{"id":1310,"date":"2018-05-11T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/science\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2024-02-27T22:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:49:33","slug":"may-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/science\/newsletter\/may-june-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"May\/June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center has-primary-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-618b26797370d14c13bb4407df7085dc is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fdf86e34 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:220px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/cos-logo-bw.png\" alt=\"College of Science logo\" class=\"wp-image-707\" width=\"200\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:102px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-70ae1beb24ab5ab75616a030263f9d3b\"><a href=\"#research\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#research\">Research<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"#honors\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#honors\">Honors<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:94px\">\n<p><a href=\"#visibility\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#visibility\">Visibility<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:73px\">\n<p><a href=\"#news\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#news\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:81px\">\n<p><a href=\"#events\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#events\">Events<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad9073ae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"margin-bottom:8rem;min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(97deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 66%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1781\" height=\"1027\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1295\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/roy-haggerty.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/roy-haggerty.jpg 1781w, 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alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:57px\"><strong>Words from the Dean<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:35px\">May\/June 2018<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that another academic year is drawing to a close and we are preparing to send a new class of scientists out into the world in a few weeks. In what is arguably the busiest time of year, I want to share with you some news and updates along with some successes and congratulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, congratulations to the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/faculty-excellence-promotions-tenure-2018\/\">20 faculty<\/a>&nbsp;who were promoted and\/or received tenure this year. This is a testament to our outstanding faculty and the extraordinary work that they are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the State of the College overview on May 29, I shared our strategic funding priorities for OSU\u2019s next capital campaign to launch in 2020. Our goals are to advance our globally recognized research, enhance our teaching and enhance our innovation. Specifically,&nbsp;together, we will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ignite a passion for science in all learners,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thrive in a data-rich world,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve human and ocean health,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop materials to power our planet and sustain our communities, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move discoveries from the lab to people\u2019s lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This year the College of Science exceeded its annual goal for fundraising&#8211;$3.25M as of March 2018\u2014thanks to our generous donors and the hard work of our Director of Development Marlys Amundson, Senior Director of Development Tom McLennan and our former Development Director Anne Murphy, who built strong relationships on behalf of the College and OSU for more than 10 years. Two highlights are a $500K anonymous gift to support physics and chemistry graduate students and a $500K estate gift to establish an endowed professorship in mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead to 2018-19, we will remain focused on strategies that increase student recruitment, retention and student success. We are investing in recruitment, marketing and advertising and advising. We implemented key measures to improve outcomes, including early intervention (e.g., Canvas grades), and curricular redesign (e.g., MTH 111) among others. We will expand our Integrated Professional Development platform to support students\u2019 success after graduation and increase our online offerings to generate revenue, including launching an online B.S. in zoology and an online introductory physics course in in fall 2019) as well as growing our M.S. in Data Analytics program. We are also investing in online courses in biochemistry and biophysics, chemistry and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue to balance faculty workload by hiring a director of research initiatives to assist with funding proposals, a tenure-track faculty in data analytics and two instructors to teach biohealth science courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is imperative that we constrain costs. I have said \u201cno\u201d a lot lately \u2013 e.g., hiring just one tenure-track faculty&nbsp;this academic year,&nbsp;cutting some non-academic budgets (while increasing academic unit budgets), reducing the number of TA\u2019s in chemistry, etc. To solve budget challenges, we are partnering with the University. The College received an additional $650K in FY18 and will receive $2.65M\/year in FY19 and FY20\u2014one-time bridge funds in addition to funds for commitments that were made centrally. So things are improving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next year, we need to return our focus to excellence by hiring faculty again, growing our research portfolio, building philanthropy and beginning facilities renovations. We will support these efforts by increasing our graduate students, undergraduate majors and Ecampus course offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small><strong>Roy Haggerty<\/strong><br>Dean, College of Science<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ddd26f17680a66af2c361a1e8e826456 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:6rem;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:6rem;padding-bottom:6rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">All the news that&#8217;s fit to print.