The Ohio State University College of Engineering

🥳 Cheers to mechanical engineering major Avi Balakirsky & computer science and engineering major Brian Foster for earning Tau Beta Pi scholarships!

Hats off to the 2024 Tau Beta Pi Scholars!

This year, from 1,328 applications that were submitted (over 800 more than last year!), 253 Scholars were chosen despite the odds. These students were selected based on the competitive criteria of high scholarship, campus leadership and service, and promise of future contributions to the engineering profession. Most recipients will receive a cash award of $2,000 for one year of senior engineering study and a few will receive $1,000 for one semester.

To see the full list of impressive scholars, visit: https://www.tbp.org/memb/ScholarArchives/ScholarReleases/2024ScholarsRelease.pdf.

In this short video from The Columbus Dispatch. Prof. John Horack explains the unique qualities of The Ohio State University to host Starlab research at the George Washington Carver Science Park.

Professor explains what makes Ohio State an ideal location for NASA Starlab research project Ohio State professor John Horack explains the unique qualities of Ohio State University to host Starlab research at the George Washington Carver Science Park.

Funded by generous alumni philanthropy, students interned this summer at startup companies and small businesses. Truly a win-win!
https://news.osu.edu/ohio-state-students-gain-work-experience-through-summer-internships/
They gained practical work experience this summer by participating in the Wheeler and Wolstein Internship Program. The students made presentations highlighting the projects they worked on at central Ohio companies during an Aug. 9 event at The Ohio State University’s Student Entrepreneurs’ Center, home of the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship.

The program provides scholarship funding to undergraduate and graduate students in internships with startup companies and small businesses. Students are matched with organizations offering project-based internships throughout Ohio State’s summer term (May-August).

The Wheeler and Wolstein Internship Program is funded by contributions from the late Tom Wheeler, an industrial engineer and Ohio State alumnus, and the Bert and Iris Wolstein Foundation.

“The dollars that they give go 100% to allowing students to have an internship that our startup companies and small businesses don’t have to pay for,” Keenan Center Senior Director Cheryl Turnbull said. “It’s a win-win for our companies and for our students. Students get a great experience, and the companies have access to this awesome talent.”

Ohio State students gain work experience through summer internships Students in a variety of majors gained practical work experience this summer by participating in the Wheeler and Wolstein Internship Program. The students made presentations highlighting the projects they worked on at central Ohio companies during an Aug. 9 event at The Ohio State University’s Stu...

Hello 👋 new faculty members... we're so happy you're here!

Meet the college's newest faculty cohort Learn about the researchers and thought leaders who have joined our world-class faculty.

$26M in federal funding will support creation of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center at The Ohio State University to jumpstart natural rubber production in the U.S. & enhance workforce development to fuel the domestic industry.
https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2024/08/nsf-funded-center-drive-development-us-natural-rubber-industry

The funding will create the “Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security” (TARDISS) ERC.

TARDISS, composed of academic partners and supported by industry stakeholders, will lead fundamental research supporting the creation of a “Silicon Valley of Domestic Natural Rubber Production,” said Judit Puskas, a professor of food, agricultural and biological engineering (FABE) who was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2023. As principal investigator on the grant, Puskas will lead the center along with its director, Ajay Shah, also a professor in FABE. Katrina Cornish, Ohio State professor emeritus and current director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, will serve as an external adviser to TARDISS.

The ERC will harness the power of nature, creating bridges between engineering, biology and agriculture, to revolutionize alternative natural rubber production from domestic crops: guayule, the TK “rubber” dandelion and mountain gum. The initiative will also help create jobs, train a new and diverse engineering and agricultural workforce, and ease supply chain issues by building a domestic rubber supply.

This is the second NSF-funded ERC to be established at Ohio State in the last two years. The Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving from Evolution to Revolution ERC (NSF HAMMER Engineering Research Center) was awarded funding in 2022. With today’s announcement, Ohio State joins only a small number of universities to have led simultaneous awards.

