The 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes important safety information, a wide range of current security policies, fire safety practices, helpful university and local resources, crime prevention programs, and crime and fire statistics for 2023, 2022, and 2021. Oregon State University publishes this report in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. This report is available without charge.  Please click on the link below to immediately access a digital copy of the 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for the Corvallis Campus, OSU-Cascades, Hatfield Marine Science Center, OSU Portland Center, and OSU at Eastern Oregon University. https://clery.oregonstate.edu/sites/clery.oregonstate.edu/files/2024-09/2024_ASFSR_Final.pdf A paper copy of this report will be provided upon request and can also be obtained at the following locations: Corvallis: 200 Cascade Hall, 601 SW 17th St. Bend: 108 Obsidian Hall, 1500 SW Chandler Ave. Newport: Director’s Office, 2030 SE Marine Science Dr. Portland: 555 SW Morrison St., Suite 200 La Grande: 205 Badgley Hall, One University Blvd. Email: clery.compliance@‌oregonstate.edu The Clery Act also requires universities to redistribute annual security reports when crime statistics are revised. The 2022 crime statistics disclosed in the 2023 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for the Corvallis campus have been updated and this report is being redistributed to ensure the campus community has the most up-to-date numbers. While reviewing university conduct records, it was discovered that the location of a 2022 crime report was mistakenly classified as off-campus when the incident occurred in an on-campus student housing facility on the Corvallis campus. After further review, 1 on-campus student housing facility fondling has been added to the 2022 crime statistics for the Corvallis campus. Here is a link to the updated report: https://clery.oregonstate.edu/sites/clery.oregonstate.edu/files/2024-09/2023_ASFSR_Updated.pdf For more information about Clery Act compliance at Oregon State University, please visit https://clery.‌oregonstate.edu/.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Rob Odom, University Relations and Marketing at 541-737-3808 or rob.odom@oregonstate.edu.

Join other OSU faculty, staff and students in the Great Oregon Shake Out!

At 10:17 a.m. on Oct. 17, join the rest of Oregon and the nation and Drop, Cover, and Hold-On for 60 seconds to simulate the response to an earthquake.  A text and email from the OSU Alert system will start the drill, and after a minute, the drill is completed.

Participation is voluntary but encouraged.  In previous years, several campus classes and organizations have:

• Made participation a small group class project, to include a 5-minute research presentation.
• Made a class project to have students, wherever they are, encourage those around them to Drop, Cover, Hold-On (proof provided by videotaping the activity).
• Prepared informational materials for staff/faculty/students.

As part of the monthly OSU Emergency Preparedness Learning sessions, October’s fact sheet will review the response to earthquakes and other preparedness points – Great talking tips to present on Oct. 17, right before the Drop, Cover, and Hold-On event!

There will be a PowerPoint sent on Monday, Oct. 14, that can be used in offices and classrooms to introduce the earthquake drill.  It even has a 60-second timer to help run the drill.

If you participate, please complete our Qualtrics Survey https://beav.es/p85 or send a count of participants to OSU Emergency Preparedness (emergency@oregonstate.edu) so we can update the OSU participation tally on the Shake Out website.

Additional information and the PowerPoint about the Shake Out can be found at:

• https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/great-shakeout
• https://www.shakeout.org/oregon/

Background:

Oregon is subjected to earthquakes daily, but the largest event forecasted has yet to occur within our lifetime.  The Cascadia Subduction zone (CSZ) earthquake is forecasted to be a 9.0 or higher and to last for 5-7 minutes, followed by a 30-50 foot tsunami at the coast.

Response to earthquakes is simple but important for everyone to perform correctly and automatically.  When the shaking is felt, drop low to the ground, seek overhead cover to protect yourself from falling debris and hold on to the cover so it does not move away from you.  When the shaking has stopped, cautiously exit the building, watching for falling objects.

For more CSZ and earthquake information, please refer to these websites:

• http://geology.about.com/od/quake_preparedness/a/aa_cascadiaEQ.htm
• http://www.crew.org/earthquake-information/history-of-earthquakes-in-cascadia
• https://extension.oregonstate.edu/cascadia-earthquake-preparedness

September 27, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. September 30, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please join us for a presentation on the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MPS-Ascend) program followed by Q&As. Those who are preparing to submit a proposal for this program in October 2024 are particularly encouraged to attend. The identity of the attendees will not be made public at the webinar to maintain the confidentiality of the potential applicants.

