A ‘limitless degree’: Physics senior pushes the boundaries of his field
How does DNA move? How do cells communicate with each other? When it comes to these questions, it’s easy to think of molecular biologists behind the words. But as physics and mathematics senior Sullivan “Sully” Bailey-Darland knows, there are many more voices asking.
An outstanding physics education powered by undergraduate research
Native to Edmonds, Washington, graduating senior Abbie Glickman credits her high school physics teacher for helping her see how she could apply mathematical concepts to understand the physical world around her. “When I took physics the first time, he made sure that I knew that I belonged in physics,” she said.
Cancer cells change shape, move to invade different types of tissue, OSU research shows
Research from the Department of Physics has shed new light on the way malignant cells change their shape and migration techniques to invade different types of tissue.
From a construction job to Hewlett Packard, a physics major takes an unconventional path to reach his goals
Rohal Kakepoto valued the expertise of the faculty and the intimate and supportive atmosphere of the physics department. Like many of Oregon State physics graduates, Kakepoto landed a job as an engineer at Hewlett Packard in Corvallis, which he will start right before graduation.
Succeeding in physics with determination and focus after a nontraditional start
If there is one thing that Mai Sakuragi has learned during her time at Oregon State University, it is that, with passion and hard work, even seemingly impossible goals can be achieved.
Two physics graduate students win 2019 NASA grants
Two College of Science graduate students have received prestigious NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology awards in 2019.
Goldwater scholar is “a physicist to his fingertips”
Honors physics and mathematics student Ryan Tollefsen received a 2019 Goldwater award. He was one of four OSU students selected for the prestigious award.
Physics, mathematics and biochemistry students named Goldwater Scholars
College of Science launches three of four OSU winners of the prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarship.
The triple crown of science: Graduating with degrees in math, physics and nuclear engineering
Math, physics and nuclear engineering senior Jesse Rodriguez isn’t your average student by most measures. A transfer student, Rodriguez enjoyed an incredible and wide-ranging learning experience where his classes in the different subjects led him to many wonderful insights about the deeper connections among his majors, and ultimately to a more solid understanding of science itself. He was one of just 26 students in 2018 to earn a prestigious Department of Energy fellowship that will pay for his Ph.D. at Stanford University to study plasma physics.
A senior's gut decision in high school to major in physics holds steady four years later
Looking back on his gut decision in high school to major in physics, graduating senior Abe Teklu remains somewhat mystified.