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Alumni and Friends

Alumni Awards celebrates in impactful legacies and achievements

The College of Science community recently gathered to celebrate this year's Alumni Award recipients. These individuals have enriched many lives through their professional achievements, impact and service. They embody our vision to extend the reach and impact of science by improving life for the people of Oregon and beyond.

Alumni and Friends, Faculty and Staff, Women in Science, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Data, AI and Robotics, Health and Biotechnology
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Research

Science Faculty Secures $18.5M in FY 2024, extending the reach and impact of science

College of Science researchers received $18.5 million in research grants to support groundbreaking science between July 2023 and June 2024.

News, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, College of Science, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Data, AI and Robotics, Health and Biotechnology, Climate and Oceans, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
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Research

New grants to support breakthrough discoveries

Four-dimensional tissue self-assembly, integrated river health and ultra-tiny spectrometers: The 2022 College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS) award recipients will use collaboration to fill critical knowledge gaps across numerous scientific disciplines to drive real-world impact.

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Data, AI and Robotics, Health and Biotechnology, Climate and Oceans, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
OSU physicist Bo Sun
OSU Press Releases

Research on how cells respond to stimuli offers insight into disease mechanisms, treatment

OSU Press Releases, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Research
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Research

Research innovation and entrepreneurship combine to address critical global challenges

Path-breaking innovations from the College of Science at Oregon State University hold answers to critical problems in the environment, energy and healthcare.

News, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
OSU physicist Bo Sun
Research

Research by OSU biophysicist shows how tissue's microscopic geometry affects spread of cancer

Research led by Bo Sun, associate professor in the Department of Physics, has revealed a crucial mechanism behind one of humankind’s most deadly physiological processes: the movement of malignant cells from one part of the body to another.

News, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Research
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Research

New grants to expand research on cancer imaging and quantum materials

New awards from the College of Science will support research on quantum information applications, better cancer screening and bioimaging technologies.

News, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
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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.

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
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Health and Biotechnology

Removing bottlenecks to metastatic cancer through biophysics

Physicist Bo Sun had a breakthrough discovery that remove bottlenecks to making more effective metastatic cancer treatments a reality with tremendous social impact.

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Research
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Faculty and Staff

Physicist receives innovation award for cancer research

Physicist Bo Sun received the College of Science’s Science Research and Innovation Seed award that supports transformative science research.

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Health and Biotechnology, Research
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Research

From scientific ideas to innovative solutions in the marketplace

The College of Science launches Innovation Days, a series of workshops for faculty to spur innovation and entrepreneurship.

Events, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Data, AI and Robotics, Health and Biotechnology, Climate and Oceans, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
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Faculty and Staff

Recognizing research and administrative excellence

Congratulations to these science faculty and administrators who received 2018 Faculty and Staff Awards for administrative and research excellence!

Events, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Data, AI and Robotics, Health and Biotechnology, Climate and Oceans, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research