and Regional History Collection West Virginia University Libraries

Office of the DeanBenjaminM.StatlerCollegeof Engineering and Mineral ResourcesWest Virginia University367MineralResourcesBuildingPOBox6070Morgantown,WV26506-6070

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