ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL AND TECH-
nological service to the commonwealth are recognized functions
of institutions of higher learning. Advancement of knowledge through
research at Oregon State University is encouraged and assisted by
several institutional agencies. These efforts are coordinated through
the office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies serves as
Chairman of the Research Council which develops policies for matters pertaining to grant, contract, general, and exploratory research
activity.
Through Extension services the benefits of all the Oregon state
institutions of higher education are brought to the people of the
State in their own communities. All divisions of the Oregon State
System of Higher Education seek through every means possible, so
far as resources and facilities permit, to serve the entire State, Extension activities are administered through the Division of Continuing Education and the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Roy A. YouNG, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Gradu-
Directed Research
ate Studies
WAYNE V. BURT, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research
Directed Research furods are appropriated to
provide staff on instructsonal appointments in the
Schools of Science and F:ngineering increased opportunity to initiate researc.h programs. Funds are
used for staff salary to provide for released time
from teaching, usually for one term of the academic year. Details can be obtained from the
office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
RESEARCH AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY is sup-
ported by appropriations to the various Experiment Stations, Institutes, and Centers, by outside
grants from various agencies for institutional and
individual projects, and by instructional budgets
as a part of normal academic activity. In addition
to the General Research Fund, which is administered by the Graduate Council, and the Directed
Research Fund and institutional grants from the
National Science Foundation and Public Health
Service which are administered by the Research
Council, research is carried on through the following separately organized research activities:
Agricultural Experiment
Station
Engineering Experiment
Station
Forest Research Laboratory
Sea Grant Programs
Research Centers
Air Resources Center
Computer Center
Environmental Health
Sciences Center
International Plant
Protection Center
Marine Science Center
Radiation Center
Research Institutes
Genetics Institute
Institute of Nuclear Science
and Engineering
Nutrition Research Institute
Science Research Institute
Transportation Research
Institute
Water Resources Research
Institute
The Vice President for Research and Graduate
Studies coordinates -efforts of the various research
organizations of the University, including Research
Institutes and Centers, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Engineering Experiment
Station; provides encouragement and assistance
to faculty members in the development of research
programs and handling of grant applications; advises the President regarding the general progress
of the institution's research program; works in close
association with the Dean of the Graduate School
to insure maximum opportunity for the integration
of graduate instruction and research; with the advice of the Research Council, recommends alloca-
tion of NSF institutional grant funds and other
general research funds; coordinates administration
of grant and contract operations with the Director
of Business Affairs to facilitate the work of research
personnel and to insure compliance with the regulations of granting agencies.
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General Research
General Research includes faculty research,
especially of a fundamental nature, that does not
fall into the organized and directed programs of
other research agencies. The Graduate Council
prepares and submits annually a budget for the
support of general research and is authorized to
receive, examine, and act upon requests for grantsin-aid from the funds allowed. The school graduate committees are advise )ry bodies, assisting in the
examination and evaluat ion of projects for which
funds are requested. A pplications are received
from individual staff me+mbers, or groups, of the
rank of instructor or Iuigher. Grants-in-aid are
awarded for problems th .at give promise of results
of general significance tc learning. Grants may be
used for equipment, ce rtain supplies, wages for
some types of assistance and, if the project has
advanced sufficiently, a part-time or full-time research assistantship or fellowship. Grants are not
intended to provide data for theses leading to advanced degrees, or subject matter for a specific
course, or information of restricted though useful
nature for administrative functions. Each recipient
of a grant is required to present a written progress
report to the Dean of the Graduate School on
June 1 each year. Projects may be renewed for
several years.
NSF and PHS Institutional Grants
The National Science Foundation, since July
1960, has awarded an institutional grant annually
to Oregon State University. The primary purpose
of the grant is to strengthen the general research
functions in mathematical, physical, biological,
social, and engineering sciences as defined by
NSF. These funds may be used to employ research
staff, purchase research equipment, support visiting research specialists, and conduct other research
related activities.
A similar institutional grant program was initi-
ated by the Public Health Service in 1966 for sup-
port of health-related research and training. It is
recommended by the PHS that the institutional
grant be used to meet emerging opportunities in
research, to explore new and unorthodox ideas, to
recognize and support scientific talent earlier and,
in general to utilize funds flexibly and in ways that
will be catalytic both for improving and for fostering additional health research consistent with
broader academic objectives. This grant is designed to complement rather than displace other
Public Health Service awards, and to supplement
institutional funds already devoted to health-
Botany and Plant Pathology: Professors SHAY (department
head), BARTSCH, BISHOP, CAMERON, W. W. CHILCOTE,
COCHRAN, CONVERSE, CORDEN, EVANS, HARDISON, HORNER,
JENSEN, LEACH, PHINNEY, ROTH, SHEA, VAUGHAN, ZAK;
Associate Professors ALLEN, CULVER, DENISON, HAMPTON,
JONES, MALONEY, MCINTIAE, POWELSON, TRAPPE, TRIONE;
Assistant Professors DOOLEY, L. W. MOORE, NELSON.
Entomology: Professors RrrCHER (department head), CROWELL,
KRANTZ, OMAN, RUDINSKY, STEPHEN, SWENSON, TERRIERS;
Associate Professors ANDERSON, GOULDING, NAGEL, ROSEN-
STIEL; Assistant Professors BERRY, KAMM; Research Associate ROBERTS.
Farm Crops: Professors CHILCOTE, COWAN (department head),
FOOTE, FRAKES, FURTICK, GRABE, HILL, HORNER, JENSON,
LEACH, MARTIN, MCGUIRE, RODENHISER; Associate Professors APPLEBY, CALHOUN, CHING, FENDALL, HARDIN, HAU-
related research or research training.
NOLD, KRONSTAD, METZGER, PLUCKNETT, RAMPTON; Assistant
Faculty members may submit applications to
the Research Council for support from institutional
grants at any time.
ROBERTS, SWANSON; Research Associates BOLTON, CARDENAS,
HEPWORTH.
Professors LEE, STAMP; Instructors DANIELSON, MORAN,
Fisheries and Wildlife: Professors SCOTT (department head),
BOND, DOUDOROFF, HORTON, KRUEGER, KUHN, LONG, MII.LEMANN, RAYNER, SIMON, WARREN, WIGHT; Associate Professors BREESE, CHADWICK, DAVIS, FRYER, HALL, MCNEIL,
Agricultural Experiment Station
WILBUR TARLTON COONEY,
G. BURTON WOOD,
M.S., Dean of Agriculture.
Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director.
WILSON H. FOOTE, Ph.D., Assistant Director.
ROBERT W. HENDERSON,
Ph.D., Assistant Director.
RALPH A. SOLUM, Fiscal Officer.
SHUMWAY, VERTS, VoHs; Assistant Professors CAMPBELL,
DONALDSON, GARRISON, LIGHTFOOT, SNOW, WAGNER; Instructors COURTRIGHT, JUNTUNEN, LANTZ, REDMOND.
Food Science and Technology: Professors SCHULTZ (department head), CAIN, MORGAN, SAMUELS, SINNHUBER; Associate Professors ANGLEMIER, BILLS, CRAWFORD, KRUMPERMAN,
LAW, MCGILL, MONTGOMERY, WALES, YANG; Assistant Professors BEAVERS, BODYFELT, SCANLAN, VARSEVELD, WROLSTAD,
Agricultural Chemistry: Professors FREED (department head),
SETH, TERRIERS, WESWIG; Associate Professors BEAUDREAU,
FANG, LnNs, TINSLEY; Assistant Professors ADAMS, HAQUE,
MORRIS, WHANGER; Research Associates BUHLER, CALDWELL, CLAEYS, DEENEY, DEJMAL, GILLETT, LINDSTROM,
Lu, MOSTAFA, SCOTT.
Agricultural Economics: Professors CASTLE (department head),
BECKER, BLANCH, BROWN, EDWARDS, GAROIAN, HALTER,
MASON, MUMFORD, SirroN; Associate Professors LANGso,
SMITH, STOEVENER, SUTHERLAND; Assistant Professors CONKLIN, JOHNSTON, NELSON, RE ER, REITIC, SEEVERS, STEVENS,
YOUDE, YOUMANS; Instructors COPPEDCE, CROWLEY, HOLLo.
WAY, SHEPARD, THOMAS, VESTERBY.
Agricultural Engineering: Professors KIRK (acting department
head), CROPSEY, LONG, SINNARD, WOLFE; Associate Professors BOOSTER, BRANDENBURG, BROOKS, CHRISTENSEN, KLEIN,
PAGE, PARK; Assistant Professors BACKUS, GEORGE; Instructor
VANCE.
Yu; Instructor
SODERQUIST;
Research Associates BAB-
BITT, D. LEE, J. LEE, LIBBEY, NIXON, PAWLOWSKI.
Home Economics Research: Professors STORVICK (department
head), MACKEY, WOODBURN, YEARICK; Associate Professor
MILLER; Assistant Professors BENSON, BUBL, PETERS; Senior
Instructor EDWARDS; Instructor WOODRING.
Horticulture: Professors APPLE (department head),
COMPTON,
FRAZIER, MACK, ROBERTS, WESTWOOD; Associate Professors
BAGGETT, CRABTREE, GARREN, LAGERSTEDT, THOMPSON,
WADSWORTH; Assistant Professors CHAPLIN, FUCHIGAMI,
LAWRENCE, MARTIN, SMITH.
Microbiology: Professors ELLIKER (department head), ANDERSON, MORITA, PARKS, PILCHER, SANDINE; Associate Professors FRYER, PACHA; Research Associate MADYASTHA.
Poultry Science: Professors ARSCOTT (department head), BERNIER, HARPER, PARKER; Assistant Professor DORMINEY.
Soils: Professors CHENEY (department head), BOERSMA, DAW-
Agricultural Information: Professor MASON; Assistant Profes-
SON, GARDNER, HARWARD, JACKSON, KNOX, D. P. MOORE,
TARRANT, YOUNGBERG; Associate Professors DYRNESS, D. G.
MOORE, PARSONS, RAMIG, SIMONSON, VOLK, YOUNG; Assist-
Animal Science: Professors OLDFIELD (department head), Bo-
ant Professors RICKMAN, ULLERY.
sor FLOYD.
CART, CHURCH, ENGLAND, GATES, POULTON, RALSTON; AS-
sociate Professors KENNICK, STOUT, WOLBERG, Wu; Assistant
Professors CHEEKE, HOHENBOKEN, SCHALLIC (emeritus),
STORMASHAK, SWANSON, WINWARD; Senior Instructor ADAIR;
Instructor MEYERS.
Atmospheric Sciences: Associate Professor LowRY; Assistant
Professor BATES.
Statistics: Professors CALVIN (department head), PETERSEN;
Assistant Professors HARTMANN, LAND, RowE, YATES.
Veterinary Medicine: Professors PETERSEN (acting department
head), BONE, KNAPP, SMITH; Associate Professors DOST,
HALL, HARR, MATTSON; Assistant Professors ERICKSON,
HELFER, STEVENS; Research Associate ARMSTRONG.
Research and Extension
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Branch Experiment Stations: Professors GROSS, McARTHuR,
MELLENTHIN, ROHDE, TICKNOR; Associate Professors COYIER,
HOFFMAN, JOHNSON, LOMBARD, MARTIN, PUMPHREY,
RALEIGH, RAMIG, WESTIGARD, YUNGEN, ZwICK; Assistant
Professors CARTER, CLAYPOOL, DAVIDSON, EI.LER, FITCH,
MCDERMID, RYDRYCH, SNEVA; Senior Instructor SHEETS;
Research Associate FACTEAU.
The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was organized
July 1, 1888, in accordance with the Hatch Act of 1887. It now
includes a central station at Corvallis and twelve branch stations
so located as to cover the varying agricultural conditions of Oregon. It investigates problems in agriculture, home economics,
forestry, fisheries, and wildlife; its general objectives follow: (1)
Conservation and efficient use of the State's natural resources
including soil, water, fish, wildlife, forest, and ranges and their
management integrated to provide the greatest public good.
(2) Increasing efficiency of agricultural and forest production.
(3) Improving the processing, distribution, and marketing of
products of agriculture and forestry. (4) Testing and developing new crops and new uses for old crops. (5) Collecting and
analyzing basic information needed in development of compre-
hensive agricultural and forestry programs and policies. (6)
Advancement of human well-being through research in selection, preparation, and preservation of food; determining of
human nutrition requirements; and role of food in maintaining
optimal health; selection, construction, and care of clothing and
household fabrics.
