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Exciting and diverse
educational opportunities are offered
through the graduate
programs of Oregon
State University's 11
colleges which
encompass over 70
major disciplines. A
Land, Sea, and Space
Grant University, OSU
enrolls almost 3,000
graduate students,
representing more
than 90 countries and
every state in
the nation.
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t OSU, maximum opportunity
is provided for the integration
of graduate instruction and
research. The graduate faculty
(1,800 members) is selected on
the basis of training, experience, research,
and evidence of the ability to successfully
direct and supervise graduate students.
All study beyond the bachelor's degree
at Oregon State University is conducted
through the Graduate School. The establishment of departmental graduate programs
and the formulation and direction of
individual student programs are responsibilities of the departments, under the
general rules and requirements of the
Graduate School or on the web at http://
osu.orst.edu..
The information presented in this catalog
concerning graduate programs, degree
requirements, Graduate School rules and
regulations, and specific department
requirements has been condensed. Complete information is available in the OSU
Graduate Catalog which is available from the
Graduate School or onthe web at http://
osu.orst.edu.
ADVANCED DEGREES
The major academic fields in which
advanced degrees are offered by Oregon
State University and the types of degrees
granted in these fields are listed below.
Adult Education-Ed.M.
Agricultural and Resource Economics-M.S.,
Ph.D.
Agricultural Education-M.S.
Agriculture-M.Agr.
Animal Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and
Merchandising-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Applied Anthropology-M.A.
Atmospheric Sciences-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Biochemistry/Biophysics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Bioresource Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Botany and Plant Pathology-M.A., M.S.,
Ph.D.
Business Administration-M.B.A.
Chemical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Chemistry-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Civil Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
College Student Services AdministrationEd.M., M.S.
Comparative Veterinary Medicine-Ph.D.
Computer Science-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Counseling-M.S., Ph.D.
Crop Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Economics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Education-Ed.M., M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering-M.S.,
Ph.D.
English-M.A.
Entomology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Environmental Health Management-M.S.
Environmental Sciences-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Family Resource Management-M.S., Ph.D.
Fisheries Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Food Science and Technology-M.S., Ph.D.
Forest Engineering-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
Forest Products-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
Forest Resources-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
Forest Science-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
Genetics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Geography-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Geology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Geophysics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Health and Safety Administration-M.S.
Health Education-M.S.
History of Science-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Home Economics-M.S.
Horticulture-M.S., Ph.D.
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ADMINISTRATION
THOMAS J. MARESH
Dean
M.S., Ph.D.
Human Performance-M.S., Ph.D.
Industrial Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Studies-M.A.I.S.
Manufacturing Engineering-M.Eng.
Marine Resource Management-M.A., M.S.
Materials Science-M.S.
Mathematics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Mathematics Education-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Microbiology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Biology-Ph.D.
Movement Studies in Disability-M.S.
Nuclear Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Nutrition and Food Management-M.S.,
Ph.D.
Ocean Engineering-M.Oc.E.
Oceanography-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Operations Research-M.A., M.S.
Pharmacy-M.S., Ph.D.
Physics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Plant Physiology-M.S., Ph.D.
Poultry Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Public Health-M.P.H., M.S., Ph.D.
Radiation Health Physics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Rangeland Resources-M.S., Ph.D.
Science Education-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Scientific and Technical CommunicationM.A., M.S.
Soil Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Software Engineering-M.S.E.
Statistics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Teaching-M.A.T.
Toxicology-M.S., Ph.D.
Veterinary Science-M.S.
Wildlife Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Zoology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
MINORS
Any of the majors listed above also may be
taken as minor fields of study as part of a
student's graduate study program. In addition,
the following graduate minors are offered:
Agricultural Chemistry
Anthropology
Art
Community College Education
Community Health
Earth Information Science and Technology
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Gerontology
History
International Agricultural Development
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
JACK F. HIGGINBOTHAM
Associate Dean
MARY S. PRUCHA
Coordinator of
Graduate Services
JANET K. MORANDI
Assistant to the Dean
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Water Resources
Women Studies
Note: Any of the above graduate majors
and/or graduate minors may be utilized as
one or possibly two of the three fields
required for a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) degree.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
ADMISSION
A student desiring to enter the Graduate
School at Oregon State University will
provide the Office of Admissions and
Orientation: (a) admission forms; (b)
photocopies of transcripts of all previous
college or university work, undergraduate
and graduate. (If admitted, official transcripts from these institutions must be
received by the Office of Admissions and
Orientation prior to the start of the first
term of enrollment.); (c) a letter indicating
the student's objectives and the special
fields of interest, and (d) a nonrefundable
$50 application fee. A third copy of the
application form must be sent directly to the
major department, along with copies of
transcripts, a copy of the letter of interest,
and three letters of reference. MAIS applicants must send a copy of their applications
to each of the three departments in which
they intend to integrate their graduate work.
All applicants should contact their major
department(s) to learn of any special
departmental requirements such as GRE
scores. To be considered for admission to
the Graduate School, an applicant must
have a 4-year baccalaureate degree from an
accredited college or university, as well as a
scholastic record, background, and other
evidence that indicate the ability to do
satisfactory graduate work. Normally, this is
a combined GPA of 3.00 on the last 90
credits of graded undergraduate work plus
all work completed thereafter. The Office of
Admissions and Orientation will determine
whether the general conditions for admission have been met. The major department(s)
indicated by the student will examine the
material submitted to determine adequacy
of scholastic background and to decide
whether departmental facilities are adequate
for the student's expressed aims.
Test of English Proficiency
The Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) is required of all international
applicants whose native language is not
English. The minimum acceptable TOEFL
score is 550 (213 for the computer based
test). If all other admission requirements are
met, conditional admission may be granted
if an applicant has a TOEFL score of at least
500 (173 for the computer based test). Refer
to International Student Admissions in the
Graduate Catalog for complete details.
ADMISSION STATUS
Students may be admitted to the Graduate
School under the following categories:
Advanced Degree Students
(Regular Graduate Students)
These students have been accepted by the
University and by a major department to
work toward an advanced degree.
Conditionally Admitted
Graduate Students
Students who have not met the formal
University admission requirements but
whose accomplishments have convinced
the University's Graduate Admissions
Committee and their major departments
they have potential for success as advanced
degree candidates may be admitted
conditionally.
Provisionally Admitted
Graduate Students
Students who have met all of the University
standards for formal admission, but whose
academic program or major department
may have placed additional restrictions
upon their admission, may be admitted
provisionally.
Tentatively Admitted
Graduate Students
Students who have met all of the University
and departmental standards for formal
admission, but have not yet provided
official transcripts and/or TOEFL scores,
may be admitted tentatively.
