Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has expanded its business outreach team with the addition of two workforce development specialists. Heather Cooper of Cabin Creek and Todd Frymyer of Charleston will connect manufacturers across the United...
Jan 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Carson Boothe has been honing his engineering skills since he was a boy growing up in Lavalette, Wayne County. “I’ve always been interested in engineering,” Boothe explained. “I remember as a child always building things with my brother such as a remote-controlled car...
Jan 24, 2023 | Maker Vault, News, Uncategorized
As featured on WSAZ’s First Look at Four, RCBI’s Makerspace/STEM Coordinator, Kara Mullins, and Director of the Center of Innovation, Deacon Stone, demonstrate a STEM exercise that students can complete at home with household materials. This is a project...
Dec 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Brad Lowe, technical trainer for the Advanced Welding Program at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI), has earned one of the highest achievements for a welder: certified welding instructor status from the American Welding Society, the premier industry accreditor. With...
Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Over more than 35 years as a band instrument repair technician, Gary Gini has seen it all: Dents and dings. Sticky valves and stuck slides. Jammed mouthpieces. Broken solder joints. Twisted keys and rotted pads. Foreign objects such as quarters, earbuds,...
Jun 28, 2022 | Featured, News, Uncategorized
Since its creation 32 years ago, the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has grown from a regionally focused support center to a one-of-a-kind state and national resource that delivers manufacturing and technical assistance, entrepreneurial support,...
