West Virginia Research Challenge Fund

Fairmont State University has received a $5,000 grant to support the one-week Forensic and Analytic Chemistry Technology (FACT) summer camp for middle school students. This award was made possible by the West Virginia Science and Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC), and the West Virginia Research Challenge Fund.

Twin brothers, Isaac and Elijah Lanigan, from Brooke County, West Virginia, came to Fairmont State University to participate in the free Forensic and Analytical Chemistry Technology (FACT) summer camp. 

The mother of the sixth graders, Sara Roark was happy to bring them to camp, even though they had to stay in a hotel, since the camp was free and educational. 

Fairmont State University has received $5,000 grant to support a one-week Forensic and Analytical Chemistry Technology (FACT) summer camp for approximately 20 West Virginia middle school students. This award is made possible by the West Virginia Science and Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC), and the West Virginia Research Challenge Fund.