Departmental Institutes
Coastal Engineering is part of the college's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Its mission is to foster interdisciplinary educational and research opportunities for faculty and students interested in applied coastal science and engineering. Contact: Dr. David R. Basco, Director, dbasco@odu.edu, (757) 683-3223.
Experimental Aeronautics is part of the college's Department of Aerospace Engineering. Its mission is to support facility-related workforce training and research at NASA, principally related to wind tunnels but also in other areas such as structural dynamics; to develop and mature the experimental methods program emphasis within the department of aerospace engineering; and to act as an academic adjunct to the Langley Full Scale Wind Tunnel operation. Contact: Dr. Colin P. Britcher, Director, cbritche@odu.edu, (757) 766-2266 ext. 102.
Lean Institute was established to find solutions for issues related to enterprise productivity. The Institute also addresses issues related to other business functions such as supply chain logistics, technology management, human resources, design, and contracting. Contact: Dr. Alok K. Verma, Chief Technologist, averma@odu.edu, (757) 683-3766.
Multidisciplinary Parallel and Vector Computations promotes interactions (and/or collaborations) among researchers in the areas of engineering applications, large scale computations, and parallel software and algorithm developments. Contact: Dr. Duc T. Nguyen, Director, dnguyen@odu.edu, (757) 683-3761.
National Centers for System of Systems (NCSOSE) is a collection of independent, nonprofit, engineering research and application organizations, government entities, and universities that have joined together with a common goal to solve problems, develop technologies, and direct research focused on critical issues related to the integration of complex systems of systems. Contact: Dr. Charles Keating, Director, ckeating@odu.edu, (757) 683-4558.
Laser and Plasma Engineering Institute (LPEI) is a research facility under the auspices of the College's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. It focuses on conducting fundamental and applied investigations using laser and plasma technologies. LPEI offers a
state-of-the-art facility and a vibrant academic environment where faculty, graduate and undergraduate students engage in joint advanced research encompassing fundamental and applied research aspects in the fields of lasers, plasmas and their applications in engineering. Contact: Dr. Mounir Laroussi, Director, mlarouss@odu.edu, (757) 683-6369.
Institute for Scientific and Educational Technology (ISET) was established to serve as a mechanism for universities and other research organizations to collaborate among themselves and with different government agencies and industrial organizations to promote research, education, and training programs in science, engineering, and related fields. Contact: Dr. Surendra N. Tiwari, Director, stiwari@odu.edu, (757) 683-3730.
Ship Maintenance, Repair and Operations works to make ship repair and operations more cost effective, while meeting or exceeding environmental requirements. Contact: Dr. Han Bao, Director, hbao@odu.edu, (757) 683-6363.
Sustainable Development Institute was established in 2004, in association with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, to promote and provide engineering, ecological, environmental, and economic assistance to local, regional, and national governmental agencies, as well as international organizations and businesses. The Institute actively participates in community service by conducting waste minimization and pollution prevention assistance to local businesses. Contact: Dr. Mujde Erten-Unal, Director, munal@odu.edu, (757) 683-4412.