STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Villanova Engineering majors are involved across campus in music and theater groups, sports, Greek life and more. Closer to home in the College of Engineering, there are opportunities to join discipline-specific student organizations, industry associations and honor societies, as well as engineering competition teams.
Eta Kappa Nu
Electrical and Computer Engineering honor society.
Advisor: Edward Char
Activities: Tutoring
Omega Chi Epsilon
National Honor Society for Chemical Engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Elmer
Activities: Tutoring and study sessions, service, social events
Pi Tau Sigma
Mechanical Engineering honor society.
Advisor: Dr. Leila Malekmotiei
Activities: Tutoring
Tau Beta Pi
Engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession.
Advisor: Dr. Randy Weinstein
Activities: Tutoring, national conference
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Student branch of professional aerospace engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Sergey Nersesov
Activities: Visits to air museums, aerodynamics projects, regional competitions
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Student branch of professional chemical engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Zachary Stillman
Activities: Regional and national conferences, guest speakers, industry plant tours, senior graduation event, faculty-student sporting events
American Society of Civil Engineers
Student branch of professional civil engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Frank Hampton
Activities: Regional conference, guest speakers, Younger Members Forum meetings
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Student branch of professional mechanical engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Kirby
Activities: Field trips, regional conference, beetlebots events, guest speakers
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Advisor: Dr. Meltem Izzetoglu
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
A student branch of professional electrical engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Liesl Klein
Activities: Internship panel, guest speakers, field trips
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Student branch of an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs.
Advisor: Dr. Chengfeng Xiong
Activities: Guest speakers, field trips
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering
Villanova chapter of the international organization ISPE, which promotes the pharmaceutical industry as well as networking and professional insight to students. We aim to provide professional development and student community building for Villanova students.
Advisor: Dr. Justin Vento
National Society of Black Engineers
A student branch of the professional organization designed to reach out to minorities in the areas of engineering and applied sciences.
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Jones
Activities: Regional and national conferences, study lock-ins, guest speakers, Saturday mentoring program, NSBE Junior
National Society of Professional Engineers
Student branch of professional organization designed to inspire, encourage students to pursue their PE License.
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Walkup
Activities: Speakers, Order of the Engineer Ceremony
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
A student branch of a national organization that is dedicated to the advancement of Asian heritage scientists and engineers.
Advisors: Dr. Maggie Wang
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers promotes professional awareness by means of social and intellectual interactions on campus, within our qualified region and nationally. We strive to increase the number of Hispanic and minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (STEM).
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Rodriguez Rivera
Activities: Guest speakers, national conferences
Society of Women Engineers
A student branch of the professional organization designed to foster and support women in the field of engineering.
Advisors: Dr. Noelle Comolli
Activities: Recruitment events, community outreach, regional and national conferences, networking dinner
Engineering Student Council
A student organization that serves as the liaison between the students and the College administration.
Advisor: Dr. David Jamison
Activities: National Engineers' Week events, end of semester "stress busters," community-building events
Peers Enhancing Educational Resources for Students (PEERS)
A Villanova Engineering student organization providing peer mentoring to all students, with the emphasis on first-year and transitional students.
Advisor: Heather Gill
Activities: Meetings with assigned groups of first-year students, office open daily for help
Engineering Well-Being Committee
Dedicated to fostering a mutually supportive environment of wellness for students, faculty and staff in which all members feel a sense of belonging to an inclusive and healthy engineering community
Staff co-chair: Laura Matthews
Amateur Radio
Maintains a radio station available to all licensed students, faculty, and alumni; educate students about amateur radio; prepare for emergency situations and support members of the Villanova community in case of emergency; and learn through projects and experiments.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Johnson
Baja Nova
Baja Nova’s mission is to empower students to think critically and act compassionately as they design and build a single-seat all-terrain vehicle. Similar to the popular NovaRacing team, Baja Nova members collaborate to design, build, and test a Baja SAE competitive vehicle. The Baja SAE circuit uses an internal Combustion Engine and is built to race on off-road trails.
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Lee
Chem E Car
Engages college students in designing and constructing a car powered by a chemical energy source, that will safely carry a specified load over a given distance and stop.
Advisor: Dr. Noelle Comolli
Activities: Regional and national competitions
CubeSat Club
CubeSats are nanosatellites—small, lightweight satellites that send telemetry information over radio signals received on earth by a ground station. CubeSat Club members learn about space science and engineering, orbital mechanics, energy production via solar cells, and more.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Johnston
Activities: Building simulators, assisting with the freshman CubeSat mini-design projects, earning amateur radio licenses and ham radio callsigns, presenting at conferences and conventions, STEM outreach
NovaRacing Formula SAE
A student project that designs and competes formula-style racing cars. Visit the team’s Facebook page.
Advisors: Dr. Jerry Jones, Dr. Stephen McGill and Chris Townend
Activities: Competitions
Theme Park Engineering
The Theme Park Engineering Club at Villanova University introduces students to the world of theme park engineering and themed entertainment. By combining technical innovation with creativity, the club explores how engineering, design, and storytelling intersect to create immersive experiences, highlighting industry staples like Disney, Universal, and Six Flags in their creation processes. Open to students of all majors, the club fosters a welcoming community where members can learn, collaborate, and pursue their passion for themed entertainment.
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Lee
Villanova Robotics
The Robotic Clubs mission is to teach about and create robotics to compete in competitions. Club members learn about circuitry, soldering, mechanical physics, CAD design, and team collaboration.
Advisor: Garrett Clayton
Activities: Competition
NovaCANE
NovaCANE brings engineering into the classrooms of middle schoolers in Philadelphia-area schools.
Advisor: Heather Gill
Activities: Teaching and hands-on experiments with local school children, teacher education