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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Inaugural symposium explores how NMR illuminates biology

The College of Science is hosting the inaugural symposium on biological Nuclear Magnetic Resonance featuring internationally recognized NMR scientists on August 4, 2017.

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Climate and Oceans

Surveying seafloor animals for offshore renewable energy

Marine biologist Sarah Henkel's survey of sea floor animals is helping the development of offshore renewable energy facilities on the west coast.

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Events

First overnight chemistry camp for Juntos high schoolers

The first-ever overnight Juntos chemistry camp drew high school students from across Oregon.

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Events

Scenes from the 2017 College of Science graduation reception

Enjoy photos from a reception honoring our 2017 science graduates and their families on June 10.

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Data, AI and Robotics

Online data analytics students prepare for top job in the country

OSU Statistics' online data analytics programs are training students to be data scientists capable of managing and finding insights in large quantities of data.

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Teaching Innovation

The Class of 2017

The College graduated a record 629 students with baccalaureate degrees, 64 master's and 66 doctoral students in 2016-17.

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Events

2017 Oregon Invitational Math Tournament hosted on campus

Young mathematicians from across the state participated in the 37th Annual Oregon Invitational Math Tournament (OIMT) at OSU.

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Sustainable Energy and Materials

Chemists invent new method to predict metals' reactions with water

The wide reach of corrosion, a multi-trillion-dollar global problem, may be narrowed considerably thanks to a better way to predict how metals react with water.

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Sustainable Energy and Materials

Alloying materials of different structures offers new tool for controlling properties

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.

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Students

From cuddling gibbons to grinding horse teeth

Senior Karianna Crowder has always loved animals and thrown herself passionately into whatever she does at at Oregon State, in the community and abroad.

Michael Lopez writing on chalkboard
Students

Not your typical mathematician: Marine, cop, dad, first generation college graduate

Senior Michael Lopez is not your typical mathematician: a former U.S. Marine who served three tours in Iraq, a former cop, a struggling student in high school and soon a Ph.D. student.

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Students

A journey to master physical chemistry

Patrons at Café Yumm! near campus enjoy their food with biodegradable plastic silverware developed in an OSU lab by chemistry senior Jason Sandwisch ('17).