About Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University is an R1 metropolitan, an energetic residential community, rigorous academics, research-intensive public institution with a diverse student body. ODU has an enrollment of 24,000+ students, including approximately 5,000 graduate students, and a full-time equivalent faculty of over 900, of which 40% are women (https://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figures). The University’s primary campus is in Norfolk, VA, one of seven cities that make up the historic Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The proximity of the campus to NASA Langley Research Center, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Norfolk Naval Station, Department of Energy’s Jefferson Laboratory, Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center, Norfolk International Terminals, major shipbuilding industries, and a variety of other commercial enterprises, presents excellent research, consulting and service opportunities to researchers.