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Old Dominion University is always looking for ways in which professors of different disciplines can work together. Professor Mournir Laroussi, (left) electrical and computer engineering and Assistant Professor Venkat Maruthamuthu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, have found a way to generate a diffused plasma inside a chamber without applying any electrical power to the chamber. Since there are no electrodes inside the chamber, there is no contamination and no need for electrode replacement. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Batten College of Engineering & TechnologyResearch Thrust Areas

Resilient Infrastructure

Resilient Infrastructure is a cross-cutting multidisciplinary thrust area that includes the following research focus areas:

  • Transportation
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Energy and Environment
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Model-based Systems
  • Biofuels and Biomass Research
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Complex System Governance

Faculty across all six departments in the College pursue active research in each focus areas above in this thrust area.


Advanced Medical Systems

Advanced Medical Systems is a cross-cutting multidisciplinary thrust area that includes the following research focus areas:

  • Biomedical Systems
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical and Healthcare M&S

Faculty across all six departments in the College pursue active research in each focus areas above in this thrust area.


Big Data & Machine Learning

Big Data and Machine Learning is a cross-cutting multidisciplinary thrust area that includes the following research focus areas:

  • Human Systems Integration
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality
  • Decision Support
  • Mission Engineering Analysis
  • Serious Gaming
  • Analysis and Optimization

Faculty across all six departments in the College pursue active research in each focus areas above in this thrust area.


Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing is a cross-cutting multidisciplinary thrust area that includes the following research focus areas:

  • Microelectronic Devices and Nanotechnology
  • Digital Manufacturing
  • Mechatronics & Robotics

Faculty across all six departments in the College pursue active research in each focus areas above in this thrust area.


Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a cross-cutting multidisciplinary thrust area that includes the following research focus areas:

  • Emergency Risk Initiative
  • Biockchain
  • Cyberphysical Systems
  • Cyber Systems Security

Faculty across all six departments in the College pursue active research in each focus areas above in this thrust area.




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