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MIT in West Virginia

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MIT students from West Virginia since 2020

106

MIT alumni in West Virginia

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MITx learners in West Virginia

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A woman sleeps peacefully in a dimly lit bedroom while a blue glowing network of connected medical icons including a heart monitor, brain, and cross symbols floats above her, representing ingestible smart health monitoring during sleep.

Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients

MIT and West Virginia University researchers ran trials of an ingestible capsule with the potential to detect sleep apnea and opioid overdoses.

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Digital illustration of a city skyline rendered as a glowing wireframe model transitioning from cool blue on the left to warm red and yellow tones on the right, representing AI-driven smart grid energy mapping

Generative AI for smart grid modeling

MIT is working to develop generative AI models for smart grid planning in West Virginia, helping utilities safely test new energy technologies before deployment.

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Two MIT researchers stand together in a laboratory filled with rack-mounted electronics, oscilloscopes, and Airgas cylinders, smiling for a portrait related to space carbon detection research.

Scientists discover molecules that store much of the carbon in space

Using West Virginia's Green Bank Telescope, MIT chemists discovered the largest molecule ever detected by radio astronomy  in a distant interstellar cloud.

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Charleston, West Virginia skyline at dusk reflected in the Kanawha River, with a steel arch bridge prominently spanning the foreground.

MIT works with West Virginia employers 

MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in West Virginia:

  • Amazon
  • Flex
  • GE Vernova
  • Siemens
  • US Army
  • Veloxint
  • Walmart
  • West Virginia University Health System
Group of MIT alumni wearing red blazers and holding a banner marked "75" on a grassy pathway.

MIT alumni make a difference in West Virginia

West Virginia organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include West Virginia House of Delegates; Downstream Strategies; West Virginia University; Marshall University; and Shepherd University.