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Chemistry

From dirt to drugs

Chemist Sandra Loesgen's lab studies fungi and bacteria found in dirt to find cures for diseases such as cancer.

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Alumni and Friends

Recycling for a better future

Chemistry alumnus Steven Sloop (Ph.D., '96) is at the forefront of global efforts to invent and commercialize a clean battery recycling technology.

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Biomedical Science

Biohealth science's connection to quantitative sciences

Researchers are interpreting and advancing biohealth sciences in innovative new ways by applying the natural sciences, such as mathematics, statistics and chemistry.

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Alumni and Friends

Chadburn Scholarships support pre-medical and pre-dental students

The Chadburn family has generously supported two scholarships awarded to more than two dozen pre-medical and pre-dental College of Science students.

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Faculty and Staff

Oregon Academy of Science honors three faculty

Three science faculty were honored by the Oregon Academy of Science for outstanding contributions to science and higher education in science and mathematics.

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Faculty and Staff

Cheong named Bert & Emelyn Christensen Professor of Chemistry

Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong has been named the inaugural Bert & Emelyn Christensen Professor in Chemistry.

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News

The blending of art and science

Art meets science: Applied Visual Arts major Madeline Corbin uses a brilliant new blue pigment from chemist Mas Subramanian during her work internship in his lab, her first foray into the world of chemistry.

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Faculty and Staff

Science faculty sweep General Research Fund awards

Professors across mathematics, physics and chemistry have received Oregon State University’s General Research Fund (GRF) awards this year.

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Chemistry

Chemistry professor receives NSF CAREER Award

Chemistry professor at Oregon State University is granted a five-year $530,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award

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Faculty and Staff

2016 Winter Teaching & Advising Awards

The College of Science celebrated our 2016 Winter Teaching and Advising awards on January 12.

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Faculty and Staff

A Day in the Life

May Nyman, chemistry professor and mother of three, juggles teaching, research and service that extend widely beyond 40 hours a week.

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Faculty and Staff

Chemistry professor elected 2015 AAAS Fellow

Chemistry professor Walter Loveland has been elected a 2015 Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.