IMPACT

Physicist Oksana Ostroverkhova discovers a semi-conducting material in organic pigment secreted by wood-eating fungi.

Physicist's discovery on light and pollination can have an impact on the $15 billion bee economy.

The NSF Research Traineeship project on “Risk and Uncertainty Quantification in Marine Science” at OSU is preparing a new generation of natural resource scientists.

Honors student Nate Coddington has won virtually every OSU scholarship for outstanding scholastic achievement in chemistry.

BioHealth Sciences major Coby Cates founded and presided over the national award-winning Pre-SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association) club.

When Dang Duong embarked on his studies in microbiology he never imagined he'd gain a global perspective rooted in social justice.

Like so many students, senior biohealth sciences major Brett Gill’s intended path as a freshman at Oregon State veered off course — for the better.

Astrophysicist Davide Lazzati and team have confirmed that last fall’s union of two neutron stars caused a short gamma-ray burst.

Math, physics and nuclear engineering senior Jesse Rodriguez isn’t your average student by most measures. A transfer student, Rodriguez enjoyed an incredible and wide-ranging learning experience where his classes in the different subjects led him to many wonderful insights about the deeper connections among his majors, and ultimately to a more solid understanding of science itself. He was one of just 26 students in 2018 to earn a prestigious Department of Energy fellowship that will pay for his Ph.D. at Stanford University to study plasma physics.

Looking back on his gut decision in high school to major in physics, graduating senior Abe Teklu remains somewhat mystified.

Tonya Allison remembers never being encouraged to think about college. Now she is preparing for a career in wildlife conservation.

Biochemistry and biophysics senior Mai Le arrived at Oregon State as a reluctant freshman but found her place through research and volunteer opportunities.