Credit will be allowed for graduate
courses students have completed acceptably
while registered as conditional, provisional,
or tentative students.
If students fail to complete satisfactorily
these terms of admission, they will be
dismissed from the Graduate School.
Non-degree Graduate Students
The non-degree graduate student category
may be used by those holding a baccalaureate degree who do not wish to pursue an
advanced degree.
Reclassification of Postbaccalaureate
and Non-degree Graduate Students
A postbaccalaureate or non-degree graduate
student may be considered for status as a
regular graduate student under one of the
following provisions, depending upon prior
academic records:
a. If the student would have been eligible
for graduate admission at the time of
entering as a postbaccalaureate or a nondegree graduate student, he or she is eligible
for admission consideration at any time.
b. If the student, prior to entering as a
postbaccalaureate or non-degree graduate
student, had been denied graduate admission, or would have been ineligible for
graduate admission as determined a
posteriori by the Graduate Admissions
committee, the post-baccalaureate or nondegree graduate student must: 1) complete
24 credits each with a grade of B (3.00) or
better, or 2) bring the cumulative grade
point average (that for the last 90 credits of
undergraduate work plus that for courses
taken as part of the 24-hour rule) to 3.00 or
better before the student is eligible to apply
for graduate admission.
These courses will normally be regular
graduate courses relevant to the specific
field, except that seminars and other
blanket number graduate courses may not
be used. Upper division undergraduate
courses are acceptable, provided that they
eliminate specific deficiencies. Lower
division undergraduate courses may not be
used. All courses should be carefully selected
in consultation with an academic adviser
from the graduate field into which the
student desires admission.
The completion of 24 credits with a grade
of B (3.00) or better in each course does not
guarantee graduate admission.
Reclassification decisions employ the
same procedures and requirements as those
for admission. All requests for reclassification are initiated in the Office of Admis-
sions and Orientation.
Pursuit of the Second Ph.D.
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is the
highest academic degree granted by North
American universities. It is a research degree
designed to prepare a student to become a
scholar; that is, to discover, integrate, and
apply knowledge, as well as communicate
and disseminate it. The Doctor of Philosphy
degree is to be distinguished from other
doctorates such as the M.D., J.D., or Ed.D.
degrees, which are designed for professional
training or which focus on applied rather
than basic research. As is the common practice
of most North Aermican universities,
Oregon State University seldom approves
requests for pursuit of the second Ph.D.
The Graduate Dean will determine
whether or not a student may be admitted
for the second Ph.D. The Dean may seek the
advice of the Graduate Council in the
deliberation of these cases.
DISMISSAL FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL
Advanced degree (including conditional,
provisional, and tentative) students are
expected to make satisfactory progress
toward a specific academic objective
including maintaining a satisfactory GPA
(3.00 or greater), meeting departmental
requirements, and participating in a creative
activity such as a thesis.
If the major department requests that the
student be terminated from its program, he
or she may be dismissed from the Graduate
School. Any student who fails a final oral
examination may be dismissed from the
Graduate School.
Academic dishonesty and other violations
of the Student Conduct Regulations may
serve as grounds for dismissal from the
Graduate School.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
Students desiring to appeal matters relating
to their graduate education should request a
copy of Grievance Procedures for Graduate
Students at Oregon State University from the
Graduate School.
REENROLLMENT
Graduate students who withdraw from the
Graduate School must apply for readmission
if they wish to re-enter after an absence of
more than two terms. Students who re-enter
prior to that time need not apply for
readmission. Readmittance back into a
graduate program is not guaranteed.
REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS
Reserving Credits
Credit for graduate courses taken in excess
of the requirements for a baccalaureate
degree may be reserved by undergraduate
and postbaccalaureate students for possible
use in a graduate program. A maximum of
Graduate School
15 graduate credits may be reserved.
Baccalaureate degree holders who are
admitted to postbaccalaureate status may
reserve not more than 6 graduate credits per
term to apply in a graduate program. A
request for reservation of credit must be
made prior to the end of the term in which
the student completes baccalaureate
requirements.
Registration Requirements
Full-time status as a graduate student is
defined by the Oregon University System as
enrollment in 9 credits per term. The
maximum load for a full-time graduate
student is 16 credits. A student may exceed
this limit only with the approval of the
Graduate School.
Degree-seeking students must enroll for a
minimum of three credits in any quarter in
which they are using University space,
facilities, or faculty time. This includes such
activities as holding program meetings,
taking departmental written examinations,
and having preliminary oral examinations.
Registration solely for the purpose of taking
the final oral exam for the master's or
doctoral degree is not required.
Full-time status (i.e., a minimum of 9
credits per term) may be necessary to qualify
for purposes of veterans' benefits, visa
requirements, and financial aid.
Registration Requirements
for Graduate Assistants
As a condition of their academic appointments, graduate teaching and research
assistants are required to register for three
credits above the minimum full-time load
(i.e., a minimum of 12 credits) each term of
the appointment during the academic year.
During Summer Session, minimum
registration for graduate assistants is 9
credits. Audit registrations and enrollment
in Continuing Higher Education and other
self-support programs may not be used to
satisfy enrollment requirements for graduate
assistant tuition remission.
Maximum registration for graduate
teaching and research assistants is determined by the assistant's appointment level,
otherwise known as FTE (full time equivalency). Assistants whose appointments
range between .15 and .29 FTE may register
for a maximum of 15 credits per term.
Those whose appointments range between
.30 and .50 FTE may register for no more
than 12 credits per term.
Grade Requirement
A grade-point average of 3.00 (a B average)
is required for all courses taken as a graduate
student and for courses included in the
graduate program. Grades below C (2.00) are
not accepted on a graduate program.
Graduate students may elect to take courses
on the S-U basis only if those courses are
not in their degree program or are not
required for the removal of deficiencies.
Graduate Major
A graduate major is the area of academic
specialization, approved by the State Board
of Higher Education, in which the student
chooses to qualify for the award of a
graduate degree. Upon completion of a
graduate degree, the degree awarded and the
graduate major are listed on the student's
transcript.
Graduate Minor
A graduate minor is an academic area that
clearly supports the major. On a master's or
doctoral program, a minor may be (a) an
academic area available only as a minor, (b)
a different major, (c) the same major with a
different area of concentration (d) an
approved major at another institution in
the Oregon University System or (e) an
integrated minor. An integrated minor
consists of a series of cognate courses from
outside the major area of concentration,
with most of the courses being outside the
major department.
Graduate Areas of Concentration
A graduate area of concentration is a
subdivision of a major or minor in which a
strong graduate program is available.