The Station cooperates with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the U. S. Department of the Interior, other Federal and
State agencies, and the counties in which the branch stations
are located. A number of Federal scientists are located in Oregon
working on problems of a regional nature.
The Agricultural Research Division of the Station is made
up of seventeen campus departments and twelve branch stations. Some staff members devote full time to Station research
while others cooperate in instruction, research, or extension
programs in the Schools of Agriculture, Science, Engineering,
Forestry, and Home Economics. In addition, some 150 graduate
students devote half` ime to research as Research Assistants.
Research equipment and facilities are frequently used in undergraduate instruction programs and many undergraduates obtain
part-time employment on the Station's research projects.
The research is aimed at problem solving and covers all
phases of agricultural production, processing, and marketing;
conservation, management, and use of renewable natural resources-soil, water, range, fish, and wildlife; human nutrition
and home economics; the environmental sciences; and basic
biological sciences which support the applied fields. Increasing
attention is being devoted to basic research-the fundamental
discoveries and knowledge essential to solving problems.
With the diversity of growing conditions in the State, the
establishment of off-campus programs, including the branch
stations, has been necessary. Crops and animals are produced in
areas with rainfall varying from 8 to 100 inches, altitudes ranging from sea level to a mile high, a growing season extending
from 63 to 283 days, and on land including more than 400 different soil types.
The research departments are indicated in faculty list above.
The branch experiment stations are John Jacob Astor (Astoria),
Eastern Oregon (Union), Klamath (Klamath Falls), Malheur
(Ontario), Mid-Columbia (Hood River), North Willamette
(Aurora), Pendleton (Pendleton), Sherman (Moro), Southern
Oregon (Medford), Squaw Butte (Burns), Umatilla (Hermiston), and Central Oregon (Redmond).
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Permanent field units or laboratories are maintained for re-
search at Milton-Freewater for beef feeding, Newport and Port
Orford for marine problems, Astoria for seafood processing, and
Brookings for lily-bulb production.
Engineering Experiment Station
C. E., Dean, School of Engineering,
and Director, Engineering Experiment Station.
FREDRICK JOSEPH BURGESS,
JAMES GEORGE KNUDSEN, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, School of Engi-
neering, in charge, Engineering Experiment Station.
Engineering School Graduate Committee: J. G. KNUDSEN
(chairman), F. J. BURGESS, R. D. OLLEMAN, J. L. RIGGS,
J. R. WELTY, J. H. HERzoc, T. J. FITZGERALD, C. E. SMITH,
J. W. WOLFE, S. A. STONE.
By act of the Board of Regents of Oregon State College on
May 4, 1927, the Engineering Experiment Station was established at Corvallis to serve the State in a manner broadly outlined by the following policy:
To serve the industries, utilities, professional engineers, public departments, and engineering teachers by making investigations of significance and interest to them.
To stimulate and elevate engineering education by developing the research spirit in faculty and students.
To publish and distribute through bulletins, circulars, and
technical articles in periodicals the results of such studies, surveys, tests, investigations, and research as will be
of greatest benefit to the people of Oregon, and particularly to the State's industries, utilities, and professional
engineers.
The Engineering Experiment Station is an integral part of
the School of Engineering. All staff members and laboratory facilities of the Engineering School are available for the investigative work of the station to the extent of funds allocated or contributed for this purpose. Much of the work of the station has
been made possible by the assistance of industries and state and
national associations. Inquiries concerning cooperative projects
are welcomed.
The dean of engineering is the director of the Engineering
Experiment Station and guides the operation of the station to
conform with state and institutional policies. The assistant dean
of engineering acts as the administrator in charge, technical edi-
tor of publications, and as chairman of the station executive
council composed of senior station staff representing the various
departments of the School of Engineering. The active staff is
composed of members of the instructional staff who may be interested in various specific research projects, or of research fellows who are pursuing graduate study and are assigned to parttime work in the Station. Experts who are especially qualified
by training and experience to advise on the investigations in
certain fields have been appointed to the staff as special counselors. Among these are executives and engineers representing
major industries of Oregon and the Northwest, prominent con-
sulting engineers, and leading engineers of Federal agencies
and State departments. Some technical assistants have been
supported by manufacturers and industrial associations interested
in working out specific problems.
Forest Research Laboratory
remote sensing of the forest environment; with the relationship
of forestry activities to the quality and quantity of water in
CARL HENRY STOLTENBERG, Ph.D., Dean, Director.
DALE NESTRUD BEVER, M. F., Assistant Director.
RuDoLPH MARTIN KALLANDER, M. F., Assistant Director.
WILBUR T. VARAH, Fiscal Officer.
Forest Engineering: Professors DAMES (department head),
JEMISON, O'LEARY; Associate Professors BEUTER, FROEHLICH;
Assistant Professors BROWN, GAY.
Forest Management: Professors Du.won H (department head),
BERG, CHING, FERRELL, KENISTON, LAVENDER, OVERTON,
ROTH, WHEELER, YOUNGBERG; Associate Professors BELL,
BLACK, HERMANN, HoovEN, IRCENS-MOLLER, NACEL, NEWTON,
PAINE, SUTHERLAND, WARING; Assistant Professors
KANCUR, STREEBY, ZAERR;
ELFERS, STRAND, ZIPPERER.
Assistants ARNEY, DOERKSEN,
Forest Products: Professors RESCH (department head), ATHERTON, ELI.IS, ESPENAS, McKI MMY; Associate Professors BuBLITZ, CORDER, CURRIER, GRAHAM, JOHNSON, KRAHMER,
LAVER, MCMAHON, WELLONS; Assistant Professors KozLrK,
LIN, MILLER; Instructors KUNESH, POLENSEK; Assistants
forest streams; and with the effect of various public and private
forestry programs on the forest economy and all Oregon residents. Forest products research is concerned with basic wood
properties, the relationship of tree growth to wood quality, timber mechanics and wood engineering, wood and bark chemistry,
pulp and paper, manufactured products, forest products processing and marketing, improved utilization, wood seasoning, wood
treatment and preservation, and with the alleviation of air and
water pollution. The Forest Research Laboratory helps support
research activities of graduate students in forest genetics, forest
economics, forest tree physiology, forest biometrics, forest hydrology, forest ecology, forest entomology, forest pathology,
forest soils, and wood science with emphases in wood chemistry,
wood physics, and wood structure and anatomy.
