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Alumni and Friends

Making us proud

Alumna Carolyn Hennig ('64) remembers long years of struggling to pay for her science education which is what inspired her to establish an endowed scholarship.

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Women in Science

SACNAS 2015: The power of diversity in STEM

OSU SACNAS won the Outstanding Development and Outreach Role Model Award.

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Alumni and Friends

A strong community of science: Fall 2015 Distinguished Lecture

Check out the photos from our Fall 2015 Distinguished Lecture featuring chemistry alumna Karen Wooley who discussed the next generation of plastics.

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Events

Distinguished Lecturer addresses next generation plastics

Oregon State chemistry alumna and Texas A&M chemistry professor, Karen Wooley ('88) will deliver the College of Science Distinguished Lecture on November 4, 2015.

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Marine Science

Biology student dives for science and corals

Katherine Dziedzic travelled to Panama for coral research this summer after winning a College of Science COSSTA scholarship.

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Faculty and Staff

Physics professor named APS Fellow

Janet Tate, Dr. Russ and Dolores Gorman Faculty Scholar and physics professor, has been elected an American Physical Society Fellow.

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Students

Biology student, science policy award winner, STEM educator

Natalie Hambalek was one of just four students nationwide to be awarded the Ecological Society of America Graduate Student Policy Award.

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Alumni and Friends

Two majors, two internships, five study abroad experiences and lots of passion

Kim Kenny graduated with degrees in biology and international studies, while studying abroad, interning, rowing and more. Read how she did it all.

Stefanie Maerki receiving her award from Sastry Pantula
Faculty and Staff

Celebrating Staff and Faculty Fall Awards

The College of Science recognized excellence in research, scholarship, administration and service at its 2015 Faculty and Staff Awards.

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Graduate students

Mathews Graduate Fellow announced in Biochemistry & Biophysics

Doctoral student Michelle Wiley receives the 2015-16 Christopher and Catherine Mathews Graduate Fellowship in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics.

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Graduate students

PhD students receive prestigious NSF awards to address global challenges

Integrative Biology doctoral students Holland Elder and Caroline Glidden have received the prestigious NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards this year.

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Statistics

Physics professor garners national and international honors

Heidi Schellman is the newly elected vice chair of the Commission on Particles and Fields within the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.