Dual Majors
For the M.A., M.S., Ed.M., M.F., or Ph.D.
degree, a student may select two graduate
major areas to pursue instead of the
traditional single major.
GRADUATE COURSES
500-Level Courses
These courses are graduate courses offered
primarily in support of master's degree
programs but which are also available for
use on doctoral level degree programs.
Undergraduates of superior scholastic
achievement may be admitted to these
courses on the approval of the instructor,
and they may apply to reserve these courses
for later use on a graduate degree program.
These courses have one or more of the
following characteristics:
1. They require upper division prerequisites
in the discipline.
2 They require an extensive theoretical base
in the discipline.
3. They increase or re-examine the existing
knowledge or database of the discipline.
4. They present core components or
important peripheral components of the
discipline at an advanced level.
600-Level Courses
These are graduate courses offered principally in support of doctoral level instructional programs but also are available for
use on master's level degree programs. In
addition to exhibiting the characteristics of
500-level courses, these courses typically
require 500-level prerequisites and they
build on and increase the information
presented in 500-level courses.
OTHER COURSES
700-Level Courses
These are advanced professional or technical
courses which may be applied toward a
professional degree (e.g. DMV, PharmD).
They make up the bulk of the course work
for these professional degree programs.
These courses are not considered graduate
level courses, however, and may not be
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applied toward master's level or doctoral
level (PhD or EdD) degree programs.
BOO-Level Courses
These courses are in-service courses aimed at
practicing professionals in the discipline.
These courses have an in-service or retraining focus, and provide the professional
new ways to examine existing situations or
new tools to treat existing problems. These
courses generally have none of the characteristics of 500-level courses. They may not
be applied to graduate level degree programs
nor to professional degree programs.
4XX/5XX Courses
Courses bearing dual-listed numbers (400500) must provide students who are
enrolled for 500-level credit with education
and training that satisfies all of the following conditions:
1. The 5XX course must include graduate
level work appropriate to the field (e.g.,
exams, papers, projects, problem sets,
responsibility for lecturing or leading
discussions, etc.);
b) students enrolled for the 5XX credit
must present work that is significantly more
rigorous in both depth of study and
methodology than students enrolled for the
4XX credit; and
c) when making qualitative evaluations of
students, the instructor must hold students
enrolled for the 5XX credit to a standard
higher than those enrolled for 4XX credit.
Blanket Courses
Blanket-numbered courses (courses whose
middle digit is zero) carrying graduate credit
may be repeated to the maximum as
indicated below.
A maximum of 6 credits of blanket
numbers other than thesis, or research in
lieu of thesis for nonthesis degrees, may be
used on the minimum 45-credit master's
degree program; 15 such credits, other than
thesis, may be used toward the minimum
108-credit doctoral program. No more than
3 credits of blanket-numbered courses in
each field of study may be used in the MAIS
program; thesis credits or research paper
credits are exempt from this limitation.
Blanket-numbered transferred courses will
be considered as part of this maximum.
Meetings and Exam Schedules
Program meetings and preliminary and final
examinations may be held during any
period when school is in session.
Petitions
A student who wishes to deviate from the
normal Graduate School regulations and
procedures may present his or her problem
in a letter to the Graduate School, signed by
the student and his or her major professor.
Diploma Application
Graduate students wishing a printed
diploma must complete an application
supplied by the Graduate School. This form
should be submitted to the Graduate School
prior to taking the final examination,
indicating the term the student intends to
graduate.
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GRADUATE FEES
Graduate students registered for 9 term
credits of work or more pay tuition and fees
in accordance with the schedule printed in
the Fees and Deposits section of this catalog.
Students holding teaching or research
assistantships of .15 FTE or greater receive
tuition remission but must pay fees.
Graduate assistants must be enrolled for a
minimum of 12 credits each term of their
appointment to be eligible for their stipends
and tuition waiver benefits. Tuition
remission covers registration to a maximum
of 16 credits. Enrollment beyond 16 credits
constitutes an overload and will be assessed
on a per credit basis. Graduate students
registering for 3 to 8 credits of work pay the
graduate part-time fee.
RESOURCE FEES
Students admitted to the Master of Business
Administration degree program and all
Engineering graduate programs are assessed
Resource Fees in addition to tuition.
GRADUATE WORK BY
FACULTY MEMBERS
It is the policy of the Oregon University
System (OUS) that OUS faculty rank may
not be held by an OUS graduate student.
That is, one may not simultaneously be an
OUS faculty member and an OUS graduate
student. This is codified in the Oregon
Administrative Rules (OAR
580-20-005) which identify faculty rank as
including: instructor; senior instructor;
research assistant; research associate;
lecturer; assistant professor; associate
professor; and professor. The policy is
consistent with practices at most universities, and is in keeping with recognized
appropriate graduate education practice.
Although faculty members are eligible to
enroll for courses at staff fee rates, such
course work may not be applied to a
graduate degree without prior approval from
the Graduate Dean.
GRADUATE APPOINTMENTS
Graduate Teaching Assistantships and
Graduate Research Assistantships are awarded
by academic departments to graduate
students who have superior records in their
undergraduate and/or graduate work. In
order to hold an assistantship appointment,
the person must be admitted as a regular or
provisionally-admitted graduate student and
be making satisfactory progress on an
advanced degree. Graduate assistants must
complete a minimum of 12 credits during
each term of appointment. Persons
interested in assistantships should write
directly to the department concerned.
Fellowships, sponsored by the university,
industry, foundations, and government
agencies, are available to superior graduate
students for graduate study in various
departments at Oregon State University.
These fellowships are awarded through the
departments concerned, and application
should be made by writing to the department. Fellows render no service to the
institution, may carry 16 term credits, and
pay full tuition, except as noted. See the
Graduate Catalog for a list of fellowships.
Students interested in graduate student
funding opportunities are encouraged to
explore the Graduate School's web site at
http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/grad-school.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
MASTER OF ARTS AND
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Credit Requirement
All master's degrees require a minimum of
45 graduate credits including the thesis (6 to
12 credits) or research-in-lieu-of-thesis (3 to
6 credits). Exceptions to this capstone
requirement are specified under the degree
descriptions that follow these universal
master's degree requirements. Credits used
in one master's program may not be used in
an additional master's program. Approximately two-thirds of the work (30 credits)
must be in the major and one-third (15
credits) in the minor.
Residence Requirements
The residence requirement for the master's
degree is 30 graduate Oregon State University credits after admission as a degreeseeking graduate student. These 30 credits
must appear on the master's degree
program. (This does not include credits
reserved as an undergraduate or postbaccalaureate student nor credits taken as a
postbaccalaureate or non-degree student.)