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Please submit news, honors and awards, discoveries, events, research funding, student news, alumni updates and more. Just send us a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:impact@messages.science.oregonstate.edu\">quick email<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"research\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1311\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blood-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Research updates<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-667f0092216964cfcb5b0ce0eb615eca is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more of the most recent research happening on our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/\">iMPACT blog site<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemist&nbsp;<strong>Mas Subramanian<\/strong>&nbsp;has discovered&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/today.oregonstate.edu\/news\/discovery-new-material-key-step-toward-more-powerful-computing\">a new material<\/a>&nbsp;that could play a key role in the next generation of quantum supercomputers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biochemist&nbsp;<strong>David Hendrix<\/strong>&nbsp;has developed&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/big-data-tool-improves-understanding-disease-mutant-genetic-material\/\">a computer program known as bpRNA<\/a>&nbsp;that represents a key step toward better understanding the connections between mutant genetic material and disease. His research was featured on NSF&#8217;s webpage this week\u2014great visibility of OSU Science!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>David Koslicki<\/strong>&nbsp;has discovered that&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/blood-schizophrenia-patients-contains-genetic-material-microbes\/\">the blood of schizophrenia patients features genetic material from more types of microorganisms<\/a>&nbsp;than that of people without the debilitating mental illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>Juan Restepo<\/strong>&nbsp;published a study clarifying that&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/understanding-uncertainties-climate-science-mathematics\/\">mathematical models of future climate change such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change already take uncertainties in the data into account<\/a>&nbsp;and, contrary to arguments sometimes thrown about in the public sphere, should therefore not be thrown into doubt by current events such as the recent ice sheet collapse that occur ahead &#8212; or behind \u2013 schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biologist&nbsp;<strong>Matt Orr<\/strong>&nbsp;at OSU-Cascades published a study suggesting a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/biologist-takes-ecological-approach-improving-human-health\/\">restoration ecology&#8221; approach toward human health<\/a>, in which humans are viewed collectively as an ecosystem where effectively fighting chronic disease means fostering the communities of symbiotic gut microbes to help people fight chronic disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biologist&nbsp;<strong>Michael Blouin<\/strong>&nbsp;published new research showing that&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/new-research-shows-repeat-spawning-aids-fitness-survival-steelhead\/\">for steelhead trout, reproductive choices represent a collection of tradeoffs<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 whether spawning once or doing it multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biochemist&nbsp;<strong>Elisar Barbar<\/strong>&nbsp;published a study on the protein ASCIZ suggesting that the disordered regions on gene transcription factors, which can contain multiple binding sites for the same protein, allow cellular systems to slow down or speed up production in a more graduated fashion rather than on an all-or-nothing basis. She was supported in part by the College of Science Impact Award that was also awarded to colleagues&nbsp;<strong>Afua Nyarko<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Viviana Perez<\/strong>, physicist&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/physics.oregonstate.edu\/~qiuwe\/\">Weihong Qiu<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emfacility.science.oregonstate.edu\/node\/Staff\">Peter Eschbach<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(Electron Microscopy Facility).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Funding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Statisticians&nbsp;<strong>Yuan Jiang<\/strong>&nbsp;(PI) and&nbsp;<strong>Duo Jiang<\/strong>&nbsp;and microbiologist&nbsp;<strong>Thomas Sharpton<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/statistical-innovations-decode-human-microbiome\/\">were awarded a four-year $770K grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS),<\/a>&nbsp;one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project &#8220;Network-based statistical methods to decode interactions within microbiomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biochemist&nbsp;<strong>Colin Johnson<\/strong>&nbsp;won a $338K NIH grant for his project, &#8220;In vivo and in vitro studies of the deafness associated protein otoferlin.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biologist&nbsp;<strong>Jane Lubchenco<\/strong>&nbsp;received a $101K award from Oceans 5 via Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for her project, &#8220;The Truth Squad: Accountability for true progress in ocean protection.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistician&nbsp;<strong>Javier Rojo<\/strong>&nbsp;won a $125K grant from the National Security Agency to continue his Summer REU project, RUSIS@OSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biologist&nbsp;<strong>David Lytle<\/strong>&nbsp;won a $100K award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for his project &#8220;Flow-population models for tracking non-stationary changes in riparian and aquatic ecosystems.