In the 2025-2026 academic year, graduate students in the College of Science received notable recognition through a variety of competitive fellowships, scholarships and professional development awards. These honors support students at critical stages of their graduate education, helping fund research, conference travel, tuition and other opportunities that contribute to academic and professional growth.
Kasey Ingram, a third-year marine biology student, was named a Udall Scholar in the tribal policy category for her work in ocean conservation. As a member of the Navajo tribe, Ingram is building a future career that connects her work to the people and cultures that have taught her what it means to be a steward of the land.
Warren Johnson is a husband, father and a transfer student from Linn-Benton Community College, already working on his accelerated master’s degree. He is also a top scorer in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, one of the most difficult undergraduate math exams in North America.
One might think Oregon State senior Riley Whisler has more than 24 hours in a day. Her schedule reads like someone determined to use every precious second.
Minot, who has served as interim head since September 2025, is a leading researcher in quantum materials and nanoscale systems with applications in semiconductors and emerging technologies.
Juliana Betancourt has been using chemistry to dive into the secrets of nanoplastics, taking part in crucial research well before she finishes her undergraduate studies.
For Dale Comstock, mathematics opened doors far beyond the classroom, leading to research collaborations, government service and teaching opportunities across the world. Now, he is helping encourage future Oregon State researchers through a new endowed dissertation award for doctoral students in mathematics.
Stevan J. Arnold, emeritus professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in science.
A childhood spent tagging along on veterinary calls sparked Oregon State University alum Thomas Webb’s lifelong curiosity about how the world works. Decades later, that same curiosity now shapes his legacy by supporting the tools that help future chemistry students explore it for themselves.
Join the Department of Microbiology as it hosts Vincent Racaniello, Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University, for an upcoming lecture, "Pivoting from poliovirus to podcasts," as he shares his groundbreaking work in virology and how it led him to a dynamic science communication career.