Transfer Credit
A maximum of 15 quarter credits of
graduate work accomplished at another
accredited institution may be transferred,
provided that: (a) the work fits into a logical
program for the degree; (b) the transfer is
approved by the student's committee, by
the department, and by the Graduate
School, and (c) a grade of B (3.00) or better
has been earned.
Language Requirements
For the Master of Arts degree, the student
must show proficiency in a foreign language
equivalent to the level attained by the end
of the second-year university course in the
language with a grade of C (2.00) or better.
There is no foreign language requirement
for the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies degree. For all other master's degrees
there is no foreign language requirement,
unless a language is needed in the individual student's program.
Graduate Study Program
A regular master's degree student must file a
study program with the Graduate School
before the completion of 18 credits of
graduate course work.
The program is developed under the
guidance of the major and minor professors
and signed by the major and minor
professors and the chair of the academic
unit before filing in the Graduate School
office.
Time Limit
Students must complete all work for a
master's degree within seven years, including transferred credits, course work, thesis
(if required), and all examinations.
Thesis
An examination copy of the master's thesis
must be presented to the Graduate School
office at least one week prior to the final
oral examination. It is expected that
students will distribute examination copies
to all their committee members including
the Graduate Council Representative,
sufficiently early to permit thorough review
of the thesis prior to the student's final oral
examination.
Within six weeks after the final oral, two
unbound copies of the thesis for the library,
including copies of the abstract, must be
deposited in the Graduate School office. If
these copies are submitted after the initial
six-week period, the student may be subject
to re-examination.
Full information concerning the prescribed
style for thesis is given in the booklet,
"Preparing a Thesis or Dissertation at Oregon
State University: A Graduate Student's
Guide," available in hard copy at the OSU
Book Store and electronically on the Web at
http: //osu. orst. edu/Dept/grad_school.
Final Examinations
Successful completion of a final oral
examination is required for all Master of
Science, Master of Arts, Master of Agriculture, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master
of Engineering, Master of Forestry, Master of
Ocean Engineering, Master of Public Health,
Master of Software Engineering, and Master
of Education (thesis option only) degrees.
The examination should be scheduled for
two hours.
When a thesis is involved, about half the
time should be devoted to the thesis and
related areas. The examining committee
consists of at least four members of the
graduate faculty-two in the major field,
one in the minor field, and a Graduate
Council Representative. It is the student's
responsibility to obtain his or her own
Graduate Council Representative from a list
provided by the Graduate School.
When no thesis is involved, the examining committee consists of three members of
the graduate faculty-two in the major field
and one in the minor field.
One dissenting vote is permitted for both
thesis and non-thesis degrees. No more than
two re-examinations are permitted by the
Graduate School, although academic units
may permit fewer re-examinations. The final
oral examination must be scheduled in the
Graduate School office at least one week
prior to the date of the examination.
At the time of the final examination, the
student must have completed or be
registered concurrently in all courses
required by the student's program. In
addition, the student must have earned a
3.00 GPA in courses required by his or her
graduate program and also must have
maintained a 3.00 GPA for all courses taken
at OSU as a graduate student.
Graduate School
OTHER MASTER'S DEGREES
MASTER OF AGRICULTURE
The Master of Agriculture degree requires a
student to attain advanced knowledge and
achievement integrated across three fields of
study. Two of the three fields or concentrations must be from the College of Agricultural Sciences or closely related areas. The
third concentration can be from any
approved graduate major or minor. With
appropriate justification, each of these three
concentrations may contain integrated
components.
A minimum of 45 credits is required for
the degree with a minimum of 24 credits
outside the major. The program of study
will consist of a major concentration and
two minor concentrations. The major must
be in the College of Agricultural Sciences
and contain a minimum of 12 credits
(excluding research or thesis credit.)
Students have the option of a research paper
(3-6 credits) or thesis (6 credits). Each minor
concentration must contain a minimum of
9 credits. No more than 6 blanket numbered
credits are to be contained in the program,
excluding research paper or thesis.
The program is administered by the
academic department of the major
concentraton and requires the department
head's signature. The student's committee
will consist of a representative from the
major and each minor concentration. A
Graduate Council representative will serve
on thesis programs. The committee will
meet prior to the end of the student's
second quarter in the program to approve
the student's program of study and
proposal. The proposal will include the
student's academic/professional background, intended occupational/educational
destination, and rationale for the course
combinations. A final oral examination is
required and may include questions from
both the course work and the research paper
or thesis.
MASTER OF ARTS IN
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
This degree is granted for attainment of
broad, advanced knowledge and achievement integrated from three fields of study.
Any graduate major or minor may serve as a
field for this degree. Two of the three fields
may be from one department if the areas of
concentrations are different. At least one
field must be selected from among the
departments in the College of Liberal Arts. A
minimum of 9 credits in each of the three
fields of study is required; at least 12 credits
must be taken in the College of Liberal Arts.
No more than 21 credits (excluding thesis or
research paper credits) will be taken in any
field unless the total program exceeds 45
credits. There is no foreign language
requirement. No more than 3 credits of
blanket-numbered courses in each field of
study may be used in the program; thesis
credits or research paper credits are exempt
from this limitation. The student's committee consists of four members of the graduate
faculty-one from each of the three fields
and a Graduate Council Representative. A
final oral examination is required.
There are two options under the program:
Thesis option: The thesis must coordinate
work in the three fields. The requirement is
6 to 9 credits of thesis. The thesis adviser
must be a member of the graduate faculty
authorized to direct theses.
Research Paper option: The research paper
does not necessarily integrate work from the
three fields, but typically investigates a
subject in depth from one or possibly two of
the three fields. The requirement is 4 to 7
credits, registered as research, reading and
conference, or projects.
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) is
an intensive professional degree program
intended to prepare teachers for careers in
public school education. Students who
successfully complete the M.A.T. are
recommended for the Oregon basic teaching
certificate upon the positive evaluations of
the University and public school supervisors.
The professional program in teacher
education is full-time and one calendar year
in length. Students will enroll each year
with their subject area cohort group and
complete the program in one year. Teacher
licensure is offered in the following areas:
advanced mathematics education, biology
education, chemistry education, elementary
education, French education, German
education, health education, integrated
science education, language arts education
(English), music education, physical
education, physics education, professional
technical education, and Spanish education.