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Register for OSU Libraries’ free Graduate Student & Faculty Fall Term Workshops. Some workshops are offered online and some are offered in person. Registration is required. For complete session descriptions, visit the workshop calendar page.  Can’t make it to a session?  Some of the sessions have online tutorials or recordings. 

Questions?  Ask Hannah Rempel, hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu

Intro to GIS: QGIS Basics 

Thursday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in person in the Autzen classroom (Valley 2082)

Introduction to Patent Classification Search 

Friday, October 4, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., via Zoom

Intro to Zotero: Manage Your Citations 

Monday, October 7, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., in person in the Autzen classroom (Valley 2082)

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero

Monday, October 7, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in person in the Autzen classroom (Valley 2082)

Intro to LaTeX 

Tuesday, October 8, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., via Zoom

Intro to GIS: QGIS Basics 

Wednesday, October 9, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., via Zoom

Intro to R (no coding experience) 

Thursday, October 10, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. via Zoom

Get Your Articles Quickly, Easily AND FOR FREE 

Friday, October 11, 11:00 – 11:30 a.m., via Zoom

Introductory Research Data Management Workshop, October 14-17       

October 14-17, asynchronous via Canvas

Intro to Git-Beginner 

Tuesday, October 15, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., via Zoom

Intro to Git-Intermediate 

Tuesday, October 15, 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., via Zoom

Intro to R (no coding experience) 

Wednesday, October 16, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. via Zoom

Intro to Zotero: Manage Your Citations 

Friday, October 18, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., via Zoom

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero

Friday, October 18, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., via Zoom

Researching for the Literature Review

Tuesday, October 22, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., in person in the Nishihara Family classroom (Valley 2024)

Researching for the Literature Review

Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., via Zoom

QGIS Intermediate 

Thursday, October 24, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., via Zoom

Illustrator for Scientific Figures 

Friday, October 25, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in person in the Autzen classroom (Valley 2082)

Using Qualtrics to Make Great Surveys 

Wednesday, October 30, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., via Zoom

Exploring AI Tools for Literature Reviews 

Wednesday, October 30, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., in person in the Nishihara Family classroom (Valley 2024)

Intro to R (no coding experience) 

Tuesday, November 5, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. via Zoom

Intro to R (some experience coding) 

Wednesday, November 6, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., via Zoom

Using Qualtrics to Make Great Surveys

Thursday, November 14, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m., in person in the Nishihara Family Classroom (Valley 2024)

Exploring AI Tools for Literature Reviews 

Friday, November 15, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., via Zoom

Intro to Zotero: Manage Your Citations 

Thursday, November 21, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., via Zoom

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero

Thursday, November 21, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., via Zoom

Illustrator for Scientific Figures 

Friday, November 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in person in the Autzen classroom (Valley 2082)

To support a healthier community, OSU is hosting two Flu Shot and COVID Vaccine Clinics this fall for faculty, staff and students on the Corvallis campus. Fred Meyer will offer the FluBlok Trivalent vaccine and the 2024-2025 COVID vaccine (Pfizer’s Comirnaty or Moderna’s Spikevax, depending on product availability). Vaccines are first-come, first-serve, with limited COVID availability. 

Clinic Dates and Location

• October 3, 2024, Memorial Union Ballroom, OSU Corvallis campus
• October 17, 2024, Memorial Union Ballroom, OSU Corvallis campus

Fred Meyer pharmacy staff will assist. The process should take under 10 minutes if participants complete the online form process, including the insurance section and active pharmacy billing information. Fred Meyer recommends waiting on-site for 15 to 30 minutes following vaccination.

Insurance Information

Participants must bring their insurance cards to their appointments. Fred Meyer accepts most insurance carriers, except Express Scripts, ESI, or Cigna, or subsidiaries or partners of Cigna/Express Scripts. 

Registration

• Register for the October 3 clinic by September 26 at 5 p.m. 
• Registration for the October 17 clinic will open after the October 3 clinic. Employee Benefits will send a reminder. 

Registration Instructions 

1. Enter the benefit code (in ALL CAPS): OSUVAC24
2. Enter ‘Vaccines,’ ‘Corvallis, Oregon,’ and ‘10/3/2024’ then click Find Appointment
3. Confirm the location is 2501 Southwest Jefferson Way. If this location is not populating, the wrong location has been selected.

