Computer Modeling Is at the Heart of Willy Wriggers' Research
The engineering professor develops 3D computer modeling techniques to help scientists refine and reconstruct electron microscopy images. (More)
Engineering Innovation Highlights ESPEX 2022
The Batten College of Engineering and Technology’s annual student design expo, ESPEX, featured senior design and graduate research projects. (More)
Kenneth Fridley Named Dean of Old Dominion University’s Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Fridley, who comes from the University of Alabama, is set to begin his new role in July. (More)
Alum Offers 'Golden' Insights About STEM Opportunities for Female Engineers
ODU alumna Sarah Golden spoke during the fifth annual Women Excelling in Engineering event at the Batten College of Engineering and Technology. (More)
Perry Library Hosts Gender in STEM Event
Gender, Engineering & Solutions, a Women’s History Month event, focused on the intersection of gender and engineering. (More)
Save the Date: ESPEX (Engineering Student Projects Expo)
ESPEX (Engineering Student Projects Expo) will be in person this year! (More)
Engineers Week Scheduled for Feb. 21 to 25
The Batten College will host in-person events and activities related to this year's national theme: Reimagining the Possible. (More)
Engineers Week at ODU Begins February 21
The Batten College of Engineering and Technology will celebrate Engineers Week with in-person events and activities related to this year's national theme: Reimagining the Possible. (More)
Congratulations graduates!
Batten College of Engineering and Technology graduates participate in commencement ceremonies at the Ted Constant Center Saturday, December 18, 2021. Photographs by Chuck Thomas/Old Dominion University (More)
ODU Researchers Use Autonomous Hydrone to Help Coastal Community Map Shoreline
An interdisciplinary team partnered with Colonial Beach to gather data that can be used in resilience planning. (More)
Engineer Finds Perfect Harmony
Professor Drew Landman and his wife Kate perform locally as the electric folk duo “Dry Land.” (More)
Bob Ash Retiring after 54 Years at ODU
The Eminent Scholar and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering has won seven outstanding engineering faculty awards and received more than $6.3 million in federal grants. (More)
Vanessa Alvarado Overcame a Detour on the Way to Graduation from ODU
After earning a GED and a stint in the Navy, she pursued a double major in mechanical engineering and physics. (More)
In a likely first for ODU, Twin Brother and Sister are Presidents of Fraternity, Sorority
Juniors Aimee and Christopher Holland lead Kappa Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon, respectively. (More)
ODU's Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Program Ranked In 25 Best Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering for 2021
Best Master's Programs has ranked the 25 Best Online Master's in Mechanical Engineering and ODU's Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering program made the list. (More)
ODU Faculty in Global Rankings
More than 50 ODU faculty honored in top 2% of scientists cited worldwide. (More)
Ellen Ochoa’s Stellar Adventure
The first Latina in space presented an in-depth look at life aboard the space shuttle and the International Space Station. (More)
ODU Alum Receives NASA’s Highest Honor
John Lin, a 42-year NASA employee, was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. (More)
Albert Sidney Roberts Jr., a Founding Professor at ODU’s School of Engineering, Dies
Described as a Renaissance man, Roberts came to the University in 1965. (More)
Solving Real-World Problems from Space
ODU and the University Innovation Exchange Space Initiative are using satellite data to address a host of issues. (More)
Stuart Appointed Dean of the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University
Ben Stuart, who has served as interim dean since June of 2019, will start his new appointment on Oct. 25. (More)
New Partnership for ODU’s Makerspace
GENEDGE pledges five-year investment in the 7,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, which is slated to open in the spring of 2021. (More)
ODU Professors Focus on Hurricane Planning During a Pandemic
Wie Yusuf and Joshua G. Behr led a series of working groups focused on the dynamics of evacuation and sheltering during COVID-19. (More)
Band of Brothers – and One Sister
Sydney Fletcher is the lone female on the snare line in ODU’s Marching Monarch Band. (More)
Stacie Ringleb Named Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics
Ringleb Named Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics (More)
Inaugural Early Engineering Experience Aims to Attract Minority Students
Rafael Landaeta, associate dean of the Batten College of Engineering and Technology, plans to continue the event annually. (More)
22 Navy and Marine Corps ROTC Students Become New Officers at ODU's Annual Spring Commissioning Ceremony
12 Monarchs received commissions, along with students from Norfolk State, Hampton and Regent universities. (More)
ODU Faculty and Students Answer the Call for Personal Protection Equipment
They’re helping to fill a critical need at local hospitals. (More)
ODU Coronavirus Information: Facts and Resources
Here is the latest information from the University. (More)
Engineers Week Celebrated at ODU
The event offers fun and informative events for current and future students. (More)
ODU Representatives Attend Aerospace Day at the Virginia State Capitol
The event provided opportunities for exhibiting and networking. (More)