The professional teacher education
program begins with a 15-credit professional
education core that is foundational to and a
prerequisite for the 48-credit Master of Arts
in Teaching degree. The 48-credit M.A.T.
includes a professional education concentration (three credits), professional course work
in the teaching specialty (18 to 21 credits), a
public school professional internship (15 to
18 credits), and a minimum of nine
graduate electives in the subject matter
specialization (e.g., mathematics, physics,
literature, etc.). Because the professional
teacher education program is a two-part
program, including the professional core
and the M.A.T., future students may plan
their programs as either five-year (with a
nine-month M.A.T.) or as fifth year
programs (with 12 months of graduate
study including both the professional core
and the M.A.T.).
The M.A.T. degree requires successful
completion of a final oral examination.
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
The Master of Business Administration
(MBA) degree is designed primarily for the
individual holding an undergraduate or
graduate degree in a non-business area,
although someone with an undergraduate
degree in business administration can find
value added at the graduate level. The MBA
Program is designed to produce generalists:
individuals who can adapt to a variety of
business situations and demands with
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appropriate courses of action. The Program
involves a broad study of business administration, rather than intensive work in any
one specialized area.
Students with an undergraduate degree in
a non-business area can complete the
Program five terms. Students with an
undergraduate degree or minor in business
can qualify for and complete the Program in
four terms. The Program is available on a
full-time and part-time basis; classes are
scheduled during both day and evening
hours. Entrance to the Program can occur in
any term, provided Program minimum
requirements and course pre-requisites are
met. Required courses are offered only in
certain terms; students must attend summer
session to complete the Program.
The MBA degree requires no thesis. A
final written examination is required.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
The Master of Education is a professional
degree. For the degree, a minimum of 45
term credits in graduate courses must be
completed; additional credits may be
required. A minimum of 9 additional term
credits in graduate courses is required for
the master's degree in college student
services administration (CSSA).
The Master of Education degree requires
successful completion of a final written
examination.
Options available under the Master of
Education degree are outlined in the
Graduate Catalog.
MASTER OF ENGINEERING
The Master of Engineering degree is
designed to provide students the opportunity to pursue advanced-level study in a
field of engineering. The degree is concerned with application of specialized,
graduate-level engineering and managerial
knowledge applied to specific engineering
disciplines. The degree is a course-work only
degree, with the option of substituting
research or internship credits fore few
courses. No thesis is required.
The M.Eng. is a minimum 45-credit
program. The examining committee consists
of a minimum of three members of the
graduate faculty in the engineering
specialization. A final oral examination is
required
The M.Eng. in Manufacturing Engineering is a joint degree program and the degree
will be jointly awarded by Oregon State
University and Portland State University.
MASTER OF FORESTRY
The Master of Forestry degree is intended for
potential administrators and professional
forestry specialists in public and private
organizations where persons of broad ability
and broad technical education are needed.
At least 21 credits are to be selected from a
series of designated courses within the
College of Forestry. As many as 24 credits
may be elected from other courses offered
by the college or University according to
guidelines set forth in the program descriptions prepared by each department. The
electives must contribute to a unified
program that will meet the objectives of the
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student. A thesis is not required, but a
technical report on an approved topic,
correlated with courses in the major fields,
must be submitted. A final oral examination
is required.
MASTER OF OCEAN ENGINEERING
The civil, construction, and environmental
engineering department offers a Master of
Ocean Engineering degree to those students
who complete a specially designed, rigorous
core course of designated ocean engineering
subjects. Other courses outside the core area
are permitted. A thesis and final oral
examination are required.
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree
program combines broad training in public
health with specific training in one of the
specialty tracks offered by the three
participating universities: Oregon Health
Sciences University, Oregon State University, and Portland State University.
The M.P.H. program is designed for
persons who already have a bachelor's
degree and who wish to obtain further
formal education in the field of public
health. Persons with experience in the
health field or who have training in a
specialized area of health will be able to
increase their knowledge regarding population-based health to prepare them for
expanded administrative and service careers.
Persons who do not have prior experience
in health fields will be able to prepare
themselves for a broad variety of careers
depending upon their choice of specialty
track.
The Master of Public Health is offered by
Oregon State University with concentrations
in public health promotion and education,
gerontology, and health policy and
management.
Students who are admitted to a track will
be able to take core courses at any one of
the participating universities and have them
count as resident courses.
The M.P.H. program will consist of 15
credits of core courses serving as the minor,
plus additional units of required and
elective courses, an internship, and a thesis
or non-thesis project depending upon the
specific track. Programs will average 45 to
60 credits in length. A final oral examination is required.
MASTER OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
The Master of Software Engineering
(M.S.E.) is a professional degree program
intended to provide the breadth of teaching
and organizational skills and knowledge
required for success in a career as a software
engineer. The M.S.E. program consists of
highly structured curriculum oriented
towards a specific set of professional
competencies. Graduates are prepared to
participate in modern software development
projects by learning successful proven skills
and techniques. Emphasis is placed upon
project planning teamwork, and quality
assurance techniques essential to effective
software engineering.
The M.S.E. degree requires 48 graduate
credits consisting of 21 credits in software
engineering foundations, 12 credits in
software development in context, 9 credits
in program integration and strategic
development skills including a 6-credit
practicum, and 6 credits of electives. A final
oral examination is required.
The Oregon Master of Software Engineering Program (O.M.S.E.) is offered jointly by
Oregon State University, Oregon Graduate
Institute, Portland State University, and the
University of Oregon. To pursue the degree,
each student must seek admission into one
of the four participating institutions. The
admitting institution will be considered the
studentis home and degree-granting
institution. Any O.M.S.E. courses taken after
being admitted to the O.M.S.E. degree
program will be counted toward the
residency requirements of the studentis
home institution.
Any student admitted to OSU for the
M.S.E. degree will have an OSU graduate
faculty member serve as the studentis major
professor. In addition to the major professor, the studentis graduate committee will
consist of two additional graduate faculty
members. The studentis graduate committee
will evaluate the studentis performance at
his or her final oral examination.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
General Requirements
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is
granted primarily for creative attainments.
There is no rigid credit requirement;
however, the equivalent of at least three
years of full-time graduate work beyond the
bachelor's degree (at least 108 graduate
credits) is required. A minimum of one fulltime academic year (at least 36 credits)
should be devoted to the preparation of the
thesis.
Graduate Study Program
The student's doctoral study program is
formulated and approved subject to
departmental policies at a formal meeting of
his or her doctoral committee, which
consists of a minimum of five members of
the graduate faculty, including two from the
major department and a representative of
the Graduate Council. If a minor is declared,
it must consist of at least 18 credits (15
credits for an integrated minor) and the
committee must include a member from the
minor department. All committee members
must be on the graduate faculty with
appropriate authorization to serve on the
student's committee. The equivalent of one
full-time academic year of regular nonblanket course work (defined at 36 credits)
must be included on a doctoral program.
