WVU will host Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation for discussions about the future of energy on Tuesday, Sept. 29. (WVU Photo/Zach Yomboro)
WHAT: West Virginia University will welcome Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson from the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation to the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
WHO: Assistant Secretary Robertson, WVU President Michael T. Benson, WVU Statler College Glen H. Hiner Dean Pedro Mago, WVU Rare Earth Elements Initiative Executive Director Lance Lin, University mining engineering faculty and students, other University representatives
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: WVU Mineral Resources Building, Room 301, 1374 Evansdale Drive, Morgantown
EVENT NOTES: Credentialed media members are invited to attend a discussion about the future of mining engineering with Assistant Secretary Robertson, University leaders, and WVU mining engineering faculty and students at 8:30 a.m. followed by a tour of the WVU Rare Earth Elements Initiative Development Lab.
At the conclusion of the tour, Assistant Secretary Robertson and University leaders will be available to talk with media members at 10:15 a.m.
Media members planning to attend the event are required to send contact information to Shauna Johnson, sjohns13@mail.wvu.edu, to confirm attendance and receive parking information.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND: After participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation August launch event for the Providing Opportunities for Specialized Education in Critical Technologies Initiative alongside two students, WVU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Beverly Wendland extended an invitation to Assistant Secretary Robertson to visit the Morgantown Campus.
PROSPECT aims to double the number of graduates with degrees related to mining, minerals, and associated supply chain technologies within two years.
In the future, PROSPECT will also support the implementation of new curricula, teaching tools, financial aid programs, and other incentives that promote continued growth in these fields.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Shauna Johnson
Executive Director of Strategic Communications
WVU Strategic Communications and Marketing
304-293-8302; sjohns13@mail.wvu.edu
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