Aug 31, 2023 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
To engage more students in the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) will award free drone kits to groups across West Virginia that agree to form aerial robotics teams and compete in area... 
Aug 28, 2023 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the West Virginia Makes Festival, the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) is offering $10,000 in cash prizes to winners of this year’s Design Challenge. Artisans, inventors, manufacturers, students and makers of all kinds... 
Apr 27, 2023 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
The Marshall University Advanced Manufacturing Center (formerly RCBI) is expanding the hours of its community makerspace beginning in May. The Maker Vault will remain open until 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday to provide more flexibility for professionals who work... 
Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
10th anniversary event set for Oct. 6 in Huntington Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) has announced Oct. 6, 2023, as the date for the 10th annual West Virginia Makes Festival, the state and region’s largest maker fair, which officials say will be... 
Jan 30, 2023 | Maker Vault, News, Success Stories
Kara Mullins of Huntington has joined the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University as makerspace / STEM coordinator. She replaces Deacon Stone who has transitioned to a new role as RCBI’s EDA University Center director. In her new position, Mullins will...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...