About CEGAS

MONTGOMERY, W.Va. _ The Mine Safety Technology Consortium, a multi-disciplinary organization created to take advantage of West Virginia’s century-long expertise in mining in the mountains, debuted Tuesday by providing a showcase for a Phillipi company to demonstrate a system for tracking miners underground.

“We want to take advantage of the 100-plus years of coal mining in the mountains and convert that into technology and jobs,” said Dr. Tony Szwilski, co-chair of the MSTC steering committee and director of Marshall University’s Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences. Read more...

New Partnering Agreement

The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences (CEGAS) at Marshall University entered in to a Partnering Agreement to produce high value services vital to the nation and the region and enhance the capability of both organizations. This collaboration will be a catalyst for technological innovation and development of national class capability to improve the environmental health and economic vitality of the community and region. Read more...

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