Advanced Energy

Why Choose ONU's Advanced Energy Concentration?

At ONU, you don’t just learn about energy — you test it, nurture it, and transform it. The Advanced Energy concentration pairs with your Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering major to expand your core engineering knowledge while cultivating problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and leadership skills.

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At ONU, you build foundational engineering knowledge and specialized expertise in energy conversion, power systems, smart grid technology, and more. Beyond rigorous coursework that deepens your understanding of engineering principles, your learning comes to life through:
●    Mentorship from faculty that guides your academic and professional growth.
●    An integrated educational approach that sharpens technical skills, provides an ethical framework, and builds confidence through practical application.
●    Summer research opportunities working with ONU faculty in energy-related fields or at national labs for the U.S. Department of Energy.
●    Real-world internship and co-op opportunities with prestigious energy companies, like Marathon Petroleum or American Electric Power.

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Level Up Your Technical Skill Set

Our Advanced Energy concentration goes beyond the basics, offering specialized courses that broaden your expertise and sharpen your skills. To complement your primary engineering major, you explore networking and data communications, power systems, and more. This in-depth training empowers you to excel in the evolving energy field.

A Future-Focused Approach

At ONU, we designed our program to future-proof your career, helping you thrive in the classroom, workplace, and beyond. You grow through professional development opportunities, close mentorship from expert faculty, and real-world co-op and internship placements. This blend of theory and practice equips you to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and launch your journey as a professional engineer.

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Career Exploration With Proven Outcomes

At ONU, you have the opportunity to experience immersive learning such as co-op, internships, and research before you graduate. Recent students have earned co-op placements at top-tier companies, sharpening their competitive edge and strengthening their résumés.

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Spark Creativity and Collaboration. Join ONU’s Competition Teams.

Venture beyond the classroom to develop your engineering skills. When you join ONU’s competition teams, you can partner with your classmates to build radio-controlled aircraft, off-road vehicles, high-power rockets, and other innovative projects. Our teams regularly compete against top schools across the U.S., demonstrating their imagination and hard work.

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Advanced Energy Program Courses and Curriculum

Ignite your creativity and be a part of powering our world. As a Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering major, you can build a versatile skill set and broad expertise in ONU’s Advanced Energy concentration.

This concentration explores every facet of the energy industry — from energy design and distribution to renewable integration and smart grid innovation. Guided and inspired by our expert faculty, you learn through hands-on experimentation, collaborative projects, and rigorous coursework, which may include classes in:
● Electric Machines & Power Electronics
● Power Systems
● Networking & Data Communications
● Thermodynamics
● Sustainability and Environmental Ethics
● Renewable Energy Integration
● Smart Grid Systems

To earn your engineering bachelor’s degree with a concentration in advanced energy, you must complete 128–129 credit hours of coursework, depending on your major. The concentration includes five required courses that establish your technical foundation and two electives that let you explore areas of personal interest.

Your Advanced Energy concentration ends with a senior capstone project. Supported by an ONU faculty mentor, you put your engineering expertise into practice to deliver solutions for present-day problems and showcase your skills and creativity to future employers.
At ONU, you learn from the best. Advanced energy extends to every aspect of how we power our world, explores how technologies evolve, and pioneers the future of sustainable power. With their years of experience and industry expertise, our faculty share their insight and guidance to set you up for success.

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Study in Cutting-Edge Facilities

As a student in the advanced energy concentration, you learn, research, and innovate with your peers and mentors in the 105,000-square-foot James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building. It offers large-scale project and design space for capstones, competitive design projects, and other direct industry engagement. Additionally, it provides modern research laboratories where supportive faculty guide your hands-on exploration.

The new home of the College of Engineering

The James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building is a Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building.

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Charting Career Paths in Energy Engineering

Ninety-nine percent of our engineering graduates secured a job in their field within six months of graduation.

With ONU’s Advanced Energy concentration, you can enter a field where your skills are in demand. Alumni have gone on to careers in power generation, renewable integration, energy consulting, and sustainability-focused engineering and secured roles, such as:
● Electrical Engineer 1 at Bi-Con Engineering
● Associate Electrical Engineer at American Electric Power
● Research Engineer at Penn State University
● Electrical Engineer at McWane Ductile

Advanced Energy concentration students walking around campus

Shape the Future of Energy

Energy powers every part of our world — and you have the opportunity to make it efficient, cleaner, and more sustainable. In Ohio Northern University’s Advanced Energy Concentration, you receive transformative training, mentorship, and real-world experience to engineer innovative solutions for a bright future.

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