NSF-funded center to drive development of US natural rubber industry Ohio State leads partnership receiving $26 million in initial funding

⭕️🙌 Want to show off your Buckeye Engineering pride?
Purchase official College of Engineering-branded gear and spirit wear from our online merchandise pop-up store! Open today through Aug. 26... https://engineering.osu.edu/events/ohio-state-engineering-store

PhD candidate Shashwat Agarwal was a 2024 Ohio State Next Generation Innovator of the Year finalist! He has developed microfluidic devices to investigate weak-induced electric fields as a breast cancer treatment strategy. Learn more about his work in this short video:

Next Generation Innovator of the Year Finalist: Shashwat Agarwal | College of Engineering Shashwat Agarwal is a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and is also affiliated with the Pelotonia Research Center. His ...

In the new Pelotonia Research Center, engineers collaborate with biologists, physicians, data scientists and others to find solutions to daunting health challenges every day: https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2024/07/new-home-health-care-innovators

Twelve engineering faculty have dedicated labs in the building. Researchers work in neighborhoods focused on innovations in cancer, gene- and cell-based therapies, cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine, neurological disease, artificial intelligence and more.

The five-story, 305,000-square-foot laboratory was the first new building to open in Carmenton, the university’s innovation district, in May 2023. Equipped with the cutting-edge technologies and resources critical for researchers working across disciplines to accelerate discoveries, the center will ultimately house over 100 labs and up to 1,000 faculty, staff and students.

https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2024/07/new-home-health-care-innovators

The Ohio State Underwater Robotics Team scored BIG at RoboNation's 2024 in California! The team qualified for finals for the first time ever and then clinched:

🥈 2nd in Overall Autonomy
🥈 2nd Overall in Design Documentation
🥇 1st place in Systems Assessment

https://robosub.org/

Go Bucks!

Congratulations to mechanical engineering alumnus Suresh Garimella, PhD, appointed as the 23rd president of the University of Arizona!
https://news.arizona.edu/news/suresh-garimella-be-23rd-university-arizona-president

Good luck to our Underwater Robotics Team at RoboNation's 2024 in Irvine, CA this week! They'll look to build on last year's 1st place honors in Design Documentation, Presentation & Technical Design Report. Go Bucks! 🌊🤖

The News summer issue is arriving in mailboxes now! Read about a new home for health care innovators, our national championship-winning motorsports teams, entrepreneurial Buckeyes, the first Engineering Technology grads and more. Also available online: go.osu.edu/be46s

Awesome alumni + their amazing grandkids = an unforgettable Grandparents Day and fun-filled Friday! 😎

Today the Buckeye Current Racing team is at Bonneville Salt Flats International Raceway competing at . These awesome students design, build & race an all-electric custom motorcycle. Good luck Bucks! www.instagram.com/buckeyecurrent/

Cheers 🥳 for our extraordinary leader, Dean Ayanna Howard, a Innovation honoree! https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2024/08/01/50-over-50-innovation/ -2-66957ce07e78d050cae9c79d

An excerpt from Forbes:
"Ayanna Howard is a roboticist, educator and founder of non-profit company Zyrobotics, which develops mobile therapy and educational products—based on her research—for children with special needs. Howard was inspired to pursue robotics by Star Wars and other sci-fi stories she loved as a child. She spent 12 years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she worked on a space robot designed to collect data on Mars and on a group of small snowmobile robots that can explore icy terrain impacted by climate change. She is the first woman to lead The Ohio State College of Engineering."

Cheers for alumna Anjali Tewari, honored at the Columbus Business First 2024 Women of Influence awards as the sole Rising Star 🤩
Celebrating its second year, the program recognizes entrepreneurs, trailblazers, non-profit leaders and others who are driving change, inspiring their communities and delivering results.

A 2022 chemical engineering grad, Anjali is a valuable part of Cardinal Health's Global Products & Supply Chain team.

Women of Influence: Anjali Tewari, Global sales and operations planning and ex*****on analyst, Cardinal Health - Columbus Business First Meet our 2024 Women of Influence honorees.

The Honda-Ohio State Partnership benefits students in many ways, including experiential learning opportunities at the Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (HALO) Wind Tunnel, one of the most advanced in the world.