The Laboratory supplies results of research and provides
technical information to forest land owners and managers, to
manufacturers and users of forest products, to leaders of government and industry, and to others who are interested. The
Laboratory also undertakes cooperative research financed by
individuals, corporations, associations, and government agencies. Field experiments in forest genetics, young-growth manage-
ment, forest hydrology, and reforestation are maintained on
lands of the School of Forestry and of public and private cooperating agencies.
LOVELAND, SIEBEN.
Forestry research at Oregon State University began in the
1920's. In 1941 an appropriation from the State general fund
was made available for forest products research. State forestry
research activities were expanded in 1947 when a forest products
harvest tax was established to finance additional research. The
program was given further impetus in 1957 with construction
of the Oregon Forest Research Center in Corvallis, providing
new facilities for the state forestry research program administered by the Forest Protection and Conservation Committee.
In 1961, the staff and functions of the Oregon Forest Research Center were transferred to Oregon State University when
the Legislative Assembly enacted a law directing the State
Board of Higher Education to establish a Forest Research Laboratory at Oregon State University. The statute also provided
for the establishment of advisory committees of representatives
from forest industry and public forestry agencies. As a result,
the forestry research program benefits from the advice and counsel of advisory committees in forest management and in forest
products.
The program of the Forest Research Laboratory is conducted by the faculty of the School of Forestry and cooperating
faculty in other departments of the University. It constitutes
one of the largest university forestry research programs in the
Sea-Grant Institutional Program
H. F. FROLANDER, Ph.D., Coordinator.
Advisory Committee
E. N. CASTLE, Head, Department of Agricultural Economics.
THOMAS G. SCOTT, Head, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
F. J. BURGESS, Head, Department of Civil Engineering.
J. G. KNUnsEN, Director, Engineering Experiment Station.
JOHN V. BYRNE, Chairman, Department of Oceanography.
IvAN PRATT, Professor of Zoology.
JOE Cox, Assistant Director, Federal Cooperative Extension
Service.
The Oregon State University Sea-Grant Institutional Program is supported by a grant from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and by a matching state appropriation. The program includes training, research, and advisory
activities in the Marine Sciences and Technology including
marine biology, marine fisheries, aquiculture, seafood processing,
marine
minerals, marine economics, ocean engineering, and
nation. The program is designed to provide information which
will enable wiser public and private decisions concerning the
oceanography at Oregon State University; research in ocean law
at the University of Oregon; and training in marine oceanographic, and fishing technology at Clatsop Community College.
Faculty and students from the Departments of Agricultural
Oregon's forests produce increased yields of wood products,
water, forage, fish, wildlife, and recreation; wood products are
harvested and used more efficiently, forests are used more in-
Economics, Business Administration, Fisheries and Wildlife,
management and use of Oregon ,s forest resources and the operation of her wood-using industries. As a result of this research,
tensively and effectively; employment, production, and profitability in dependent industries is strengthened; and assistance is
provided in maintaining a quality environment for Oregon's
people.
Activities are organized into three areas: Forest Engineering,
Forest Management, and Forest Products. Forest Engineering is
concerned with logging planning, road layout and design, timber
transportation, and logging systems. Forest Management studies
are concerned with physiological and ecological behavior of
forest trees and plants, reforestation techniques, tree improvement, and control of forest damage by animals; with improved
cultural practices, growth and yields of young-growth forests;
Food Science and Technology, Botany, Microbiology, Zoology,
Oceanography, Pharmacognosy, and from Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering are actively participating
in the various programs.
The Sea-Grant Program is an integrated interdisciplinary
plan which emphasizes marine food resources. Resources of the
University are applied to the solution of problems which relate
to the production and utilization of food from the sea. Research
and training programs involve both estuaries and open ocean.
The Marine Science Center at Newport is the coastal hub
of the Sea-Grant Program. The Marine Biology Laboratory at
Port Orford, the Netarts Bay research area, the Seafoods Laboratory at Astoria, and the various outlying research facilities
near Corvallis are also important elements in the Sea-Grant
Program.
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RESEARCH CENTERS
Air Resources Center
ROBERT M. ALEXANDER, Director
WILLIAM H. BUCKLEY, Executive Secretary
Advisory Committee
RICHARD W. BOUBEL, Professor of Mechanical Engineering;
VIRGIL H. FREED, Head, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Director, Environmental Health Sciences Center;
E. WENDELL HEWSON, Chairman, Department of Atmospheric Sciences; R. M. KALLANDER, Assistant Dean, School
of Forestry; J. RALPH SHAY, Head, Department of Botany
and Plant Pathology.
The Air Resources Center provides for a comprehensive
multidisciplinary approach to the identification of atmospheric
pollution problems and contributes to their solution by bringing
together qualified scientists in the atmospheric sciences, agricultural and biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, forestry,
biometrics, economics, political science, and other social sciences.
The Center facilitates the development and coordination of
programs for (1) research on air resource problems, (2) train-
ing graduate students in disciplines related to air resources, (3)
training technicians in air pollution control technology in a joint
effort with the Oregon Technical Institute, and (4) short courses,
seminars, and intensive post-graduate instruction offered as short
term institutes for industry and government personnel concerned with aspects of air pollution abatement and control.
Major efforts are devoted to air pollution problems that are
unique to, or of major importance in, the Pacific Northwest.
Among these are air pollution problems resulting from field
burning, forest waste disposal, and effluents from manufacturing
activities such as aluminum plants and the pulp and paper in-
function of the Center. Developments in this latter area include
computer assisted registration, on-line systems for admissions
processing, faculty and staff personnel records, library acquisitions, and student health center billing.
The computing facilities of the Center include: a Control
Date 3300, a PDP-8, and ATHENA. These machines are available for the support of instructional and research programs. A
small research computer, NEBULA, has been constructed under
the sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research. A Calma Com-
pany Digitizer is available for the conversion of data from
analog graphical form to digital form on magnetic tape. The
CDC 3300 operates under OS-3, a time-sharing system designed and developed by the Computer Center. A network of
more than 180 remote computer consoles has been installed
on the OSU campus and at other colleges in Oregon to make
facilities more readily accessible to users. These consoles permit
direct access to the Control Data 3300 computer.