Six ODU Faculty Members Win Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research Seed Funding
They are part of two-person research teams that were awarded $24,000 apiece. (More)
Dezmond Banks Took a Nontraditional Path to ODU
The mechanical engineering major, who will graduate this month, had no intention of going to college coming out of high school. (More)
Education Ph.D. Candidate Wins ODU’s Third Annual 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Janeen Perry-Campbell, whose research focuses on stereotypes and discrimination young black girls face from educators, advances to a regional competition in March. (More)
ODU’s Third Annual 3-Minute-Thesis Competition set for Nov. 21
Nine master’s and Ph.D. students will each present their research in three minutes, with the winner advancing to a regional competition in March. (More)
Two Faculty Members, Foodbank CEO Honored at Annual Founders’ Day Luncheon
Faculty members Robert L. Ash and Nina W. Brown, along with Ruth Jones Nichols, CEO of Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, received awards. (More)
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Former NASCAR Pit Crew Chief Meets with Engineering Students
Old Dominion University alum Robert "Bootie" Barker '96 visits motorsports lab (More)
ODU Signs Tech Talent Investment Agreement
MOU provides $29.2 million over the next two decades to increase computer science and computer engineering graduates. (More)
Eight Monarchs Recognized at Alumni Honors Dinner
The annual banquet recognizes graduates who have excelled in their professions and impacted their communities. (More)
ODU Professor Named American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow
Sebastian Bawab, chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, earned the prestigious honor. (More)
ODU Professor Named American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow
Sebastian Bawab, chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, earned the prestigious honor. (More)
Small Satellites Get a Big Boost
SmallSat Research Center Co-Led by ODU Secures $1.5 Million Grant (More)
VIDEO: ODU’s CubeSat Deployed into Orbit from International Space Station
About 50 students worked on the project over the past four years. (More)
VIDEO: Students Address a Small Town's Desperate Need for Clean Water
Engineering students visit Guatemala to help community of roughly 800 residents. (More)
VIDEO: Seniors Present Inventive Designs at Annual Engineering Student Projects Expo
Students present 60 innovative project demonstrations to faculty, employers and industry partners. (More)
VIDEO: Two Female Engineering Grads Forging Their Own Paths
Madelyn Burnett and Ashley Newman are rarities: While women make up 49 percent of the college-educated workforce nationwide, only 14 percent are practicing engineers. (More)
Ben Stuart Named Interim Dean of Engineering at Old Dominion
Stuart holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers and has been at ODU since 2015. (More)
Graduate Spotlight: Bryce Messer
The engineering major and Perry Honors College student says ODU has provided opportunities for him to grow academically and beyond. (More)
VIDEO: First-Ever ODU Student-Built Satellite Headed to International Space Station
The Virginia CubeSat Constellation is a collaborative project of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and four of its member universities: ODU, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and Hampton University. (More)
Old Dominion University Becomes Full Member of National Institute of Aerospace
As an affiliate member since 2002, ODU has established a record of significant contributions to NIA through aerospace research and helping to manage the institute’s graduate programs. (More)
U.S. News & World Report Cites ODU in its Rankings of Best Graduate Schools for 2020
The publication recognized the Darden College of Education & Professional Studies and six graduate programs in other colleges. (More)
ODU's CubeSat Moves Closer to Liftoff
After successful integration with deployer in Houston, CubeSat is scheduled to launch from NASA's Wallops Island facility on April 17. (More)
President Broderick Announces Scholarship Partnership
Beginning this fall, between 10 and 20 students will receive up to $5,000 a semester from the Huntington Ingalls Industries and Newport News Shipbuilding Scholars program. (More)
VIDEO: ODU's Engineering RobotX Team Competes in Hawaii
Engineering students return from autonomous boat competition with $5,000 and new friendships. (More)
ODU Alum Appointed Acting Chief Postal Inspector
Gary Barksdale, who graduated in 1995, began his career as a postal inspector in 1999. (More)
College of Engineering: 3 months, $7 million, 8 projects
In the final quarter of fiscal year 2018, Batten College of Engineering and Technology faculty were awarded nearly 70 percent of their total grant funding for the fiscal year. (More)
Engineering Graduate Pursues Career in Aerospace at Virginia’s Spaceport
Zachary Campbell serves as the area college coordinator for the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority overseeing six university ThinSat (thin satellite) projects across the state in addition to providing STEM outreach for Virginia Space’s ThinSat program. (More)
Bio-Inspired Robots Featured at First Maker Workshop for Veterans
In a recent workshop at Old Dominion University, veterans applied 3D printing techniques to build robots that mimic some of these animal movements. (More)
VIDEO: ODU Team Takes Third Place in International Aircraft Design Competition
The ODU team designed a radio-controlled plane that could be easily assembled and weighed roughly one pound. (More)