Click here for Registration Portal Access

Kaiser Members 

PEBB members enrolled in a Kaiser Health Plan can attend the OSU Work Site Flu Clinics this year. Kaiser has also partnered with Albertsons/Safeway and Fred Meyer for employer-sponsored flu shot clinics. More information: 2024 Worksite Flu Shot Clinics

Additional Options

OSU Medical Insurance Plans cover flu shot clinics at many pharmacies or at medical appointments. Go to this website to learn more.

Questions? Please contact employee.pebbbenefits@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-2805.

Sincerely,

Bonny Ray 

Executive Director for University Human Resources

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I am writing to invite you to attend the 2024 New Student Convocation ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Gill Coliseum. 

Convocation is a vital part of OSUWelcome 2024, a set of activities and events to help incoming Corvallis and Ecampus students connect with the university and kick off their college education. The event also recognizes students studying at OSU-Cascades and through our partnership with Eastern Oregon University, and OSU-Cascades holds a separate convocation ceremony for students joining the Bend campus.

Convocation serves as the official induction of new undergraduate students into the OSU academic and social community and is designed to mirror many aspects of Commencement. At its heart, Convocation is about formally introducing new students to the faculty and staff of Oregon State University and inspiring them to aim high in pursuing their academic goals. Your attendance emphasizes to students that they are being welcomed into a larger community working together in research, education and public engagement. This year’s event will include a welcome by President Jayathi Y. Murthy and remarks from ASOSU President Audrey Schlotter.

Students will assemble with their respective colleges in the Memorial Union Quad at 2:15 p.m., and then process to Gill Coliseum at 3:00 p.m. The Convocation Ceremony will be held in Gill Coliseum at 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will be streamed on live.oregonstate.edu. 

We encourage you to remind students to participate and walk with them to the MU Quad at 2:15 p.m. to gather. You are welcome to join other faculty, staff, and returning students lined up along 26^th Street to cheer on students during the processional. 

You do not need to RSVP to attend Convocation. The platform party will be wearing regalia and, although not required, we invite faculty to do so as well. 

If you have any questions regarding this event, please email the Office of the Provost. 

I look forward to seeing you at Convocation.

Edward Feser

Provost and Executive Vice President

I’m reaching out regarding these five active industry partnership opportunities that have received less than 10 applications from researchers. Given the low application number, these calls are likely to increase the chance that your researchers would have in securing a partnership and funding.

Could you kindly share these with anyone at your university who may have an interest in applying?

Private Company: Fast-acting treatments for ingrown hair prevention and relief

A consumer goods company is looking for innovative solutions that address ingrown hairs. The primary focus is on finding faster alternatives to current treatment methods. They are open to all application methods, including topical, oral, and other novel approaches. The ideal solution should offer quick and effective relief from the symptoms of ingrown hairs while also preventing their occurrence. Selected applicants will be provided funding, company data, expertise, and have access to the company’s facilities and services. The deadline to apply is September 30th. You can read more about the project call here.

Private Company: Non-odorous topical formulations for hair removal
A consumer goods company is seeking innovative solutions to develop the next-generation hair removal topical formulation that eliminates the unpleasant odor associated with current depilatory products. Specifically, they are looking for an alternative to thioglycolic acid that is both effective and non-malodorous. As an alternative, they are also interested in technologies for odor control that can mask the unpleasant smell inherent in current depilatory products, which becomes more pronounced during the hair removal process. Ideally, this new active compound or formulation should be easy to use, allowing users to apply it and continue with their activities without discomfort or lingering odors. It would also ideally offer an added skin care benefit, such as moisturization or soothing. Selected applicants will be provided funding, company data, expertise, and have access to the company’s facilities and services. The deadline to apply is September 30th. You can read more about the project call here.

Tata Steel: Air quality and noise reduction in an industrial laboratory

Tata Steel is looking to collaborate with global experts to explore solutions to reduce noise levels (<60 dB) and contain fugitive emissions for easier collection and removal. Selected applicants will be provided funding, company data, expertise, and have access to the company’s facilities and services. The deadline to apply is September 30th. You can read more about the project call here.

Private Company: Material and process improvements for eliminating metal particulates in fibre drum production

A manufacturing company is looking for technologies to either modify the materials used for chimes or to improve or replace the methods of production, such as precurling/hemming and mechanical crimping, to help eliminate the production of debris in the manufacturing process or prevent the debris from entering into the packaging. Up to $100,000 USD in funding provided in increments based on the achievement of specific milestones and progress checkpoints.The deadline to apply is September 30th. You can read more about the project call here.

