T.J. Smull College of Engineering
Biggs Engineering Building
525 South Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
Phone: 419-772-2371
Email: engineering@onu.edu
Seventeen Ohio Northern University students will be among more than 50 students from northwest Ohio taking part in Posters at the Capitol in Columbus, Ohio, on April 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This marks the third year that students from Ohio Northern will present their undergraduate research in posters at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.
Amanda Hoersten, a third-year pharmacy student from Delphos, Ohio, and Nicholas Wolters, a second-year pharmacy student from Maria Stein will present “...
ONU mechanical engineering students joined graduate students and aerospace research and design engineers in making presentations at the 35th AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (DCASS).
The symposium, sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), is an opportunity for technical interchange between members of the regional aerospace community. The ONU AIAA student section served as co-sponsor of...
Assistant professors of computer and electrical engineering Dr. Sami Khorbotly and Dr. Firas Hassan, with the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science department, have recently received one of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Real World Engineering Project (RWEP) awards for 2010.
IEEE makes the annual award to educators for contributing educational modules that make electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, biomedical...
The Ohio Northern University off-road vehicle team will compete against more than 100 universities in the 2010 national Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) Carolina baja competition from April 8-11. To prepare for the event, the Ohio Northern team gave its new car a thorough shakedown at the regional winter competition at Michigan Tech in February, where they placed third overall.
Competing against more than 120 schools, ONU finished 17th overall last year at the national SAE Wisconsin event...
Ohio Northern University will develop a four-module curriculum, “Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source,” for the Upper Scioto Valley Wind/Energy Academy in McGuffy, Ohio.The curriculum will be developed as a result of an agreement between Ohio Northern and the Upper Scioto Valley (USV) Local School District. The first module, “The Biology of Algae,” covers the basic definition of algae, where they live, and hands-on laboratory experiences such as collecting, growing and observing algae....
Ohio Northern University’s College of Engineering honored Bob Peterson with the T.J. Smull College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award on March 15. A key player at Pixar Animation Studios, Peterson is the first recipient of this newly established award.
“I was very honored to receive this award because engineering propelled me to where I am at today,” Peterson said. “I was overcome with emotion receiving such an award, and a lot of it for me was seeing my professors and very good friends...
Dr. John K. Estell, professor of computer science and computer engineering and chair of the ECCS department, has been named by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Educational Activities Board as an IEEE program evaluator for computer engineering programs seeking accreditation through the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission.
IEEE is a participating body of ABET and is the lead society for computer engineering programs. ABET's purpose is the promotion and...
The Ohio Northern University construction estimating team finished second at the 10th annual Ohio Contractors Association (OCA) Estimating Competition in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 26-27.
This marks the third consecutive year that estimators representing the T.J. Smull College of Engineering have placed either first or second in the state.
Comprised of ONU civil engineering majors, the team was captained by Kevin Gilbert, a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio. The team also included Nate Bair, a senior...
Ken Reid, director of freshman engineering and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been invited to speak at the IEEE-USA annual meeting, March 4-7 in Nashville, Tenn.
The theme of the annual meeting is “The Gathering Storm: Are You Engineering the Solutions?” with sessions addressing social, economic and political issues surrounding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in grades K-12.
The title refers to a report from the National Academy...
Bob Peterson, award-winning director and screenwriter for Pixar Animation Studios, will be the featured speaker for the Ohio Northern University Spotts Lecture in the Sports Center Gym at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15.
The event is free and open to the public.
Most recently, Peterson co-wrote and co-directed Disney-Pixar’s feature film “Up,” the 2010 Golden Globe winner for Best Animated Feature Film and the 2010 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature Film.
Bob Peterson received his...
