T.J. Smull College of Engineering
Biggs Engineering Building
525 South Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
Phone: 419-772-2371
Email: engineering@onu.edu
Dr. Eric T. Baumgartner, dean of Ohio Northern University's T.J. Smull College of Engineering, along with Dr. Paul G. Backes and Dr. Larry H. Matthies of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, were selected as co-recipients of the 2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Technical Field Award in Robotics and Automation.
The trio received the award for their contributions to robotics enabling effective autonomous operations of science investigations under extreme...
Dr. John Estell and Dr. John-David Yoder, professors from Ohio Northern University’s T.J. Smull College of Engineering, were recognized by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) as recipients of the 2007 Freshman Programs Division Best Paper Award.
Estell, professor of computer engineering and computer science, and Yoder, associate professor of mechanical engineering, collaborated to assess the merits of an exercise for freshmen engineering students. Drs. Beverly Jaeger,...
Erik Lange, CE '07, was awarded the prestigious Reginald E. F. Colley Award for distinguished service to the Theta Chi fraternity. A 2007 graduate of Ohio Northern University, Lange served as president of the Zeta Kappa chapter of Theta Chi. He is a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Presented annually to one outstanding undergraduate, the Colley Award honors a brother who demonstrates distinguished service to alma mater, Fraternity, and chapter. As the 2007 Colley Award recipient Lange joins a...
The Ohio Northern University chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently received the 2007 Region 3 Governor’s Award. The Governor's Award is presented to the best student chapter in the region. In addition to the Governor's Award, ONU’s ASCE chapter also received the Outstanding Service Award and is one of six schools in the United States who are finalists for the national Robert Ridgway Award. The Ridgway Award is given to the single most outstanding...
The Ohio Northern University Concrete Canoe Team has qualified for the national competition for the second year in a row. The team took second place in design paper, second place in final product, and second place overall at the regional competition at Michigan Tech on April 3, to qualify for the national competition in Seattle, June 14-16, 2007. ONU finished behind Michigan Tech. Other schools in the competition included Lawrence Tech, Akron, Michigan State, University of Michigan, and...
Matt Castellucci, a senior mechanical engineering major from Alliance, Ohio, has been chosen as one of only 25 elected student participants for the third annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Leadership Development Program. Castellucci will participate in the Section Officers Leadership Seminar (SOLS) on Jan. 25-27, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Universal in Orlando, Florida. The focus of the seminar is to further develop leadership skills that are imperative for those that work in the...
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) presented the North Central Section Outstanding Campus Representative Award to Robert L. Ward, ONU professor of civil engineering. Ward, who has been teaching at ONU since 1989, was recognized as an ASEE campus representative who demonstrates staunch support for ASEE at ONU. Founded in 1893, the ASEE is a nonprofit organization of individuals and institutions committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.
Ohio Northern University has joined the newly-formed National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) Affiliate Program that will give ONU students an unparalleled opportunity to study and conduct research in an emerging advanced polymer formulation process that will have a dramatic impact on the global marketplace. Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is the lead university for this center. ONU was selected as one of five principally undergraduate...