Corteva: Scalable and cost-effective mono-hydroxylation of relevant process chemistry building blocks

Corteva is seeking short, non-confidential proposals that describe a plan for a scalable, selective and cost-effective process for mono-hydroxylation of readily synthetic building blocks (visual is included on project call page). Proposals should include: 1) Detailed method or plan on how we can develop and implement the process ; 2) Relevant literature or industrial application references; 3) A high-level cost estimate; and 4) A proposed development timeline. Submissions should exclude any proprietary and confidential information such as specific reagents, process conditions, specific enzymes and/or sequences. Up to $100,000 USD in funding is available, inclusive of indirect costs. There are opportunities for extended collaboration and additional funding if successful. The deadline to apply is September 30th. You can read more about the project call here.

Please join us for another Hello Mid-Valley event aimed at helping professionals build relationships and create connections within a diverse community!

The goal of this free event is to support multicultural networking for those who have moved to the area in the past 18 months. Historically, the Mid-Willamette Valley has offered few networking or community-building opportunities for professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), professionals with disabilities, and LGBTQIA2S+ professionals. However, this event is open to anyone wishing to form community and connections. ALL are welcome! This event, along with future events, is designed to increase opportunities to develop these connections.

Hello Mid-Valley will take place on Tuesday, October 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Oregon State University’s CH2M HILL Alumni Center (725 SW 26th Street, Corvallis, OR 97331).  

Additional details:

• Food and beverages will be served
• Those new to the area in the last 18 months who register as honorees will get a special shout-out and a free swag bag
• Parking is free

To register for this event please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/101524-hello-mid-valley-event-tickets-1010725476107?aff=oddtdtcreator or scan the QR codes on the attached flyer. Please share this event and the attached flyer with your networks too!

For any questions or to request an accommodation, please email megan.kilgore@oregonstate.edu.

Thanks to our sponsors!

• Boss Mortgage
• Chemeketa Community College
• Linn-Benton Community College
• HP, Inc.
• Oregon State University
• Samaritan Health Services
• WorkSource Oregon
• Valley Connections

The College of Science Proposal Support Services will hold an in person meet and greet / office hours on Thursday 9/19/24 from 9am-12pm in the Kidder Conference room (128). 

 
Please drop in and meet our new Proposal coordinators, Chris Suffridge and Ginny Clary. This is an opportunity to meet them in person as Ginny will be in town. We want to get to know you and hear about your current and planned research programs so that we can best support you.

In 2022, the ACS launched the ACS Campaign for a Sustainable Future to advance chemistry innovations in addressing the challenges articulated in the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (U.N. SDGs). This multifaceted initiative will have lasting impacts on how we conduct research, how we teach chemistry, and how we collaborate globally. One of the key initiatives of the Campaign is the Sustainable Futures Initiative Grant Program (SFIGP) which provides catalytic funding for early and mid-career faculty interested in developing a research and teaching portfolio that contributes directly to developing transformative chemistries that address the U.N. SDGs.

In our inaugural 2023 competition, $1 million in funding was awarded in two grant competitions administered through the SFIGP: 

1. Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant – $125,000 in funding for an early career researcher to hire a postdoctoral fellow (PDF), who, together, can launch a new research lab in green chemistry and engineering. The competition is open to current PDFs with aspirations for a career in academia, and to professors within the first nine months of a faculty position. Applicants of both types must come from U.S. Ph.D.-granting universities.
2. Principal Investigator Development in Sustainability Grant – $50,000 in funding to a professor at a U.S. Ph.D.-granting university to conduct their sabbatical leave at a private company, a national laboratory, or an academic laboratory in a different institution, with the goal of establishing robust collaborations across industry-academia or across disciplines.

The SFIGP aims for high-impact research, with a commitment to enhancing green chemistry and engineering education. Over $1 million in funding will be available for the 2024 competition. Submission for applications opened on July 15, 2024 and will close on September 20, 2024. 

Note: You can apply for both the PRF grants and the grants within the SFIGP. For more information, please contact sustainabilitygrants@acs.org .  Please do not hesitate to forward this email to colleagues.

Edmond Lam, PhD
Assistant Director, Green Chemistry Institute
American Chemical Society
1155 16^th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-872-6869
Cell: 771-215-0598
Email: E_Lam@acs.org