
Championing culture in science: SACNAS diversity conference
Students from Oregon State University along with thousands of other attendees from across the nation were welcomed to the National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference Oct. 27, 2022. The event was built to serve as a reminder that culture and science are not mutually exclusive or contradictory. NDiSTEM asserted that science is not a place to shed culture, but a place where it should thrive.

From restaurant manager to chemistry Ph.D. student, '22 grad prepares to mentor
This spring, Karlie Wiese is graduating with a degree in chemistry from Oregon State University and has been accepted into the University’s materials chemistry Ph.D. program. But Wiese is not your typical undergraduate student.

Research grants to seed the next great idea
Seed funding from the College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS) program continues to bolster ambitious and expansive research projects across biomedical science, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics and more.

2021-22 College of Science awards: Celebrating excellence in research and administration
The College of Science gathered yesterday on February 22 to recognize academic and teaching excellence of our esteemed faculty and staff at the College's 2021-22 Combined Awards Ceremony. The first half of the ceremony celebrated exceptional research and administration.

Chemistry senior aims to make research ‘rich and accessible’
Honors college senior Alice Lulich graduates with three years of inorganic chemistry research experience on metal organic frameworks (MOFs), versatile compounds with diverse environmental and medical applications.

Change Makers in Science - Celebrating International Women’s Day
This International Women's Day on March 8, the College of Science is pleased to host a Change Makers in Science talk by Laura Greene, Chief Scientist at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, as well as a panel discussion on negotiation skills featuring notable female faculty members in the College. RSVP today!

Wei Kong, the new head of the Department of Chemistry
The College of Science is pleased to announce Wei Kong as the new head of the Department of Chemistry, effective February 1, 2022.

Oregon State to lead Department of Energy project to capture carbon dioxide from the air
Oregon State University chemistry professor May Nyman has been selected as one of the leaders of a $24 million federal effort to develop technologies for combating climate change by extracting carbon from the air. The work by Nyman, OSU computational chemist Tim Zuehlsdorff and Argonne’s Ahmet Uysal and Michael Sinwell is part of a nine-project carbon capture and storage mission being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

New chemistry hire uses tiny pieces of gold to solve biomedical problems, promotes innovative mentoring
Mackiewicz is a new assistant professor in the chemistry department and was recruited earlier this year. Formerly at Portland State, her interdisciplinary research uses nanotechnology to solve problems related to human health and the environment.

Pioneering chemist receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award
Chemist May Nyman received the Humboldt Research Award which will allow her to study at two leading institutions in Germany in 2021.