OSU
Ohio State at a Glance
- Established by Ohio Legislature, 1870
- First classes taught, 1873
- Currently 51,820 students (main), 18 colleges, and 170 majors
- 400,000 alumni worldwide
College of Engineering
- About $108M to 129M in research expenditure
- Eighth-largest undergraduate engineering enrollment in U.S.
- Undergraduate student/faculty ratio of 18:1
- First-Year Engineering student/faculty ratio of 14:1
- Top 10 public institution in research expenditures (NSF)
- 5th in the nation in industrial sponsored research (NSF)
- 60% of industry funding awarded for engineering research (NSF)
- OSU ranks 3rd nationally in materials research (NSF)
- Nearly 7,000 students enrolled in 10 engineering departments and Knowlton School of Architecture
- Ohio is one of the Top 10 nanotechnology hotspots (Small Times)
Active Industrial Consortia
NSF I/UCRCs:
- Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering (Lead)
- Center for Precision Forming (Lead)
- Connection One - ElectroScience Laboratory
- Smart Vehicle Concepts Center (Lead)
- Center for Enterprise Transformation and Innovation
Others:
- Center for Automotive Research
- OSU Gear Lab Consortium
- Fontana Corrosion Center
- Center for Accelerated Maturation of Materials
- Center for Resilience
- Center for Multifunctional Polymer Nanomaterials and Devices
- Ohio Center for Advanced Propulsion and Power
- Fuel Cell Center, etc.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 48 faculty members (including 4 joint appointments)
- 980 undergraduate students
- 300 graduate students (about half are PhD students)
- ME is the largest department in the College, by enrollment
- 21st in the nation (US News & World Report rankings)
- Research volume = about $19M / year
- Strong industrial support of research = about $4.4M /year
