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Research at the Russ College

The Russ College is home to world-class research in avionics engineering, and we strategically target the transportation infrastructure, energy and the environment, and bioengineering fields. We know that valuable learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom. At the Russ College, we provide a breadth of research opportunities for students at every level.

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World-Class Research

The Russ College is home to world-class research in avionics engineering, and we strategically target the transportation infrastructure, energy and the environment, and bioengineering fields. In fiscal year 2012, the college reported approximately $14.6 million in research and sponsored programs, under which our researchers develop technologies ranging from electrochemical engineering processes that enable the production of hydrogen for fuel cells from wastewater, to aviation navigation systems that the FAA depends on to make our National Airspace safe, to targeted drug delivery, to onsite remediation of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking). These projects, and many more than we can list, give our students the opportunity to start creating for good.

Three researchers, one female and two males, look over plans in an airport hangar

Valuable Learning Opportunities

While educating the next generation of engineers and technologists is a crucial part of our core mission, we know that valuable learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom. At the Russ College, we provide a breadth of research opportunities for students at every level. Plus, we encourage them to think outside the lab and come up with their own research ideas. Some have even developed successful companies during their academic careers, thanks to OHIO’s Innovation Center.

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  • Russ College awarded federal grants to support graduate students in areas of national need

    March 3, 2022
    Ohio University has been awarded Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship grants by the U.S. Department of Education. The three OHIO programs awarded the funding include chemical and biomolecular engineering; carbon-based materials for sustainable building and energy applications in mechanical engineering, physics, chemical and biomolecular engineering; and supply chain research in industrial and systems engineering. Read the full article at OHIO News.
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  • Renovations underway to create new collaborative research space for Russ College

    January 7, 2022
    Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology students will have a new space to research and collaborate in 2023. The West Union Street Office Center (WUSOC) is undergoing renovations and will eventually become the new Russ Research Opportunity Center (RROC).  Read the full article at OHIO News. 
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  • Singer Makes I&EC Research’s Influential List

    December 13, 2021
    Marc Singer, Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was named one of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research’s 2021 Class of Influential Researchers.  Read the full list of winners here. 
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