Veteran Learning in a "Maker" Environment
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, involving "maker" education, aims to steer STEM-skilled Navy vets toward high demand fields in science and engineering. (More)
International Space Station to Launch ODU CubeSat
Students at Old Dominion helped develop one of three, 3-pound nano-satellites, about four inches square, which will record measurements of the properties of Earth's atmosphere (More)
ODU Motorsports’ Race Win to Air on Fox Sports Channel
The ODU Motorsports team recently returned from Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada where their vehicle won first place in the International Motorsports Association Mazda Prototype Challenge Masters class, an international professional racing series. (More)
ODU Students and NASA Work Together to Collect Boulder from Asteroid
Teams from colleges and universities across the nation worked on designs for a spacewalk tool to be tested in NASA’s 6.2 million gallon Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. (More)
VIDEO: ODU Baja Team Places Highest from Virginia at International Competition
This year, a team of 15 Old Dominion University mechanical engineering students, known as the ODU Formula SAE Baja team, recently achieved the highest placement in University history at the SAE Illinois International Competition. where they were up against 106 other universities. (More)
ODU Celebrates Decades-Long History and Partnerships with NASA
This month, Old Dominion University commemorates its long-standing partnership with NASA as the space agency's Langley Research Center celebrates its centennial.
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NASA Wallops Successful Rocket Launch Included ODU Payload
The rocket carried a payload, through the RockOn! And RockSat-C programs, that included the team’s research project along with eight others involving more than 13 universities and community colleges from across the country. (More)
ODU's History with NASA Celebrated at Aerospace Day
ODU faculty and students appeared at the Virginia Aviation Business Association event at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, which featured Gov. Terry McAuliffe as guest speaker (More)
ODU Engineering Professor Osama Kandil Remembered
The world-renowned aerospace engineer has died at age 72. (More)
ODU Engineers Launch Experimental Payload, And Benny, From Wallops
Old Dominion University engineering students are hitching a ride for their experiments on a NASA rocket as part of a program designed to expose student engineers nationwide to sub-space opportunities. (More)
ODU's Oktay Baysal Reappointed to State Aerospace Board
The outgoing Batten College dean will serve a second, two-year term on the Aerospace Advisory Council. (More)
ODU Engineering Professor Earns Grant to Teach 3-D Printing in Home Country of Vietnam
An Old Dominion University engineering professor was recently awarded a grant to teach 3-D printing to students in his home country of Vietnam, and will add his own twist. (More)
ODU Student Engineers Battle Through Tough Formula SAE Competition
The Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team at Old Dominion University recently returned from a challenging national competition at Michigan International Speedway (More)
Old Dominion Formula SAE Teams Compete This Month
Two teams of engineering students are constructing vehicles in a lab in the new Engineering Systems Building and will compete in national automobile design and race competitions in May. (More)
Mechanical Engineering Students Show Off Senior Design Projects
The atrium of Old Dominion University’s Kaufman Hall was filled with experimental cars, planes and robots on April 28, as graduating seniors in the Batten College of Engineering and Technology participated in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Student Projects Exposition. (More)
ODU Researchers to Use Small Unmanned Aerial Systems to Investigate Next Generation National Airspace
Researchers from Old Dominion University’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center and departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering have received a $250,000 contract from NASA to investigate using sub-scale unmanned aerial systems to help design the next generation of the National Airspace. (More)
Lunar Wheel Project Moves College Student Closer to Aerospace Career
When David Palmer and a team of fellow engineering students from Old Dominion University learned that cuts had claimed nearly 80 percent of the budget for their lunar wheel design project, they didn't give up. As a result, their prototype wheel rolled from computer screen to reality. (More)
Engineering Students’ Senior Capstone Project Takes Flight in International Competition
An ODU engineering team, who called themselves The Flying Monarchs, recently returned from the SAE Aero Design East competition, where they finished 12th out of 42 teams. (More)
ODU Honors College Student Wins Fulbright Award for Engineering Study in England
Mark Levenstein, a mechanical engineering student, has been selected for a 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Student Award for Research and Study at the University of Leeds. (More)
Engineering Students Place First in NASA Lunar Wheel Design Competition
A team of mechanical engineering students from Old Dominion University’s Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology won the inaugural lunar wheel design competition held at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston earlier this month. (More)