The Computer Center provides, in addition to computational facilities, mathematical and statistical consulting services
for the formulation and analysis of problems and for considera-
tions for new computer systems. A variety of instructional materials including video tapes have been prepared to assist stu-
dents, faculty, and others to acquire an understanding of competers.. and a facility with the many specialized programs and
languages available.
Faculty members associated with the Center are engaged in
research and development activities in computer science and in
use of computer systems, including projects in numerical methods of computation, programming systems and conversational
languages, automata theory, computer organization, file-based
systems, and instrumentation for computers and computer
dustry. These are matters of some urgency in western Oregon
where the pollution potential is high because of surface and
meteorological conditions.
The Air Resources Center also serves as a source of informa-
systems.
tion for state and regional air pollution control agencies, for
V. H. FREED, Ph.D., Director.
industry, and for the general public. Close coordination is maintained with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
J. M. WITT, Ph.D., Executive Secretary.
and three regional authorities:
Columbia Willamette, Mid-
Willamette, and Lane Regional.
Computer Center
L. C. HUNTER, Ph.D., Professor, Director.
T. L. YATES, M.S., Assistant Professor, Manager, Administrative
Systems.
G. D. ROSE, M.S., Research Associate, Assistant to Director,
Manager of Operating Systems Development and Maintenance.
Environmental Health Sciences Center
Executive Committee:
E. N. CASTLE, C. H. WANG, L. D. CALVIN, C. E. WARREN,
W. R. CROOKS, D. C. PHILLIPS, J. D. LATTIN, R. M. ALEXANDER.
The Environmental Health Sciences Center was established
in 1967 as an organizational unit under the Vice President for
Research and Graduate Studies to provide coordination and
stimulation of environmental health training and research.
The problem of environmental quality and its effect on
human welfare is becoming increasingly complex as both our
population and technology expand. The ultimate solution to en-
T. R. BRANTNER, B.S., Research Associate, Assistant to Director,
Manager of Business Affairs.
J. W. FRYKLuND, M.S., Research Associate, Manager of On-line
Hardware and Software Systems Development.
R. A. DAVIS, B.S., Research Associate, Manager of Operations
and Applications Programming.
Assistant Professor: J. DAVIS.
vironmental problems requires strong, coordinated, interdisci-
Instructors: BACHELOR, BRENNE.
fisheries and wildlife, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, ecology, psychology, mathematics, economics, engineering, humani-
Research Associates: BAUGHMAN, MAHAN, MURRAY, OCHS,
PORTER, SCHEURMAN, THOENNES.
The Computer Center was established in 1965 as a separate
organizational unit under the Dean of Administration to provide
a focal point for computer-related activities on campus. Its
functions include computational services, scientific consulting
services, support of computer science programs and instruction
in computers, and research basic to computers and computer
systems. Administrative, computer based systems are also a key
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plinary efforts from many subject matter areas, both to develop
persons qualified in this field and to generate new knowledge.
The Environmental Health Sciences Center brings together
research workers, advisers, faculty affiliates, and teachers from
many departments with a wide variety of professional capabiliincluding: chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, nuclear
chemistry, biology, entomology, agronomy, botany, food science,
ties,
ties and social sciences.
The broad mission of the Center is to facilitate and encourage research, training, and support of qualified graduate students; sponsor conferences, symposia, and meetings for both
student training and public communication; and to serve as an
interdisciplinary resource group to state and local governmental
agencies and society at large on problems relating to man's
health and well-being and the management of the environment.
Examples of specific areas of interest include toxicology of en-
vironmental microchemical pollutants, movement of chemicals
in the environment, utilization of solid waste products, chemical
waste disposal, area planning and environmental engineering,
economic factors of environmental quality, and mathematical
modeling of environmental problems.
The Environmental Health Sciences Center is interested not
only in research and public service, but in the training of qualified professional people in this field. Accordingly, the Environmental Health Sciences Center offers traineeships for support of
graduate students interested in preparing for a career in environmental health sciences. The student will normally major in one
of the traditional subject matter departments and augment this
training with courses designed to give him both understanding
and perspective. Such courses have been developed through the
cooperation of subject matter departments and the Center.
The administrative office of the Center is located in Weniger
Hall; however, the research facilities are a part of and are located in the various cooperating departments.
International Plant Protection Center
W. R. FURTICK, Ph.D., Director.
L. F. TAYLOR, Ph.D., Assistant Director.
Advisory Committee: G. B. WooD, G. R. SITTON, R. M. KALLANDER, G. CRABTREE, J. R. SHAY, V. H. FREED.
The International Plant Protection Center was established
in 1969 to increase the capability of Oregon State University
to conduct effective research, extension, and instructional programs in plant protection at the state level and as an aid to
developing nations. The Center coordinates domestic and intemational programs in plant protection, including programs in
entomology, plant pathology, weed control, and control of
other pests of crops and their stored products. These programs
are now centered largely in the various departments in the
School of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station,
but also involve participation of the Computer Center and other
university areas.
Coordinating
activities include contacts with federal
agencies, foundations, private industry, other countries, other
universities, and with departments and schools of Oregon State
University.
Marine Science Center
Newport, Oregon
WAYNE V. BURT, Ph.D., Sc.D., Director.
THOMAS G. SCOTT, Ph.D., Associate Director.
Yaquina Marine Biology Laboratory
Professor JOEL W. HEDGPETH, Head.
Assistant Professor J. J. GoNOR.
Research Associates ROBERT E. OLSON, R. G. REDMOND,
D. A. YOUNG.
Research Assistants Unclassified ANJA ROBINSON, ALAN
THUM.
Pacific Fisheries Laboratory
Associate Professor W. J. McNEIL, Head.
Assistant Professors R. S. CALDWELL, C. D. SNOW.
Associate Professors W. P. BREESE, BARRY FISHER.
Research Assistants Unclassified N. E. STEWART, J. A.
BUTLER.
Marine Advisory Program
Professor WILLIAM Q. WICK, Leader.
Instructor DONALD E. GILES, Marine Science Education.