The program meeting is scheduled in the
Graduate School one week in advance.
(Students must be registered for a minimum
of three credits for the term in which the
program meeting is held.) No more than 15
credits of blanket-numbered courses, other
than thesis, may be included in the
minimum 108-credit doctoral program.
A regular graduate student who holds a
master's degree must file a study program
with the Graduate School by the end of one
calendar year of enrollment as a doctoral
student.
A regular graduate student who does not
hold a master's degree must file a study
program with the Graduate School by the
end of the fifth quarter of enrollment as a
doctoral student.
Residence
For the doctoral degree, the residence
requirement consists of two parts: (1) a
minimum of 36 graduate Oregon State
University credits must be completed; and
(2) the student must spend at least three
terms of full-time graduate academic work
(at least 9 credits/term) on site at the
Corvallis campus or at an off-campus site
approved by the Graduate School. Adequate
fulfillment of the residence requirement is
determined by the Graduate School.
Language Requirements
The foreign language requirement is
determined by the student's doctoral
committee. Foreign language requirements
must be completed before the oral preliminary examination.
Preliminary Examinations
The student working toward the doctorate
must pass a comprehensive preliminary
examination in his or her major and minor
subjects. Students must be registered for a
minimum of three credits for the term in
which they undertake departmental written
or oral preliminary examinations.
Most programs require a written comprehensive examination to be taken before the
oral preliminary examination. If a written
examination is required, it must be
completed prior to the oral preliminary
examination. The content, length, timing,
passing standard, and repeatability of this
examination are at the discretion of the
major department. The general rules and
structure of the examination, however,
must be provided in writing to all candidates for this examination and a current
copy of these guidelines must be on file
with the Graduate School. Copies of the
examination (questions and student
answers) must be available to all members
of the student's doctoral committee at least
one week prior to the oral preliminary
examination.
The purpose of the oral preliminary
examination is to determine the student's
understanding of his or her major and
minor fields and to assess the student's
capability for research. Advancement to
candidacy is contingent on passing this
preliminary examination. If more than one
negative vote is recorded by the examination committee, the candidate will have
failed the examination. Oral preliminary
examinations must be scheduled in the
Graduate School one week in advance.
At least one complete academic term
must elapse between the time of the oral
preliminary examination and final oral
examination. The final oral examination
must be taken within five years after the
oral preliminary examination. If more than
five years elapse, the candidate will be
required to take another oral preliminary
examination.
For additional details concerning the
preliminary examination, consult the
Graduate Catalog.
Graduate School
Thesis
Every candidate for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy must submit a thesis embodying
the results of research and giving evidence
of originality and ability in independent
investigation. The preparation of an
acceptable dissertation will require at least
one full-time academic year. The booklet
"Preparing a Thesis or Dissertation at
Oregon State University: a Graduate
Student's Guide" is available in hard copy at
the bookstore and electronically on Web
(http://OSU.OTSt.edu/Dept/grad-School).
Regulations concerning the doctoral
dissertation are the same as those for the
master's degree with the following exceptions: An examination copy of the thesis
must be presented to the Graduate School
office at least two weeks prior to the final
oral examination. It is expected that
students will distribute examination copies
of their thesis to all committee members,
including the Graduate Council representative, sufficiently early to permit thorough
review of the thesis prior to the student's
final oral examination. Within six weeks of
the final oral exam, two final copies of the
thesis for the library and one extra copy of
the abstract must be deposited unbound in
the Graduate School office.
An abstract of the doctoral thesis of not
more than 350 words will be published by
University Microfilms in Dissertation
Abstracts.
Final Examination
After completion or while concurrently
registered for all work required by the
program, the student must pass a final
doctoral examination which may be written
in part but must include an oral examination.
The final oral examination consists of a
public thesis defense followed by a closed
session of the examining committee with
the candidate. Under normal circumstances
the final oral examination should be
scheduled for two hours.
It is expected that the thesis defense
portion of the final oral exam be open to all
interested persons and should be limited to
one hour. After the open portion of the
exam, the examining committee should
exclude all other persons and continue with
the examination of the candidateis knowledge of his or her field and the evaluation of
the candidateis performance.
If the department favors a more elaborate
presentation, it should be scheduled as a
separate seminar. In any case, the time
involved for the open presentation may not
impinge upon the time required for the
examining committee to conduct an
appropriate, iterative oral inquiry with the
candidate to evaluate the candidateis
performance, and to deliberate fully within
the time constraints of the scheduled oral
examination.
The examining committee consists of the
student's doctoral committee and any
additional members, including professors
from other institutions, whom the major
department may recommend. In the oral
examination, the candidate is expected to
defend his or her thesis and to show a
satisfactory knowledge of his or her field. If
more than one negative vote is recorded by
the examining committee, the candidate
will have failed the examination. No more
than two re-examinations are permitted by
the Graduate School, although academic
units may permit fewer re-examinations.
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
The Ed.D. program is a degree program with
a major in education. It is intended for the
educational professional whose career path
is that of educational or teaching specialist,
administrator, or other practitioner in the
public schools, post secondary institutions
of higher education, or in business and
industry. Its focus is on the application of
knowledge to learning and teaching
environments in public and private settings.
The Ed.D. program is designed to prepare
educational leaders in community college
education, college student services administration, teacher education, and training and
development.
A master's degree in Education or a
related field, or equivalent to a master's
degree in postbaccalaureate course work is
required for admission. In addition, the
School of Education requires the following:
1) minimum professional experience as
defined by each program, 2) letter or
statement of professional objectives for
doctoral study and area of specialization
within education, 3) three letters of
recommendation, and 4) either the
Graduate Record Examination or the Miller
Analogies Test.
Applicants to the Ed.D. program must
have significant experience in an education
or education-related setting such as
teaching, school administration, curriculum
specialist, instructional specialist, child/
youth counselor, supervisor; or in a setting
where the primary function is education.
In general, the following requirements are
in effect for the Ed.D.: 1) a minimum of 108
credits beyond the baccalaureate degree, 2)
completion of the same residence requirements as listed for the Ph.D. degree, 3) a
dissertation of no less than 24 credits, 4) a
mentored internship in an appropriate work
setting for a minimum of 12 credits, 5) a
minimum of 48 graduate credits in an area
of specialty in Education, 6) completion of
24 credits of core seminars, and 7) completion of the core courses in research.
Procedures and requirements for preliminary and final examinations and thesis are
similar to those of the Doctor of Philosophy
degree.
