Abreviations
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
A critical O-ring failure caused by cold weather conditions on this 1986 space shuttle casued a catastrophic disaster only 73 seconds after launch.
The Challenger
This ONU Engineering Alum currently serves as the Assistant Dean for the College of Engineering
Assistant Dean McPheron
Dispite this grouping of structures being built in ancient times, they were built using advanced engineering methods to obtain levels of percision still considered impressive to this day.
Pyramids of Giza
This english unit was named after a slimey little fellow.
Slugs
CAD
Computer Aided Design
This American motor company set the record for the most recalls on their vehicles in 2025 with over 12 million vehicles being recalled.
Ford
The current College of Engineering building was named after this ONU engineering alum.
T.J. Smull
This engineering wonder was originally built on unstable marshy land, causing a slight tilt when the construction was done.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
This unit represents 1000 pounds and is irish slang for a dump.
Kips
FEA
Finite Element Analysis
This 1940 suspension bridge earned the nickname “Galloping Gertie” before dramatically collapsing due to aeroelastic flutter
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
ONU engineering alum Bob Peterson had done signifigant anaimation and writing work for this popular entainment company.
Pixar
This engineering marvel was the worlds largest public works project at the time of it's completion in 1935.
Hoover Dam
This wacky unit oddly represents 4 inches and is used specifically to measure the heights of horses
Hand
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
This spacecraft roughly crashed on Mars due to two colaborators using different units for navigation data.
The Mars Climate Orbiter.
This ONU engineer was the Dean of Engineering Prior to Dean Yoder, and is currently serving as President for the Milwake School of Engineering.
Dean Baumgartner
This building containing a state of the art tuned mass damper system, held the record for tallest building the world prior to being surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010.
Taipei 101
This obscure unit of memory weighs in at exactly 4 bits or half a byte.
Nibble
UPS
Uninterupted Power Supply
This catastrophic flood in 1919 caused a whole town to be in a sticky situation for a while.
The Great Molasses Flood
ONU engineering alum Thomas Weidly held this impressive rank in the Marine Corps until 2021 when he retired.
Major General
The engineering feet of the Via del Piè di Marmo belongs in this populous Italian city.
Rome
This Ancient Mesopotamian unit representing 5 pounds and 7 ounces shares the name of a famous crime fighting figure.
Batman