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Grace Deitzler working with microscope in lab

Graduate students

2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded to alumni and students

Two Ph.D. students in the College of Science — Grace Deitzler in microbiology and John Stepanek in integrative biology — are among three OSU students to receive prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards in 2020.

May 11, 2020

News, Graduate students, Integrative Biology, Microbiology, Marine Science, Research

Chemistry

Chemist makes key advance toward production of important biofuel

An international research collaboration, led by Kyriakos Stylianou, an assistant professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose strong potential as a fuel for gasoline-powered engines could pave the path away from fossil fuels.

April 29, 2020

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Materials Science, Research

pigments of color surrounding color wheel in OSU color palette

Chemistry

Chemist famous for historic discovery of blue pigment receives NSF award to look for new red

Mas Subramanian, distinguished professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, has received a special $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue the holy grail of color research: an inorganic red pigment that’s vivid, safe and durable.

April 29, 2020

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Materials Science, Research

Graduate students

Graduate science fellowship supports interdisciplinary mathematics and energy research

The 2019-2020 Larry Martin and Joyce B. O’Neill Fellowship was awarded to fifth-year mathematics Ph.D. student Choah Shin for high achievement in computational modeling.

April 13, 2020

Graduate students, Women in Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Research

Microbiology

Recognition for improving health of Pacific salmon

Jerri Bartholomew, the Emile F. Pernot Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology was selected as a 2019 Fellow of the American Fisheries Society, the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to advancing fisheries science and conserving fisheries resources.

April 13, 2020

Faculty and Staff, Women in Science, Microbiology, Marine Science, Research

A Chinook Salmon swimming in white water

Microbiology

Unique non-oxygen breathing animal discovered

Oregon State microbiologists have made a stunning discovery. The researchers have discovered the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to live. Their unexpected finding changes one of science's assumptions about the animal world.

March 2, 2020

Microbiology, Research

Kim Halsey with graduate student taking samples from a river

Research

New grants to advance science that benefits humankind

How are devastating plant diseases are spread? Is there a better way to predict HIV prevalence in a city? How can we detect toxic algae blooms before they occur? And which of the thousands of metal-organic frameworks can be used for storing and separating gases, like CO2 from industrial plants? Four faculty members received College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS-II) awards this February to pursue answers to these questions over the course of the next year.

February 27, 2020

News, People, Faculty and Staff, College of Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Research

Bo Sun working in physics lab with student

Faculty and Staff

Scientists garner innovation awards for cancer and materials research

The Science Research and Innovation Seed awards were given to four multidisciplinary research teams working on cancer diagnostics and materials science.

February 24, 2020

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Physics, Biomedical Science, Materials Science, Research