Oregon State University is a regional center for all types
of marine research and instruction. Off-campus activities are
concentrated at a 49-acre site on the south shore of Yaquina
Bay, about a mile from the ocean. A large dock on the main
ship channel will accommodate research vessels up to 250 feet
in length. Vessels up to 80 feet are accommodated by a smaller
clock and boat basin.
The Center was opened in 1965. The main laboratory build-
ing is divided into three wings which contain 38,000 square
feet of floor space. One wing houses the Yaquina Marine Biology
Laboratory with facilities for research and instruction in marine
biology and oceanography. An auditorium and public aquariummuseum are located in the central wing, along with two other
meeting rooms. The third wing houses the Pacific Fisheries
Laboratory with facilities for research and instruction in fisheries, marine botany, pollution biology, and engineering. A non-
toxic seawater system provides seawater free of metal contaminants to the aquarium and all biological laboratories. Dormitory-type sleeping accommodations are available for eight
men and six women.
A laboratory, constructed at the Center by the Fish Commis-
sion of Oregon in 1970, houses research activities of this commission and the Oregon State Game Commission.
A program of research and instruction is being developed in
cooperation with the departments of Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Civil Engineering, Fisheries and Wildlife, and Oceanography. The laboratory is operating on a twelve-month basis.
An experimental oyster hatchery is located in the Pacific Fisheries Laboratory.
Research workers may sample open-ocean organisms from
the oceanographic vessels Yaquina, Cayuse, and Paiute and
estuarine organisms from half a dozen small boats operated from
the Center. Research units from the Environmental Protection
Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are housed at the Center. Extension educators work with
the commercial fishing industry, citizens, and governmental
groups to activate research results. Educational materials on
many phases of marine science are prepared and distributed to
the public through television, radio, newspapers, and leaflets.
Public education and extension programs in oceanography
and marine resources management are offered at the Center and
to a limited extent throughout Oregon. Each year, more than
two hundred thousand people visit the public aquariummuseum, attend conferences and seminars, participate in public
lecture series or university credit courses, or view films and slide
programs on marine science at the Center. About thirteen thousand elementary and high school students annually participate in
graded exercises during visits to the Center.
Radiation Center
CHIN H. WANG, Ph.D., Director.
The Radiation Center is a campus-wide research and training
facility designed to accommodate programs involving the use of
radioisotopes and radiation. Housed in the Center are major
nuclear and radiation devices, including a TRIGA-II research
nuclear reactor (licensed to be operated at 1,000 Kw steadypower level and 3,000 Megawatts in the pulsing mode), an
AGN-201 training nuclear reactor, a 3,300 curie cobalt-60
source, a 300 kVp x-ray generator, a number of multichannel
analyzers and associated detectors, a 14 Mev neutron generator,
neutron diffraction apparatus, neutron radiography facility, and
a variety of instruments for radiation measurement and monitoring. Special facilities include laboratories for large and small
animal experiments and plant experiments.
Staff members of the Radiation Center receive joint appointments in the Center and the appropriate academic departments.
The Center staff provide services such as consultation on the
feasibility of design and execution of radioisotope and radiation
experiments; hazard evaluation of experiments or devices involving use of radioisotopes or other ionizing radiation; nuclear
engineering; nuclear power plants; neutron activation analysis;
neutron radiography; neutron diffraction experiments; radiation
effects on biological systems; radiation dosimetry; production of
short-lived radioisotopes; and problems of nuclear instrumentation and radioactive-waste disposal.
The Center laboratories are available to all campus research
workers and instruction programs requiring such facilities.
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Genetics Institute
Nutrition Research Institute
CLARA A. STORVICK, Ph.D., Director.
RALPH BOGART, Ph.D., Director.
Emeritus Professors: M. L. FINcKE, J. R. HAAG, G. TANK.
Professors: P. E. BERNIER, L. D. CALVIN, K. L. CHAMBERS,
K. K. CHING, J. R. COWAN, E. J. DORNFELD, D. C. ENGLAND,
W. H. FOOTE, R. V. FRAKEs, W. A. FRAZIER, J. A. HARPER,
IRWIN ISENBERG, W. S. OVERTON, L. W. PARKS, W. E.
SANDINE, J. R. SHAY, R. C. SIMON, W. P. STEPHEN, R. M.
STORM, C. H. WANG.
Professors: G. H. ARSCOTT, R. R. BECKER, W. B. BROWN, D. O.
CHILCOTE, D. C. CHURCH, O. C. COMPTON, M. D. DAWSON,
E. M. DICKINSON, P. R. ELLIKER, H. J. EVANS, V. H. FREED,
B. E. HAWTHORNE, T. L. JACKSON, H. M. KRUEGER, D. P.
MOORE, O. H. MUTH, J. E. OLDFIELD, R. C. PETERSON,
K. S. PILCHER, A. T. RALSTON, W. E. SANDINE, H. W.
Associate Professors: J. R. BAGGETT, ROBERT CAMPBELL, T. M.
CHING, P. DAWSON, D. K. FRASER, PATRICIA HARRIS, ALFRED HAUNOLD, W. E. KRONSTAD, R. J. METZGER, H.
IRGENS-MOLLER, D. S. NACHTWEY, A. OWCZARZAK, PAUL
ROBERTS, R. R. SH.EN, F. M. STOUT.
Assistant Professors: D. L. COPES, R. H. KLIEwER, FRANCIS
LAWRENCE, KENNETH ROWE, F. C. SORENSON, MAXINE M.
THOMPSON.
SCHULTZ, R. O. SINNHUBER, C. A. STORVICK, L. C. TERBIERE,
I. J. TINSLEY, C. H. WANG, P. H. WESWIG, G. B. WOOD,
M. J. WOODBURN, E. S. YEARICK.
Associate Professors: R. H. ALVARADO, A. F. ANGLEMIER,
G. S. BEAUDREAU, D. R. BUHLER, D. L. CRAWFORD, W.
GAMBLE, RALPH GARREN, J. W. GILLETT, L. K. LAW, D. J.
LEE, D. E. MATTSON, L. T. MILLER, F. M. STOUT, J. H.
WALES, P. D. WHANGER.