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemist&nbsp;<strong>Wei Kong<\/strong>&nbsp;received a $332K NIH grant for his project &#8220;Serial single molecule electron diffraction imaging: atomic structures of biological macromolecules without crystals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>Holly Swisher<\/strong>&nbsp;received a $288K NSF award for her project &#8220;REU Site: Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science at Oregon State University.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>David Koslicki<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Department of Mathematics<\/strong>&nbsp;on receiving its first NIH grant, announced in last month&#8217;s newsletter. The $437K award was supported by NIH&#8217;s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (<a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/\">NCATS<\/a>). The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/math.oregonstate.edu\/node\/14804\">project<\/a>&nbsp;seeks to build a Biomedical Translator, which is a software system that connects various databases of biomedical knowledge and has the capability to &#8220;reason&#8221; through these data sources to answer relevant biomedical questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>Tom Dick<\/strong>&nbsp;and College of Education colleagues Rebekah Elliott, SueAnn Bottoms and Wendy Aaron received a second year of funding from the Oregon Department of Education and OSU for their project, Ambitious Math and Science Teaching Fellows (see below for their upcoming annual conference event on campus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proposal Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding opportunities can be found on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/internal.science.oregonstate.edu\/ecos\">ECOS<\/a>. To access a suite of tools and resources available to faculty, visit the College of Science&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/proposals.science.oregonstate.edu\/\">Proposal Support webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"honors\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1074\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1023\" alt=\"Decorate photo of falling glitter\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-1280x764.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-500x298.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-1250x746.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/06\/glitter-400x239.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Congratulations<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01297e22ad3b3f080431d5d5546f581d is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>Juan Restrepo<\/strong>&nbsp;was recently named a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sinews.siam.org\/Details-Page\/siam-announces-class-of-2018-fellows\">2018 Fellow for the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)<\/a>&nbsp;for his exemplary research contributions as well as outstanding service to the community, which&nbsp;includes projects, innovative programs and leadership roles taken to advance the discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>Malgo Peszynska<\/strong>&nbsp;was recently elected President of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/siampnwsection\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIAM PNW<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<strong>Vrushali Bokil<\/strong>&nbsp;and biologist&nbsp;<strong>Robert Mason<\/strong>&nbsp;are two of eight Oregon State&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/fellowships-science-faculty-advance-equity-inclusion-stem-fields\/\">ADVANCE Faculty Fellows for 2018<\/a>. They will assemble and review the Action Plans created by ADVANCE COS graduates to gather data and coalesce plans to support an equitable, sustainable and socially just academic climate. Oregon State ADVANCE was funded in 2014 as part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Science Foundation&#8217;s ADVANCE program<\/a>&nbsp;aimed at increasing the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemist&nbsp;<strong>David Ji<\/strong>&nbsp;won the 2018 OSU&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.oregonstate.edu\/postdocs\/excellence-postdoctoral-mentoring-award\">Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award<\/a>, which recognizes direct and significant impact and involvement with postdocs, outstanding commitment and effectiveness as a mentor, innovative mentoring, and demonstrating unusual effort to provide consistent mentoring of postdocs during the course of their careers at OSU. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to our faculty and staff who have completed 25 or more years of service to OSU! They were recognized for their&nbsp;dedication and service&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/serving-science-osu-25-years\/\">25-Year Club Dinner<\/a>&nbsp;on May 22, 2018.&nbsp;Nearly half of this year&#8217;s 25 honorees are in the College of Science!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Biochemistry and biophysics junior&nbsp;<strong>Delaney Smith<\/strong>&nbsp;was awarded a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/goldwater-award-biochemistry-student-studying-molecular-origins-alcohol-addiction\/\">Barry Goldwater Scholarship for 2018<\/a>, the top undergraduate award in the country for STEM undergraduates. Congratulations Delaney!