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
(JOINT CAMPUS REGISTRATION)
Oregon State University students paying full
tuition may enroll for courses through other
colleges and universities of the Oregon
University System at no additional cost in
the concurrent enrollment program.
Concurrent enrollment offers the OSU
graduate student access to specialized
instructional and research resources of other
universities within the Oregon University
System through a single matriculation and
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registration. OSU students follow the standard
advising and registration procedures, registering for all courses at OSU irrespective of
the campus on which the course is offered.
The OSU Registrar's Office will record all
credit earned on any campus program.
Tuition and fees will be the same as if all
courses were taken at Oregon State University. Students participating in this program
are responsible for their own transportation.
Credits earned at another campus
through joint campus registration enrollment are considered transfer credits.
Consult the Registrar's Office for complete
details and procedures.
JOINT CAMPUS PROGRAM
Some OSU graduate programs are jointcampus programs (e.g., Manufacturing
Engineering, Master of Public Health). These
programs are offered jointly by OSU and
one or more of the other universities in the
Oregon University System. Courses and
facilities at all participating universities may
be utilized on an individual student's program.
Students participating in a joint-campus
program are admitted to one of the
participating universities and this campus is
considered their home university. Students
enroll for courses on other campuses using
concurrent (joint campus) enrollment.
Credit earned on the other campuses is
considered transfer credit unless special
approval was granted when the jointcampus program was initiated.
WICHE REGIONAL
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The following degrees are offered under
WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education) regional graduate
programs at OSU: M.A., M.S., Ph.D. in
apparel, interiors, housing, and merchandising (Department of Apparel, Interiors,
Housing, and Merchandising); Ph.D. in
family resource management (Department
of Human Development and Family
Sciences); Ph.D. in nutrition and food
management (Department of Nutrition and
Food Management); Ph.D. in human
development and family studies (Department of Human Development and Family
Sciences); M.A., M.S. in marine resource
management (College of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Sciences); M.A., M.S., Ph.D. in
oceanography (College of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Sciences); and M.S., Ph.D. in
toxicology (Department of Environmental
and Molecular Toxicology).
Students from Alaska, Arizona, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming who are
accepted into these programs will be treated
as resident students for tuition purposes.
Information about the above programs may
be obtained from the college, program, or
department indicated, or by contacting the
Graduate School.
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human knowledge
and provision of
technical and
technological services
to the commonwealth
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esearch is supported by
appropriations to experiment
stations, institutes, and centers,
as well as by grants from private
and public agencies for institu-
are recognized
tional and individual projects.
functions of institutions of higher
The General Research Fund (seed funding) is
administered with the advice of the
Research Council.
Separately organized research units
education. Research to
advance human
knowledge is
encouraged and
assisted at Oregon
State University by
general and directed
research funds and is
conducted within
departments, colleges,
centers, and institutes
as a part of normal
academic activity.
include the following:
Agricultural Experiment Station
Engineering Experiment Station
Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory
Forest Research Laboratory
Sea Grant College Program
Research Centers
Center for Advanced Materials Research
Center for Analysis of Environmental
Change
Center for Gene Research and
Biotechnology
Center for the Humanities
Center for Salmon Disease Research
Center for Study of the First Americans
Environmental Health Sciences Center
Integrated Plant Protection Center
Laboratory Animal Resources
Marine/Freshwater Biomedical Sciences
Center
Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center
Oregon Productivity and Technology
Center
Radiation Center
Survey Research Center
Western Rural Development Center
Research Institutes
Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies
Linus Pauling Institute
Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute
Nutrition Research Institute
Transportation Research Institute
Water Resources Research Institute
Research Consortia
Consortium for International Development (CID)
Inter-University Consortium for Political
and Social Research
University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research (UCAR)
Associated Western Universities, Inc.
The Vice Provost for research coordinates
efforts of the various research organizations
of the University. The vice provost encourages and assists faculty members in the
development of research programs and in
handling grant and contract applications;
advises the president of the University
regarding general progress of the
institution's research programs; works to
ensure maximum opportunity for the
integration of graduate instruction and
research; and maintains a technology
transfer program for researchers who
identify new devices and/or processes useful
to the public. Special evaluations are made
of patent ownership provisions to assure
that the interests of the inventor, the
University, and the state are best served. The
vice provost also coordinates administration
of grant and contract operations with the
directors of business affairs and business
services to aid the work of faculty and to
ensure compliance with University, state,
and federal regulations.
GRANTS FROM RESEARCH OFFICE
The General Research Fund is primarily
intended to provide "seed money" for
developing new concepts and to support
faculty research that is not supported by
organized or directed programs of other
research organizations on or off campus.
Funds are allocated by the Dean of Research
with the advice of the Research Council.
Faculty members with the rank of instructor
and above are eligible to apply for support
from the fund. Application forms are
available from the Research Office. Funds
may be used for supplies, travel, equipment,
and wages. Support will not be given to
provide data for theses leading to advanced
degrees, subject matter for a specific course,
or information for use with administrative
functions. Faculty summer and sabbatical
leave salaries are not supported.
AGRICULTURAL
EXPERIMENT STATION
Thayne R. Dutson, Director
Michael J. Burke, Associate Director; L.J.
Koong, Associate Director; Lavern J. Weber,
Associate Director; Robert E. Witters, Program
Coordinator; Bruce Sorte, Business Officer
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 ten branch
stations in the major crop and climate areas
of Oregon, assuring that its research program
is close to the people and the needs of
Oregon agriculture.
The station is the principal agricultural
research agency in the state. Its mission is to
conduct research and demonstrations in the
agricultural, biological, social, and environ-
mental sciences that contribute to the
economic and social welfare of Oregon. The
products of its research help to:
1) ensure a stable and productive agriculture
through wise management and use of the
soil, water, wildlife, and other natural
resources of the state;
2) protect crops and animals from insects,
diseases, and other hazards;
3) improve the efficiency of agricultural
production by developing integrated
system approaches to management;
4) develop new agricultural products and
processes and enhance quality of the
state's food products;
5) improve the marketing of Oregon's
agricultural products;
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ADMINISTRATION
WILSON C. "TOBY" HAYES
Interim Vice Provost
for Research
RICHARD A. SCANLAN
Dean of Research
MARY E. NUNN
Sponsored Programs
Officer
WILLIAM H.
HOSTETLER
Director, Technology
Transfer
Advancement of
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6) promote community development and
develop the ability of both rural and
urban people to provide better housing,
jobs, and services to people of the state;
7) improve the nutritional value and quality
of food and protect the consumers of
Oregon's food products;
8) protect and improve the environment
and quality of living for residents of the
state;
9) assist developing countries in agriculture
to promote trade with the United States
and alleviate world hunger.
