Research

We encourage big ideas and creative thinking

As the region's only public urban research university, the Batten College of Engineering and Technology is an incubator for innovation, discovery and entrepreneurship. We encourage big ideas and creative thinking as we help students discover new ways to solve real-world problems in a wide range of fields. From advanced manufacturing to battling cancer; transportation to cybersecurity; renewable energy to marine engineering; plasmas to nanomaterials, artificial intelligence to robotics, we provide a significant share of the research and development within Old Dominion University through research centers, laboratories, institutes, and clusters, while greatly contributing to the regional, national, and international prosperity of humanity.
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NCSES Higher Education Research and Development: Fiscal Year 2020 Rankings

For several consecutive years, BCET as a whole, in addition to individual engineering programs, has been ranked among the nation's top 100 for external research expenditure by the National Science Foundation.

Top 34%
Federal Sponsored Research Expenditures #134 out of 387 schools ranked
Top 34%
Total Sponsored Research Expenditures #143 out of 415 schools ranked
Top 24%
Federal Sponsored Research Expentitures #93 out of 388 schools ranked
Top 23%
Total Sponsored Research Expenditures #95 out of 416 schools ranked
Top 15%
Federal Sponsored Research Expenditures #57 out of 388 schools ranked
Top 13%
Total Sponsored Research Expenditures #53 out of 416 schools ranked

Top 34%
Federal Sponsored Research Expenditures #134 out of 387 schools ranked
Top 34%
Total Sponsored Research Expenditures #143 out of 415 schools ranked

Top 24%
Federal Sponsored Research Expentitures #93 out of 388 schools ranked
Top 23%
Total Sponsored Research Expenditures #95 out of 416 schools ranked

Top 15%
Federal Sponsored Research Expenditures #57 out of 388 schools ranked
Top 13%
Total Sponsored Research Expenditures #53 out of 416 schools ranked

Fellows

Many BCET faculty members are fellows of professional engineering societies

Industry Partners

Learn how we provide local industry access to advanced resources, new technology, and research based innovations.

Graduate Student Travel Award

This award enables graduate students in the College to attend and present their research in national and international conferences.