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior&nbsp;<strong>Dang Duong<\/strong>&nbsp;received an English Teaching Assistantship from&nbsp;The Fulbright Program in Kazakhstan! A first-generation college student, he worked as a Learning Assistant in Human Anatomy and Physiology at OSU. To expand his perspective and deepen his experiences, Dang studied and worked abroad in India, Myanmar and Malaysia supported mainly by scholarships. He was awarded the Gilman International Scholarship and many College of Science and Microbiology Department scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathan Jespersen<\/strong>, a graduate student in biochemistry and biophysics, has been named the 2018 MacVicar Animal Health Scholar for his work in Elisar Barbar&#8217;s group on mechanisms involved in rabies virus infection. The award is funded by former OSU president Robert MacVicar and his wife Clarice to support research that impacts animal health and welfare and is interdisciplinary in its approach, represented by microbiology, biochemistry and veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sigma Delta Omega<\/strong>, the OSU science sorority, earned no less than FIVE awards recently during Greek Week. Kudos to these outstanding women leaders in science and across campus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Community Values Award (for 5th consecutive year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blood Drop Award for most hours volunteered at the blood drive (for 2nd consecutive year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding Service Character of the Year: Allison Tep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collective Greek Council Member of the Year:&nbsp;<strong>Sydney Phu<\/strong>, a BHS major<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognition for the highest Greek chapter GPA and the highest first-year student GPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to these two Ph.D. students for receiving prestigious&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/graduate-students-alumni-win-2018-nsf-graduate-fellowships-outstanding-research\/\">National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program&nbsp;(NSF GRFP)<\/a>&nbsp;awards for 2018.&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Mostow<\/strong>&nbsp;in integrative biology and&nbsp;<strong>Julia (Grace) Klinges<\/strong>&nbsp;in microbiology are among 10 OSU students to receive NSF GRFP awards this year. In addition, two recent science alumni have also won the award this year:&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Trevor Shear<\/strong>&nbsp;(Chemistry, \u201816), now at the University of Oregon, and&nbsp;<strong>Jeanne Marie Klein-Gordon<\/strong>&nbsp;(Microbiology, \u201816), currently at the University of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kudos to these three graduating seniors who were selected as 2018&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oregon.arcsfoundation.org\/scholars\/2017-scholars\">ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Oregon Scholars<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcsfoundation.org\/\"><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jesse Howe<\/strong>, Biochemistry\/Biophysics (also a Provost Scholar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jesse Laney,<\/strong>&nbsp;Integrative Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ashley Pica<\/strong>, Chemistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seeking Nominations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Science is seeking nominations for five relatively new honors and awards for faculty and staff. These awards bring valuable limelight and lucre to the winners, so apply soon to edge out the competition. What are you waiting for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant Award ($500)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.science.oregonstate.edu\/node\/58\">Milton Harris Award in Basic Research<\/a>&nbsp;($1,000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.science.oregonstate.edu\/node\/59\">F.A. Gilfillan Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Science<\/a>&nbsp;($1,500)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.science.oregonstate.edu\/node\/2895\">Dean&#8217;s Early Career Achievement Award<\/a>&nbsp;($1,000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.science.oregonstate.edu\/node\/2896\">College of Science Impact Award<\/a>&nbsp;($10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations are due by&nbsp;<strong>July 15, 2018<\/strong>. Review the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.science.oregonstate.edu\/node\/147\">guidelines online&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2017\/10\/recognizing-faculty-staff-excellence\/\">peruse the 2017 award winners<\/a>. &nbsp;Submit your recommendations soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"visibility\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgb(0,0,0) 43%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 67%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1312\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-1250x834.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/blue-3-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Visibility<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-667f0092216964cfcb5b0ce0eb615eca is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/math.oregonstate.edu\/people\/view\/mpesz\">Malgo Peszynska<\/a>&nbsp;was chosen as one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/mathematician-speaks-global-geosciences-conference\/\">plenary speakers at the&nbsp;2017 SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Conference&nbsp;<\/a>on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences in Erlangen, Germany, September 11-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemistry Ph.D. student&nbsp;<strong>Jenn Amador<\/strong>&nbsp;represented the College of Science at an outreach event at Straub Middle School in Salem on May 30. Says Jenn, &#8220;I&#8217;m happy to help out. An outreach event like this when I was in middle school is what sparked my interest in the field, and I&#8217;d love a chance to give back.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumna&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Pankow<\/strong>&nbsp;(Honors Biochemistry and Biophysics, &#8217;11), currently a doctoral student in computer science at Brown University, was&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/biochemistry-biophysics-alumna-builds-next-gen-robots\/\">featured in the October 2017 issue of the&nbsp;<em>New Yorker<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a>for her ongoing research to build a new generation of robots that can work cooperatively with humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine biologist&nbsp;<strong>Jane Lubchenco<\/strong>&nbsp;is featured in the upcoming Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) documentary,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/television\/programs\/oregonexperience\/episodes\/1203\/\">\u201cOregon State University: an Oregon Experience\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;in honor of OSU150. The one-hour episode airs on OPB June 11. See below for advance screenings on June 5 in Bend and on June 6 in Corvallis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YInMn Blue continues to make waves!