Russ College of Engineering and Technology

05/28/2026

Before the semester ended, the Russ College Annual Spring Awards Celebration honored faculty, staff and students for this year's accomplishments. 💚

Congratulations to all awardees! 👏

View awards info » ohio.edu/engineering/about/awards-celebration

05/25/2026

Today, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation 🇺🇸

Wishing our Bobcats a safe Memorial Day from Athens, OH 💚

05/21/2026

The Russ College of Engineering and Technology celebrates 770+ students recognized on the Spring 2026 academic achievement lists. 👏

Ohio University honors student academic achievement through the President’s, Provost’s and Dean’s Lists.

View full lists and info » ohio.edu/news/2026/05/ohio-announces-spring-semester-2026-student-academic-achievement-lists

05/19/2026

Graduated vibes. 😎 🎓

05/15/2026

Throughout his time at OHIO, recent engineering graduate Brandon Petrie channeled his enthusiasm for his field of study through youth outreach, student organizations and creative personal projects. ⭐️

While a student employee in the Russ College, the opportunity to lead K-12 outreach sessions kicked off after he gave a group of students a tour.

As a local to Southeast Ohio, he enjoyed giving students the opportunity to experience technology that they may not otherwise have access to.

“When I was younger, I would have just loved to see this and think, oh, this could be a future for me. Now, it actually is a future for them. The whole goal to me is to get them interested. The more questions they ask, that's even better because that just shows that they're interested and I want to help push them towards that future.” 🧑‍🏫

📰 ohio.edu/news/2026/04/expanding-circuits

05/13/2026

In April, we celebrated the opening of our Kokosing Teaching Laboratory, made possible by a major gift from Kokosing, Inc. 🎉

The new experiential learning facility will be used for hands-on civil engineering instruction. Students will work on projects that reflect real-world challenges such as laying foundation slabs, managing infrastructure improvements and building structures.

The partnership with Kokosing, Inc. aligns with OHIO's priorities to foster industry collaborations that improve student learning and workforce development in critical sectors like construction and engineering.

“As a civil engineering professor myself, this is the best facility I have seen of this kind anywhere.” — Dean Patrick Fox

📰 ohio.edu/news/2026/04/ohio-university-celebrates-grand-opening-kokosing-teaching-laboratory

05/12/2026

05/08/2026

As spring semester was winding down, the Mechanical Engineering Project Fair took over Stocker Center and the ARC! ⚙️

Throughout the day, seniors introduced their capstone projects, live engineering demonstrations took place and the ARC atrium was transformed into a battle arena for first-year students' combat robots. 🤖

05/06/2026

The first to build what's next 🤖 🎓

This past weekend, Ohio University's first B.S. in Artificial Intelligence graduates walked across the stage at commencement.

For Carson Bartholic, Sheil Iyer and Dalton Muck, being part of the inaugural graduating class meant more than studying a new discipline. They helped define what an AI education looks like, through research, hands-on projects and collaboration with faculty.

As they move into their next paths, they shared what they learned and where they're headed in a Q&A » ohio.edu/news/2026/05/first-build-whats-next-how-initial-grads-ohios-artificial-intelligence-degree-are

05/04/2026

May the Fourth be with you (and your droids) ⭐️

Senior computer science majors Parker Riggs, Ayden Herring, Peyton Powers and Clay Hess have spent the past two semesters making a Star Wars fan's dream a reality by building an autonomous MSE "mouse" droid for their senior capstone design project.

The students were advised by Professor of Instruction Nasseef Abukamail, who provided course oversight, and Stocker Visiting Professor Trevor Bihl, who originated the idea for the project and gave the group week-to-week guidance as their technical advisor and client.

The choice to build a MSE droid was deliberate to make the project visually engaging while accomplishing several engineering challenges around robotics, embedded systems and AI integration.

Rather than use remote control technology, the group utilized advanced autonomous logic to enable integrated autonomy, perception and interaction. The end result was a droid not only able to intelligently move and react to its environment, but one that can engage in intelligent conversation. Fictional lore becomes reality.

"'Star Wars' has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. It is one of my all-time favorite franchises and one of my dad’s as well, so getting to build something directly inspired by it made this project hit a lot closer to home than a typical senior capstone. Being a film fan in general, those movies hold a special place, and being able to say I built a piece of that universe is something I am genuinely proud of." — Parker Riggs

05/03/2026

The moments you'll remember forever. 💚

Congratulations, Class of 2026! 🎓