Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
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The Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center is the University of Charleston's student innovation space. The official page says it offers 6,500 square feet, opened in fall 2018, and includes a maker lab, circuitry and robotics studio, rapid prototyping and 3D printing, a drone lab, a podcast studio, a digital design studio, and in-house innovation coaching. Dr. L. Travis Kahle is named as director.
The page says the university is a member of the Global Innovation Management Institute and that students and staff can pursue Certified Innovation Professional credentials through that network.
Also known as: UC Innovation Center, Wehrle Innovation Center
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
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Ongoing
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-10-08
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Application and Timing
The page does not list center hours or a membership application.
Participants
UC students. The page does not publish a class-year limit for use of the center.
Funding and Equity
The center page does not state a membership fee or an equity term for using the space. Prize money is described on the i3 program. Innovation Scholars includes a scholarship of an unstated amount.
Recent Activity
The center page was live when captured on 2026-10-08.
Known Startups or Winners
None named. The page says UC students have placed in statewide innovation and business-plan competitions without naming those results.
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Official page for the Wehrle Innovation Center, Innovation Scholars, and the i3 showcase.
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