Assistant Professors: F. W. ADAMS, E. M. BENSON, J. M. PETERS,
W. C. RENFRO.
Established in 1963, the Genetics Institute serves to integrate
the research activities in genetics carried on by personnel in the
biological science departments of the University. The function
of the Institute is to strengthen genetics as a unifying discipline
for biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. The Genetics Institute is administered by a director, assisted by an elected Genetics Board. The Institute staff comprises some 33 geneticists
from the several departments in the Schools of Agriculture, Forestry, and Science.
Extensive facilities for genetics research are provided by
the departments with which the geneticists are affiliated. Active
research is under way in the following areas: formal genetics,
molecular and biochemical genetics, radiation genetics, cytology
and cytogenetics, evolution and speciation, quantitative ge-
plant genetics and
improvement, animal genetics and improvement, and forest
genetics. These facilities and the competent faculty provide
netics,
microbial and fungal
genetics,
outstanding opportunities for graduate teaching and research.
Instructors: M. A. EDWARDS, M. J. WOODRING.
Established in 1965, this Institute recognizes that food needs
and resources constitute a continuing problem of civilization.
It has as its broad objectives the stimulation, encouragement,
facilitation, and coordination of research efforts in the varied
fields of nutrition as practiced in the departments and schools
of Oregon State University. These objectives are served through
the sponsorship of interdepartmental and institutional seminars,
symposia, and workshops, through coordination of nutrition
course offerings, and through facilitating entry of qualified
scientists and graduate students into nutrition research through
their particular disciplines. With the counsel of an Advisory
Board, the Institute is administered by a Director under the
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies with the cooperation of the Dean of Administration. The deans of Agriculture, Home Economics, Science, and the Graduate School
serve as consultants to the Institute.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute
Science Research Institute
CImi H. WANG, Ph.D., Director
Professors: A. W. ANDERSON, RALPH BOGART, H. T. EASTERDAY,
H. J. EVANS, D. J. KIMELDORF, S. E. KNAPP, J. C. KNUDSEN,
D. B. NICODEMUS, T. H. NORRIS, J. E. OLDFIELD, O. G.
PAAscHE, ROMAN SCHMITT, R. O. SINNHUBER, E. D. TROUT.
Associate Professors: D. R. BUHLER, MALCOLM DANIELS, S. C.
FANG, V. A. MADSEN, R. R. MICHAEL, D. S. NACHTWEY,
D. J. REED, J. C. RINGLE, A. H. ROBINSON, L. W. SWENSON,
D. L. WILLIS.
Assistant Professors: W. W. S. Au, PETER FESSENDEN, W. V.
FORSTER, K. HORNYIK, A. G. JOHNSON, T. G. KELLEY,
R. W. NEWBURGH, Acting Director.
A. B. SCOTT, Assistant Director.
Professors: R. R. BECK R, I. ISENBERG, W. D. Loomis, D. L.
MACDONALD, R. W. NEWBURGH, A. B. SCOTT, C. H. WANG,
K. E. VAN HOLDE.
Associate Professors: D. J. BAISTED, F. W. DECKER, F. N. DosT,
W. GAMBLE, D. J. REED.
Assistant Professors: S. ANDERSON, R. D. DYSON, W. C. JOHNSON, J. A. KIGER, JR.
WALTER LOVELAND, G. M. MOORE.
This Institute functions as a coordination body on curricular
matters at the graduate and undergraduate levels in nuclear
science and engineering and implements fellowship programs,
graduate training programs, short-course programs, and seminar
programs that are not managed by individual departments and
are interdisciplinary in nature. It was established in 1966.
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Organized in 1952, this Institute operates within the framework of the School of Science. It has three functions: to assist
scientists at Oregon State in obtaining support for research
projects; to aid in expediting their research programs and
promote interdisciplinary research; and to pursue an active
research program fitted to the interest and competence of the
Institute staff.
Principal quarters of the Institute are in Weniger Hall, with
facilities also in Gilbert Hall. Current studies include projects in
biochemistry, biophysics, organic chemistry, solid state chemistry, electrochemistry, microbiology, entomology, plant pathology, and pharmacology. They derive support from OSU, government agencies, foundations, and industrial concerns. Staff mem-
hers and research assistants receive joint appointments in the
Institute and the appropriate teaching departments.
Water Resources Research Institute
ROBERT M. ALEXANDER, Director.
watershed lands and associated field equipment, soils laboratories, water and waste treatment plants, experimental waste
treatment facilities, freshwater and marine science laboratories
including oceanographic research vessels, experimental streams,
an electronic computing center, a hydraulics laboratory, and a
radiation center. Research assistantships and fellowships are
available through many of the member departments, and the
Institute provides support for selected portions of the research
and training program in water resources.
The Institute works closely with federal and state agencies.
Seminars are sponsored each quarter and the papers published;
a periodic newsletter is disseminated both on and off campus;
special reports are given wide distribution. Research projects
are underway in the areas of water supply and quality, planning
and management, systems analysis, and legal complexities.
WILLIAM H. BUCKLEY, Executive Secretary.
The Water Resources Research Institute was established in
1960 to foster, encourage, and facilitate research and education
Transportation Research Institute
related to all factors that affect the quantity and quality of
water available for beneficial use. The Institute is administered
through the Schools of Agriculture, Engineering, and Forestry
EMERY N. CASTLE, Ph.D., Director.
and its members include all personnel in higher learning in
Oregon who are engaged in water resources research and training. The membership currently numbers about 180 persons in
20 different departments.
Extensive facilities are available to Institute members and
students
for research and training. These include forested
The Transportation Research Institute brings together the
resources of the institution for research on transportation of agricultural and forest products, maintenance and operation problems in the trucking industry, traffic problems, and other problems related to the transportation industry.
Extension
Division of Continuing Education
R. DUANE ANDREWS, Director
Extension Hall Annex, OSU Campus, Corvallis 97331
LEROY
PIERSON, Administration
1633 SW Park, PSU Campus, Portland 97207
ROBERT NICHOLAS, Programming
1633 SW Park, PSU Campus, Portland 97207
Continuing Education, a division of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, administers a diversified program of
adult education throughout the state. As an agency of the
Chancellor's office, the Division extends both credit and noncredit courses from the State System colleges and universities.
