T.J. Smull College of Engineering
Biggs Engineering Building
525 South Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
Phone: 419-772-2371
Email: engineering@onu.edu
Engineering Features
Spotts Lecturer: Kevin E. Bennet
Kevin E. Bennet, chairman of the Division of Engineering, assistant professor of neurologic surgery, and co-director of the Neural Engineering Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was the featured speaker for the Ohio Northern University Spotts Lecture in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on...
130 Years
Open publicationView photos from the celebrationThe T.J. Smull College of Engineering is celebrating 130 years of excellence in engineering education and the 40th anniversary of the Order of the Engineer this fall. To honor this occasion, all engineering alumni were invited back for a weekend to celebrate the...
Dream Job
The rocky road to smooth sailingFor many people, career paths are full of ups and downs and bumps in the road. But for Austin Moyer, BSME ’11, rough terrain proved to be just what he needed to land his dream job.Moyer, a native of New Washington, Ohio, who graduated from ONU this spring with a degree in mechanical...
Pedal Power
Starting from the bottom left and moving clockwise, the people in the picture are: Ryan Brune, Jason VanAtta, Allan Muzilla, Ken Wachtel, Kent Utterback, Garrett Maple, Dr. Rider (Advisor), Lauren Brohard, John Garlitz, Judson Bauman, Ben Wibberley, Jen Smith, Michael Krak and Kathie Lifer. Those not pictured include...
Rock-em, Sock-em
Engineering students gain educational experience with combat robot Pop culture has always been fascinated with robots. From to R2D2, to Optimus Prime, to the Terminator, robots have saved our homes, won our hearts and even taken over the world. Now, a group of engineering students at Ohio Northern University have...
Field Testing
OverviewAll mechanical engineering majors at Ohio Northern University are required to complete a year-long senior capstone project, where we take a project from idea to implementation. This past summer, we met with Dr. Bonyo, a native of Masara, Kenya, and now a family doctor in Akron, Ohio. He told us that the clinic...
Engineering Student Athletes
A :30 broadcast commercial spot featuring the student/athletes of Ohio Northern University's T.J. Smull College of Engineering. In order of appearance: Luke Miller, Senior Civil Engineering major; Kyle Simmons, Senior Mechanical Engineering major; Amy Elmer, Sophomore Computer Science major; Scott Schnelle, Junior...
Pixar's Bob Peterson (video)
Academy Award-winner and distinguished alumnus Bob Peterson, BSME ’83, returned to Ohio Northern University on March 15 to share his unique success story as the 2010 T.J. Smull College of Engineering Spotts Lecturer.A mechanical engineer by training, Peterson joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1994 as animator...
Energy From Algae
The quest for inexpensive, renewable, clean energy has become a metaphorical Holy Grail for scientists and engineers the world over. At Ohio Northern, a team of senior mechanical engineering students accepted the challenge in a way that took the concept of green energy to a whole new level.Alternative energy is...
Human Power
In their first-ever appearance at the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, Ohio Northern University engineering students placed third against tough competition.On May 7-9, the “Wanna Be ONU” team comprising eight senior mechanical engineering students competed in the east...
Video: Celebrating Wind Turbines
Dedication ceremony for the newly constructed wind turbines at Ohio Northern University. Featured speakers include: Dr. Kendall Baker, ONU President, Bob Smith, Chairman, ONU Board of Trustees, Matthew Pierce, ONU Senior, Dave Retterer, Mayor of Ada, and Ted Rose of NexGen Energy.
Engineering Global Service
Often lost in the competitive and busy atmosphere of higher education is the responsibility to use one’s learned passions and skills to benefit others.This was not the case, however, for three senior civil engineering majors last fall.In November, Chris Senesi, from Hinckley, Ohio, Matthew Pierce, from Grove City,...
