Skip to main content
YInMn blue crayon with label
Events

Pigment discovered by Oregon State chemist inspires a new Crayola crayon color

A blue pigment discovered at Oregon State University by chemistry professor Mas Subramanian is the inspiration for Crayola's new crayon color.

Juan Restrepo standing in library
Faculty and Staff

Mathematician earns career prize in geosciences

Mathematician Juan Restrepo receives the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Geosciences Career Prize.

ribbon icon above light texture
Graduate students

Congratulations 2017 Ford Fellows

Congratulations to these 26 science graduate students who won 2017 Ford Fellowships!

Staci Simonich in front of shrubbery
Faculty and Staff

New associate dean to lead student success in science

The College of Science welcomes environmental chemist Staci Simonich as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, effective February 1, 2017.

arial shot of Valley Library at sunset
Faculty and Staff

OSU hosts 75th annual Oregon Academy of Science conference

Oregon State University hosts 2017 Annual Meeting of the Oregon Academy of Science on February 25.

Gisela Abigail Gonzalez-Montiel in front of white backdrop
Graduate students

Four Ph.D. students awarded ARCS Foundation scholarships

Four doctoral students in the College of Science are among the 27 scientists and engineers selected as 2016 ARCS Foundation Scholars by the Portland chapter.

Guy Burwell's Thermofisher painting of auditory receptor cell sensing information to brain
Graduate students

Grad student's research selected for Thermo Fisher's promotional posters

Biochemistry & biophysics graduate student Paroma Chatterjee's thesis project selected to represent Thermo Fisher’s traveling posters on molecular probes brand reagents at airports worldwide.

Mas Subramanian standing in front of black backdrop
Chemistry

Chemistry professor creates new violet and purple pigments

Recently Mas Subramanian and his collaborators have developed and perfected the chemistry of creating other durable, non-toxic pigments.

Kevin Ahern standing in the SEC awning
Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biochemistry professors write free textbook

Biochemistry professor, Kevin Ahern's online textbook, Biochemistry Free For All, has just been released and is now available to download for iPads and Macs.

Lyn Riverstone in front of brick wall and shrubbery
Faculty and Staff

Meet Interim Assistant Dean Lyn Riverstone

The College of Science welcomes Lyn Riverstone as interim Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

student working with machinery in lab
Research

Research funding trending up

The College of Science received $12.3 million in research grants and awards in fiscal year 2015-2016, fueling strong growth of 25% since FY14.

The White House entrance
Alumni and Friends

Physics alum honored by President Obama

Brian Hanna (Physics M.S. '91) is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.