It also develops seminars, workshops, conferences, consultant
services, and special programs in many fields. The Division's
program of lifelong learning encompasses courses for business
and industry, engineering and technology, health sciences, social
welfare, civil defense, religion, communications, nursing, community planning, liberal arts, science, contemporary problems,
and others. Qualified adults may arrange with institutions to
work toward degrees in these classes, most of which are held
or they may choose to audit courses for personal
enrichment or professional advancement. Regional offices are
located on state campuses in Ashland, Corvallis, Eugene,
Klamath Falls, LaGrande, Monmouth, and Portland. Other programming offices are located at Salem and Coos Bay.
evenings,
Oregon Educational Broadcasting extends many cultural and
informative programs for the Division, plus a limited number of
credit classes. Broadcasts beamed from KOAP-TV and KOAP-
FM in Portland, and on KOAC-TV and KOAC-AM in Corvallis,
reach a potential 83% of Oregon's population.
The Division's Office of Independent Study, located at
Eugene, brings learning to Oregon's doorstep with correspondence courses on both the college credit and high school
credit levels. Nearly 5,000 students are enrolled in such courses
currently.
Audiovisual Instruction, located on campus at Corvallis,
manages one of the largest educational film and tape libraries
in western United States. A constantly changing selection of
motion picture films, tape recordings, slides, and other audiovisual aids are available to schools, colleges, community groups,
and the general public. AVI also offers consulting services for
planning and producing educational
films.
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Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Administrations
WILBUR T. COONEY, M.S., Dean of Agriculture.
plants, dairying, agricultural engineering, entomology, farm
management, range management, forestry, horticulture, plant
pathology, poultry, soils, and fish and wildlife management.
Marketing and Utilization of Agricultural and Forest Prodacts. Work with marketing firms is emphasized. Objectives are to
JACKSON W. Ross, M.S., Assistant Director.
create greater efficiencies in processing, handling, and distribution through the application of new technology and improved
marketing practices; to expand the market for Oregon farm products; and to get rapid adjustment by farmers, consumers, and
marketing firms to changes in technology, supply, and demand.
JEAN W. SCHEEL, M.A., Assistant Director.
volved include food technology, dairy technology, and wood
LEE R. KOLMER, Ph.D., Director, Associate Dean of Agriculture.
JOSEPH
R. Cox, M.S., Assistant Director.
ANN LITCHFIELD, Ph.D., Assistant Director.
H. JOE MYERS, M.S., State Leader, 4-H and Youth.
WILLIAM G. NIBLER, M.Ed., State Leader, County Extension
Programs.
In addition to agricultural economics, subject matter fields intechnology.
Home Economics and Consumer Education. Areas include
child development and human and family relations, foods and
nutrition, home management and equipment, family economics,
clothing and textiles, housing, and home furnishings. The
project contributes toward economic well being, desirable
human relationships, assumption of civic responsibilities, and
Supervision
TURNER BOND, M.S., Extension District Supervisor.
Louis M. OESTER, Ed.M., Extension District Supervisor.
Cooperative Extension provides informal education to adults
and youth throughout the state. Its basic mission is to extend
to the citizenry of the state the findings of research and provide
leadership for the application of this knowledge in the solution
of problems people have identified as priority needs.
Extension offers all forms of off-campus instruction and
assistance in those phases of agriculture, home economics, and
related subjects that can be practically adapted to the needs
of the people of the state. Unique teaching methods have been
developed, important among which is organization for self-help,
to bring widespread application of the principles presented.
Thousands of Oregon citizens provide volunteer leadership or
teaching to assist with Extension educational programs in 4-H
Club and adult home economics.
Extension Projects. To assure maximum efficiency, extension
work is conducted on the basis of planned projects. These re-
quire approval by the proper OSU authority and the U. S.
Secretary of Agriculture before Federal and State funds appropriated for the work may be expended. The projects from
which citizens of the State are receiving benefit include:
Administration-provides overall direction and leadership
for Extension's statewide educational programs, staff training,
and other personnel functions.
Extension Information-dissemination of information through
mass media of communication, including servicing and training
of personnel in communications methods, and development and
use of mass media and visual aids. Part of this project is supported jointly with the Division of Continuing Education.
Agricultural and Forestry Production, Management, and
Natural Resource Development. This project is concerned with
the application of science and technology to the organization and
operation of farming and ranching enterprises and the conservation and development of agricultural resources. Subject matter
fields are: animal husbandry, crops, certification of seeds and
" Department Heads of the School of Agriculture have part-time appointment with the Cooperative Extension Service (less than 12 percent).
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appreciation of the land in which we live.
4-H Club and Youth Work. Provides off-campus education
to boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 19 to help them
acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will contribute to
their success as mature citizens in their home, their community,
and their vocation. Agricultural and home economics projects are
emphasized, but many others also are included. Understanding
and appreciation of conservation and natural resource use and
development is a part of the project. Special programs con-
ducted with Oregon elementary school students-mostly sixth
graders-are now reaching over 24,000 students. Many agencies
and school officials cooperate in conducting these programs.
Community Resource Development. Work under this project
is designed to assist Oregon citizens to: understand principles and
develop skills in the organization and leadership of groups; learn
how to proceed systematically in the identification and resolution of public issues-local, state, national, and international; un-
derstand the political process through which public decisions
are achieved and implemented in a democracy; plan and develop public facilities and services in such areas as health, safety,
civil defense, recreation, general economic and social improve-
ment; develop and implement long-range plans for the conservation and use of natural resources in the public interest-land,
water, forests, and wildlife.
Marine Advisory Program-The Marine Advisory Program
is dedicated to the practical, managed exploitation of ocean
resources for the economic, recreational, scientific, and aesthetic
benefit of man. While it is not alone in serving those ends, it
is unique in the marine field for the productive blending of
research and teaching with government and industry. The Marine Advisory Program is the link between people who use the
ocean and people who study and manage it.
The program has expanded toward a total systems approach
for development of marine resources. It has increased effort in
marine economics, seafood technology, marine science information transfer, industrial applications of oceanographic information, marine science education for the public, oceanic environmental prediction for albacore tuna fishermen, and fishing gear
development. Marine extension work has continued in areas
that marine resource users had previously identified as important.
These include providing industrial engineering assistance to
improve efficiency and sanitation in shrimp and crab processing
plants, publishing fisheries newsletters, and responding to problems outlined through personal contacts with the marine public.
Organization and Supervision of County Extension Opera-
tions-provide the basis for conducting the extension program
at the county level.