Unique experiential learning lab is part science, part art The Honda Partnership Aero/Acoustics Support Lab

Now CEO of EthosEnergy, alumna Ana Amicarella's relentless pursuit of excellence also helped her become an All-American synchronized swimmer at Ohio State and compete in the 1984 for her native country of Venezuela. Learn more about her career and her time as a Buckeye...

A relentless pursuit Ana Amicarella ’87 has always worked hard to achieve her goals, and she hopes to inspire others to do the same.

The July issue of AWIS Magazine profiles dynamic women in STEM, such as Dr. Ayanna Howard, an African American leader in AI and robotics. Read it here: https://awis.org/awismagazine/

113 undergraduates from across Ohio State and beyond—including many engineering students—presented their research yesterday at the 2024 Consortium of Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences Symposium. 👏👏

Two Ohio State BME researchers received $4.9M total from NIH to help improve outcomes for patients who have suffered a heart attack or have an arrhythmia.

Interdisciplinary research targets common heart conditions Two engineering faculty received $4.9M to help improve outcomes for patients who suffered a heart attack or have an arrhythmia.

PhD candidate Tzu-Li Liu was a 2024 Ohio State Next Generation Innovator of the Year finalist. His research combines electrochemical sensors and wireless technology, aiming to enhance the monitoring of health conditions like diabetes and brain injury.https://youtu.be/SLSKYFmhCAw?si=XkeUByvDtv_ogRoZ

In May, 14 Buckeyes became the first graduates to earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from Ohio State! The Ohio State University at Marion Ohio State Lima The Ohio State University at Mansfield

First engineering technology majors graduate BS program equips graduates to excel in advanced manufacturing industry

Today’s Ohio Cyber Guardian Distinguished Visitor Day at Ohio State. Special guests learned about the Ohio Cyber Reserve, a volunteer civilian force, under the command of the adjutant general, ready to assist municipalities/state govs in addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Thanks to the Institute for Cybersecurity & Digital Trust for hosting Ohio Cyber Guardian, the OhCR’s annual validation exercise (a 5 day endeavor).

Curious about Carmenton, The Ohio State University's growing innovation district? Learn the latest in this podcast conversation between Dean Ayanna Howard and Exec VP for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Peter Mohler 🎙️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-20-carmenton-ohio-states-innovation-district/id1590546820?i=1000661800503

Assoc. Prof. Eduardo was a 2024 Ohio State Innovator of the Year finalist. Learn more about his microtechnologies, biomaterials & molecular imaging techniques to characterize circulating biomarkers in this video produced by the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge.

Early Career Innovator of the Year Finalist: Eduardo Reátegui | College of Engineering Eduardo Reátegui is an associate professor and Innovation Scholar in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a member of the Comprehensiv...

Ohio State Engineers are collaborating with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory on a promising thin film candidate for future wearable electronics and other miniature applications.

A new material for small electronics that gives batteries longer life Scientists have achieved a series of milestones in growing a high-quality thin film conductor, suggesting in a new study that the material is a promising candidate platform for future wearable electronics and other miniature applications. Researchers at The Ohio State University, the Army Research ...

This week our Buckeye Solar Racing team is competing in the Electrek.co Formula Sun Grand Prix, pushing their vehicle to the limit against 30 other teams and striving to drive over 300 miles on solar power alone 🌞 Good luck Bucks!

https://www.americansolarchallenge.org/about/formula-sun-grand-prix/

🥍Recent MAE grad & Ohio State University Men's Lacrosse player Trent DiCicco was selected as one of two recipients of the 2024 Big Ten Conference Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award, a $10K scholarship for achievements in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities & leadership: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2024/7/1/mens-lacrosse-trent-dicicco-earns-2024-wayne-duke-postgraduate-award
A two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, DiCicco majored in mechanical engineering with a minor in robotics and autonomous systems, posting a 3.94 overall grade-point average. DiCicco also participated in research projects focusing on human movement biomechanics applied to law enforcement and athletes and a multidisciplinary project related to optimizing human performance, injury prevention, and rapid rehabilitation.

Trent DiCicco Earns 2024 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award - Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State men's lacrosse alumnus Trent DiCicco was selected as one of two recipients of the 2024 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award presented by...