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News

Attracting top talent in science

The College of Science has partnered with ARCS Foundation Portland Chapter to recruit top applicants to PhD programs.

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Faculty and Staff

Robert Smythe named 2013 AAAS fellow

The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced former OSU Statistics Department Chair Robert Smythe as a 2013 fellow.

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Alumni and Friends

Celebrating excellence: 2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards

The College of Science recognizes Joel Peterson ('69) for the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

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Faculty and Staff

Announcing Dean Sastry Pantula

Sastry Pantula has demonstrated his ability to help develop outstanding opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and collaborative research.

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Students

Risk assessment

I’ve always had a deep interest in the environment and in environmental toxins and pollution.

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Data, AI and Robotics

The lay of the land

There is so much data being generated out there. How do we access it? How do we get information out of it?

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

X-ray vision

There’s nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief.

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Chemistry

Turncoat proteins

The proteins in our bodies fight infection, carry messages, ferry oxygen and build tissue. But then they can betray us.

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Physics

Shine a light

Associate professor of physics Oksana Ostroverkhova will spend a year working a research review in the quickly evolving field of optoelectronics.

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News

Trapped ions may unlock a path to better batteries and much more

A serendipitous discovery during research into batteries at Oregon State University holds major implications for inventing new materials with a vast range of scientific and commercial applications.