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New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to better semiconductors, advances in pharmaceuticals and improved metallic glasses for industrial applications.

The Department of Physics hosted an international workshop on the physics and observations of supernovae and other cosmic explosive phenomena.

Physicist Matt Graham was awarded a 2017 SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing Rising Researcher award, one of only ten scientists recognized across the country.

Thirty-four science majors presented their research at the Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event sponsored by the Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Congratulations to these 31 students who have received 2017 SURE Science Scholarships!

Bethany Matthews, a physics graduate student, won a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award.

Two science students have received Goldwater Scholarships for 2017, the top undergraduate award in the country for sophomores and juniors in STEM fields.

Materials scientists at Oregon State are working on new energy and environmental applications that will contribute to a healthy planet.

More than 1,500 elementary school children will participate in Discovery Days, one of OSU's most popular and beloved traditions, on May 2-3, 2017.

Directors of the Wei Family Scholarship make an annual pilgrimage to OSU to meet students and honor the legacy of alumna Chung Kwai Lui.

The discovery of a reverse gear in a motor protein could help us understand cancer growth and guide design of a more targeted drug delivery device.

Sylvester James Gates, National Medal of Science recipient and Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, presented our Spring Distinguished Lecture April 27.