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A well-written in-depth Bloomberg News piece on&nbsp;<strong>Mas Subramanian<\/strong>&nbsp;and YInMn Blue,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/features\/2018-quest-for-billion-dollar-red\/\">&#8220;The Quest for the Next Billion-Dollar Color,&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;is a great read (even if you think you already know the story).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hindu<\/em>, the most respected English newspaper in India, recently featured a radio interview with chemist&nbsp;<strong>Mas Subramanian<\/strong>&nbsp;about the discovery of YInMn blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mas&nbsp;<\/strong>was also&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/hereandnow\/2018\/05\/14\/new-blue-pigment-color-chemistry\">interviewed on NPR&#8217;s Here &amp; Now<\/a>&nbsp;about the discovery of YInMn blue on May 14. Check out the interview\u2014it&#8217;s a wonderful in-depth look at the discovery and offers a fresh perspective!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"news\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgb(0,0,0) 43%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 67%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1527\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1301\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-800x531.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-1280x850.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-1250x830.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/puerto-rico-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">College News<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01297e22ad3b3f080431d5d5546f581d is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promotion &amp; Tenure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Science congratulates these&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/faculty-excellence-promotions-tenure-2018\/\">20 faculty on receiving promotions and\/or tenure<\/a>&nbsp;for the 2017-18 academic year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Beisiegel, Mathematics<br>Vrushali Bokil, Mathematics<br>Elaine Cozzi, Mathematics<br>Andrew Bouwma, Integrative Biology<br>Adrian \u201cFritz\u201d Gombart, Biochemistry and Biophysics<br>Sarah Henkel, Integrative Biology<br>Katie Jager, Statistics<br>Torrey Johnson, Mathematics<br>Elise Lockwood, Mathematics<br>Kimberly Halsey, Microbiology<br>Ryan Mehl, Biochemistry and Biophysics<br>Juliann Moore, Statistics<br>Ryan Mueller, Microbiology<br>Mark Novak, Integrative Biology<br>Oksana Ostroverkhova, Physics<br>Martin Schuster, Microbiology<br>Holly Swisher, Mathematics<br>Rebecca Terry, Integrative Biology<br>David Wing, Mathematics<br>Lan Xue, Statistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New funds support students and faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are excited to announce eight new scholarships available for science students next year thanks to the incredible generosity of our alumni and friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judith Ann Smith Hill Memorial STEM Scholarship Fund \u200b<br>Rise Fund \u200bfor students in science with disabilities (physical or learning)<br>Student Success in the College of Science Fund<br>Robert &amp; Susan Poole Excellence in Health Scholarship<br>College of Science First-Year Opportunity Scholarships<br>College of Science Transfer Scholarships<br>Cohen-Wolf BioHealth Scholarship Fund in the Department of Microbiology\u200b<br>Berge Chandler Scholarship Fund in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Science is investing in the longstanding NSF-supported Interdisciplinary&nbsp;<strong>Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in mathematics and theoretical science<\/strong>&nbsp;with a $13,500 grant from the Robert Lundeen Science Faculty Development Fund to help cover two years of housing and fees for participants. This enables the program, managed by mathematicians&nbsp;<strong>Holly Swisher<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Mike Rosulek<\/strong>, to recruit the most diverse pool of students possible. The College\u2019s REU programs, including Javier Rojo\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/statistician-receives-national-award-building-diversity-exceptional-mentoring\/\">award-winning REU in statistics<\/a>, are increasing the numbers of underrepresented minorities and women in mathematics and statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All science faculty are encouraged to check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneurship.oregonstate.edu\/\">InnovationX, the OSU Center of Excellence for Innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/a>. While the Center is housed in the College of Business, the services and resources are available to all interested students. For example, Launch Pad is a first-year course series for aspiring entrepreneurs and Launch Academy is a new student incubator. Science faculty are encouraged to apply to be InnovationX Faculty Fellows!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"events\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#3b2518\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1085\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-1250x834.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/07\/events-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Events<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01297e22ad3b3f080431d5d5546f581d is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 4<br><\/strong><em>4:00 &#8211; 6:00 p.m., CH2M Hill Alumni Center<\/em><br>Please join us for the College of Science&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/o03t1\/0prayi\/0p7min\">2018 Scholarship Dessert<\/a>&nbsp;to honor our extraordinary science students and celebrate with alumni, donors, faculty and friends. A passion for science education and excellence connects us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 6<br><\/strong><em>7:00 &#8211; 8:30 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center<\/em><br>Enjoy a special screening of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/television\/programs\/oregonexperience\/episodes\/1203\/\">\u201cOregon State University: An Oregon Experience\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;followed by a discussion with the producer Kami Horton. The event is part of the ongoing OSU150 celebration and will be aired on OPB TV on June 11.