T.J. Smull College of Engineering
Biggs Engineering Building
525 South Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
Phone: 419-772-2371
Email: engineering@onu.edu
Engineering Features
Human Power
In their first-ever appearance at the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, Ohio Northern University engineering students placed third against tough competition.On May 7-9, the “Wanna Be ONU” team comprising eight senior mechanical engineering students competed in the east...
Video: Celebrating Wind Turbines
Dedication ceremony for the newly constructed wind turbines at Ohio Northern University. Featured speakers include: Dr. Kendall Baker, ONU President, Bob Smith, Chairman, ONU Board of Trustees, Matthew Pierce, ONU Senior, Dave Retterer, Mayor of Ada, and Ted Rose of NexGen Energy.
Engineering Global Service
Often lost in the competitive and busy atmosphere of higher education is the responsibility to use one’s learned passions and skills to benefit others.This was not the case, however, for three senior civil engineering majors last fall.In November, Chris Senesi, from Hinckley, Ohio, Matthew Pierce, from Grove City,...
Saving the Whales
Typically, one doesn’t equate marine biology with mechanical engineering. And a year ago, recent Ohio Northern University graduates Julie Bing, BSME ’09, Austin Black, BSME ’09, and Alex Johnson, BSME ’09, would not have guessed their engineering educations would lead to the protection of a highly endangered species....
Faculty Focus: Reid blazes trail as ONU’s first director of freshman engineering
Kenneth Reid has developed an interest in firsts. He just completed his first academic year as ONU’s first director of freshman engineering. He’s also just become one of the first people (the seventh, in fact) in the nation to receive a Ph.D. in engineering education. This latest personal accomplishment serves as...
ONU's Bob Peterson '83, is Director for Pixar's UP (See the Video)
Certainly one of today's visionaries, Bob Peterson graduated from Ohio Northern University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He is now a director and animator for Pixar Inc. In addition to his writing, directing and animating skills, Peterson also does voiceovers for his films. He was the voice of Mr. Ray the...
Reaching for the stars: Holbrook co-ops at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
As a child, ONU junior mechanical engineering major Eric Holbrook stared at the stars, hoping to someday visit them. Through a recent co-op experience with Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Holbrook has come close to living out this childhood dream.When Holbrook arrived at ONU, he was unsure of where...
Dream Internship Series: Sharon Snyder
A great summer internship can launch a career, reinforce classroom skills, and inspire students to work hard in pursuit of their goals. The following feature series highlights five ONU students who secured their dream internships this summer.ONU Engineer Hopes NASA Internship will ‘Launch’ her CareerEver since her...
From classroom to classified: ONU's top-secret FBI intern
One of Northern's own has infiltrated the FBI, but she's sworn to secrecy about her mission. Melissa Else, senior computer engineering major, has gained entrance into the bureau's top-secret facilities as a summer intern with the FBI Scholastic Honors Internship Program.The Cambridge, Ill., native joins 300...
