Notable Faculty
| Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ataul Karim | a Bangladeshi American, known for his many original contributions in a number of different topics including Biophysics, Electro-optical Displays, Optical Computing. | ||
| G. William Whitehurst | Kaufman Lecturer in Public Affairs and professor of political science and history. Served as U.S. Representative for the Second District of Virginia from 1968 to 1987. Also is the namesake for one of the dormitories at ODU on the Elizabeth River. | ||
| Shunichi Toida | Computer Science | Emeritus Professor of Computer Science. Postulated Toida's conjecture in 1977, which was proven true in 2001. | |
| Carolyn Rhodes | Women's Studies | Co-organizer of The University Women's Caucus in 1974 in order to advance the welfare of women. Rhodes became President in 1976 to 1977. She is considered a guiding force behind the Women's Studies Program in 1977. Professor Emeritus of English and Women's Studies. Awarded ODU Service Recognition Award in 1989 and 1990, Women's Caucus Recognition Award in 1989, Most Inspiring Faculty Award in 1991. The Carolyn Rhodes Scholarship in the Department of women's Studies was established in her honor for a deserving student in the Women's Studies Program. | |
| Ingo Heidbrink | History | Maritime Historian and Professor of History known for his various contributions to methodology of maritime history, fisheries history, and interdisciplinary cooperation. Heidbrink helds the office of Secretary General of the International Commission for Maritime History - the global umbrella organization for research in maritime history - and is Co-President of the North Atlantic Fisheries History Association. | |
| Mounir Laroussi | Electrical & Computer Engineering | He is a Tunisian scientist. He is known for his work in plasma science, especially low temperature plasmas and their biomedical applications. he published seminal papers on the interaction of low temperature plasmas with biological cells, to inactivate bacteria and proteins, to assist in wound healing, to destroy some types of cancer cells, and to play an active role in various other medical therapies. In 2009 the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) elevated Mounir Laroussi to the grade of Fellow for his important contributions to the biomedical applications of plasmas. He was also awarded the inaugural achievement award from the International Society on Plasma Medicine in September 2010. Perhaps Mounir Laroussi’s best known invention is a device called the Plasma Pencil. He served as an elected member of the Administrative Committee (2002–2005) and the Plasma Science and Applications Executive Committee (2005–2007) of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS). He has also served as a Guest Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, and of Plasma Processes and Polymers, a Wiley-VCH journal. Mounir Laroussi was the recipient of the IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000. |
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