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...
Dec 26, 2022 | Featured, News
A group of senior mechanical engineering majors at Marshall University leveraged the advanced technology and expertise of the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) to transform its concept for a single-passenger vehicle into a working prototype. Marshall’s Weisberg...
Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, News
Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) will engage more than 450 students across 11 West Virginia counties in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math with the donation of drone kits to groups across the state. RCBI announced this...
Aug 30, 2022 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
To engage more students in the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) is once again offering free drone kits to groups that agree to form aerial robotics teams and compete in West Virginia competitions. Middle and...
May 25, 2022 | Featured, News, Success Stories, Uncategorized
Chris Shreve was a summer intern at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) in 2004 and again in 2005. Today, he’s a talented engineer working on cutting-edge projects in McKinney, Texas, as part of Raytheon’s Department 22, focused on rapidly developing the next...