A hands-on workforce development workshop on advanced construction technologies, focusing on 3D concrete printing, recently took place at the Fears Structural Engineering Laboratory. The workshop provided undergraduate students from Civil Engineering (CE), Architectural Engineering (AE), and Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering (AME), ranging from sophomore through senior levels, with a real-world research environment for experiential learning.
The University of Oklahoma and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with the Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Research Laboratory and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, will launch Phase II of a groundbreaking additive manufacturing research program to revolutionize how the military maintains and modernizes legacy weapon systems.
The demand for engineers continues to grow across Oklahoma and the nation. OU Engineering is responding by investing early in future talent through Engineering Days, a summer program that helps students see engineering as accessible, practical, and impactful.
Thirty-eight students eligible to graduate from the University of Oklahoma in December maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages throughout their undergraduate careers at OU. Of the total, more than half are from Oklahoma.
Dong Zhang, an assistant professor at the Gallogly College of Engineering, has been awarded a highly prestigious CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation (NSF), an early-career recognition that comes with a five-year, $556,000 grant to study next-generation batteries.
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma have made significant breakthroughs in a promising technology for efficient energy conversion and chemical processing. Two recent studies involving protonic ceramic electrochemical cells, called PCECs, address significant challenges in electrochemical manufacturing and efficiency.
Two University of Oklahoma students, Brooke Rogachuk and Liam Thompson, have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars for excellence in natural science, engineering and mathematics.
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin visited the University of Oklahoma’s Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab (SAML) in Norman, which is soon to expand through a new collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The University of Oklahoma and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Department of Energy’s largest multi-program science and energy laboratory, have entered a strategic collaboration to establish a cutting-edge additive manufacturing center based in Norman, OK.
The University of Oklahoma has a new Bergey wind turbine, the latest in a suite of industrial-scale equipment housed at the university’s OpenLab, allowing for system-level studies on hybrid energy systems combining wind power with solar, batteries and other renewables.
The Strategic Equipment Investment Program, provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships, has funded five proposals to purchase equipment expected to advance research and creative activities at the University of Oklahoma.
Inspired by the April 2015 challenge by Jim Gallogly, the college's namesake, to pursue excellence, the Pursuit of Excellence Award honors those who regularly and selflessly serve the college with excellence in all they do. Presented at the fall Board of Advisors meeting, the awards are among the highest recognition given by the college. In addition to a cash award, recipients receive a certificate of distinction.
In collaboration, the University of Oklahoma has taken the lead in a Department of Energy project, with support from Kansas State University, to pioneer a new generation of reversible electrochemical cells. The cells have the potential to revolutionize energy storage by integrating seamlessly with fossil fuel assets.
OU Engineering has welcomed 14 new faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year. This marks a milestone in the college's growth journey, with faculty numbers increasing from just over 100 in 2017 to 175 in 2023. OU Engineering is committed to expanding its faculty ranks, aiming for over 200 faculty members by the 2025-26 academic year, says OU Engineering Dean John Klier. To achieve this goal, the college has initiated more than 20 faculty searches.
University of Oklahoma faculty have received a combined nearly $3.4 million in grants to acquire three technologies that will advance OU researchers’ ability to conduct state-of-the-art materials research.
Eight students hailing from the Gallogly College of Engineering have been chosen as recipients of the summer 2023 Engineering Dissertation Award. The $5,000 award, designed to foster excellence among doctoral students, supports scholars in the final stages of their Ph.D. studies.
OU Engineering wishes well for the retiring educators, and we acknowledge their substantial impact on students and research advancements.
Hundreds of OU Engineering seniors presented their innovative, high-tech projects at the Gallogly College of Engineering’s Capstone Design Showcase this month. Teams of students, in some cases interdisciplinary teams, worked throughout the academic year to solve real-world challenges faced by industry partners of all sizes. Project sponsors included companies such as Arcosa, Belcan, Federal Aviation Administration, Hitachi, Raven Space Systems, Spiers New Technologies, Textron and Tinker Air Force Base.