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/corvallis-screening-of-oregon-experience-oregon-state-university-tickets-45819809283?aff=es2\">Register today<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 the event is free but tickets are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 8<br><\/strong><em>11 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m., Valley Library Quad outside Kidder Hall<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/05\/celebrating-weird-science-doughnuts-spring-study-break\/\">Science Fair and Study Break with Voodoo Doughnuts<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; The pink Voodoo Doughnut truck and free doughnuts always draw a crowd! Join us for this annual tradition featuring quirky science games, prizes, student clubs and, of course, doughnuts! Faculty, staff and advisors are encouraged to attend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 15<br><\/strong><em>3:30 &#8211; 5:30 p.m., Valley Library Quad outside Kidder Hall<\/em><br>Commencement is an important milestone to mark before graduates\u2019 transition to the next chapter of their lives.&nbsp;Faculty and staff are encouraged to join us at the<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/06\/celebrating-class-2018\/\">&nbsp;2018 Science Graduation Reception<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>for our graduates and their families at an outdoor reception in their honor.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cuR2cAvhQwSA3Vr\">RSVP by June 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 19-20<br><\/strong>The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stemoregon.org\/ambitious-math-science-summer-institute-june-19-22-2018\/\">Ambitious Math and Science Summer Institute<\/a>, co-sponsored by the Oregon Department of Education and OSU, comes to campus for a second year. Middle and high school math and science teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators from across the state will enjoy an invigorating opportunity to work with and learn from regional and national STEM education leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 29<\/strong><br><strong>State of the College<\/strong>, a new annual event featured an update on budget, research, enrollment, capital campaign planning and vision for the College by Dean Roy Haggerty. The presentation was followed by Q&amp;A and a light reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 29<\/strong><br>Mathematics Ph.D. candidate&nbsp;<strong>Sarah Hagen<\/strong>&nbsp;represented the College of Science at the 2018 DaVinci Days 2018 Steam Lecture Series where she gave a free public lecture, \u201cAncient Greek Astronomy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 18-19<\/strong><br>Mi Familia Weekend hosted current and future Latino students and their families to learn about the different academic programs, institutes, and student resources on campus, including the College of Science, which was a gold sponsor of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 11<\/strong><br>At OSU&#8217;s Recognizing Excellence event honoring her Distinguished Professor award, physicist&nbsp;<strong>Janet<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Tate<\/strong>&nbsp;gave a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/physicist-named-distinguished-professor\/\">public talk<\/a>&nbsp;entitled &#8220;With a little help from my friends: Collaborative materials&nbsp;research and incorporating research into the undergraduate curriculum.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 5<\/strong><em><br><\/em><strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/spring-family-weekend-2\/\">Spring Family Weekend<\/a><\/u><\/strong>: Science students and their families as well as faculty and staff enjoyed our annual brunch, art exhibit and talent show co-hosted with the Honors College.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 1<\/strong><br><strong>Discovery Days<\/strong>, a twice-annual outreach event for local elementary schools, attracted approximately 2,000 kids to campus and enthusiastic teams of volunteers from our College. The event was featured in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazettetimes.com\/news\/osu-hosts-discovery-days\/article_9adfc6dc-51df-5dfc-a1bf-e3194afaed31.html#utm_source=gazettetimes.com&amp;utm_campaign=%2Femail-updates%2Fdaily-headlines%2F&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=784AEB39275EAF025697E1A8FF9E5C17B6134D9E\">the Gazette Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 30<\/strong><br><strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/04\/understanding-sciences-highest-awards\/\">What do the Nobels Mean?<\/a><\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;The College of Science presented a trio of mini public lectures elucidating the science behind the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine, by science faculty&nbsp;<strong>Davide Lazzati<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Elisar Barbar<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>David Hendrix<\/strong>, respectively. The event aimed at educating the public about science&#8217;s most important awards and the impact they can have on their lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 25<\/strong><br>Microbiology graduate student&nbsp;<strong>Ryan McMinds<\/strong>&nbsp;(Vega-Thurber Lab) presented the 2018 Middlekauf Scholar Award Lecture &#8220;Preliminary findings of the Global Coral Microbiome Project, and other stories.&#8221; McMinds, an eloquent blogger (<strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/thecnidaegritty\/\">The Cnidae Gritty<\/a><\/u><\/strong>) and the youngest scientist on board the Tara Pacific, gave a preview of results from a two-year expedition with scientists around the world to complete the most comprehensive assessment ever of coral reef health and biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 24<\/strong><br>The College of Science held its annual&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2018\/03\/health-professions-fair-campus\/\">Health Professions Fair<\/a>&nbsp;for students to connect with more than 50 professional schools and programs with specializations in the healthcare industry. 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