The station conducts research in the
following departments and colleges:
agricultural and resource economics, animal
sciences, bioresource engineering, botany
and plant pathology, crop and soil science,
entomology, environmental and molecular
toxicology, fisheries and wildlife, food
science and technology, home economics,
horticulture, microbiology, rangeland
resources, statistics, and veterinary medicine.
Research is supported in other units such as
the Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology, the Environmental Health Sciences
Center, and the Western Rural Development
Center. The Central Oregon Agricultural
Research Center (Madras and Powell Butte),
Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center
(Burns and Union), Klamath Experiment
Station (Klamath Falls), Malheur Experiment
Station (Ontario), Hermiston Agricultural
Research & Extension Center (Hermiston),
Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research &
Extension Center (Hood River), North
Willamette Research & Extension Center
(Aurora), Columbia Basin Agricultural Research
Center (Pendleton and Moro), Southern
Oregon Research & Extension Center
(Medford), and the Coastal Oregon Marine
Experiment Station (Newport and Astoria)
branch stations provide opportunity for
basic and applied field research programs in
important agricultural areas of Oregon.
The current research emphases in the
station will develop value-added Oregon
products and markets for them; aid in understanding nature as a system-providing
information about natural resources for
crucial management choices and policy
making; and expand Oregon agriculture in
ways that are both economically sustainable
and environmentally sound.
The station collaborates with the OSU
Extension Service, the College of Agricultural
Sciences' instructional and international
agriculture programs, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Interior,
the U.S. Department of Commerce, and
other federal and state agencies on research
programs of interest to the state, the Pacific
Northwest, the nation, and other countries.
CENTER FOR ADVANCED
MATERIALS RESEARCH
Arthur W. Sleight, Director
The Center for Advanced Materials Research
has been established to strengthen research
and education in the properties, synthesis,
and understanding of new materials, with
special emphasis on materials of importance
to Oregon's economy. It is an interdisciplinary program spanning nine departments in
the Colleges of Engineering, Forestry, and
Science. These are Chemical Engineering,
Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Nuclear Engineering, Forest Products,
Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
A degree of Master of Science in Materials
Science provides for graduate training in
materials science. Typically, this degree is
pursued in parallel with studies in one of the
departments that participate in the center.
Areas of research interest in the center
are ceramics, composite materials (both
natural and engineered), electronic materials, magnetic materials and superconductivity, metallurgy, optical materials, transportation materials, nuclear materials, polymers, surface science, analysis of materials,
and theory. These efforts are interdisciplinary, and activity in one of these research
areas may involve collaborative research
between scientists in different departments.
CENTER FOR GENE RESEARCH
AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Russel H. Meints, Director
The Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology was established in 1983 to strengthen
University research and teaching programs
that are concerned with the structure, organization, and expression of genetic material, and
to promote multidisciplinary basic research
projects which will apply this basic information to problems of practical importance.
The Center consists of active research
scientists who use the techniques of
molecular biology, biology, and cell biology,
as well as protein and nucleic acid biochemistry in pursuit of their varied interests.
Included are all the basic biological
disciplines and the applied sciences of
agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine,
food science, pharmacy, and marine
science. Examples of specific research areas
include cell, tissue, and embryo culture;
isolation and characterization of genes;
molecular mechanisms of bacterial and viral
disease of plants and animals; nitrogen
fixation, hormonal control of growth and
development; molecular control of gene
expression; micropropagation and regeneration of plants; development of vaccines;
tissue culture, molecular and genetic
techniques applied to plant and animal
breeding programs. A Central Service
Laboratory which now includes equipment
and technical expertise for peptide sequencing, peptide synthesis, oligonucleotide
synthesis, DNA sequencing, and computerassisted analysis of protein and nucleic acid
sequences, is available for faculty and
students with active research programs in
these areas. A Bioimaging Facility containing a laser-scanning confocal microscope,
phosphorimager, and fluorescent fragment
analysis capabilities is also made available.
The Center has dedicated computers for
data analysis.
Approximately 80 faculty members are
associated with the center and represent
academic departments and colleges from
throughout the campus. The center is an
organizational unit under the vice provost
for research and international studies.
Various activities are coordinated by the
director in consultation with two advisory
groups; one composed of scientists actively
engaged in research, the other of administrators from the main academic units and
the Agricultural Experiment Station.
THE CENTER FOR
THE HUMANITIES
Peter J. Copek, Director
The Center for the Humanities, established
in 1984, is primarily concerned with the
advancement of interdisciplinary humanities research. The center consists of visiting
scholars as well as OSU resident fellows
engaged in collaborative and individual
research, and coordinates much of its
activity around an annual theme. Themes
are recommended by an Advisory Board
composed of faculty from throughout the
campus. The center also hosts or cosponsors research conferences, seminars,
film and lecture series, and numerous public
programs. In addition, it maintains an
undergradute certificate program in
Twentieth Century Studies which was
developed during the early years of activity.
The center's fundamental concern is the
improvement of the quality of humanities
research and teaching at OSU. It is located
just off campus in Autzen House, 811 S.W.
Jefferson Avenue.
CENTER FOR ANALYSIS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
M. H. Unsworth, Ph.D., Director
The mission of the Center for Analysis of
Environmental Change (CAEC), which was
established in 1991, is to serve as a catalyst
for multidisciplinary research on the causes
and consequences of environmental
change, and to provide opportunities for
learning and discussion about complex
environmental issues.
The Center achieves its mission by
activities on three themes. First, facilitating
new research collaboration. Environmental
research in the university increasingly
involves multidisciplinary collaboration
that crosses departmental and college
boundaries. Principal roles for the Center
are therefore to facilitate cross-college
interaction that enhances faculty awareness
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of new research opportunities, to stimulate
new research collaboration, and to increase
awareness of research facilities on campus.
Second, the Center helps OSU researchers
to interact with external organizations.
Results from OSU environmental research
are often of great interest to state and
federal agencies, industry and the general
public, but research publications and
presentations are often inappropriate
methods of communication to these
audiences. The Center aims to assist OSU
researchers in presenting their results in
socially- and policy-relevant ways, and in
synthesizing and interpreting information
on complex environmental issues. In this
way, the Center acts as an interface between
researchers and external 'consumers' of
knowledge, increasing the visibility of OSU
environmental research, and enhancing
opportunities for faculty to advise on
environmental issues.
Finally, the Center organizes meetings,
discussions and workshops about complex
environmental issues. These serve several
purposes: they help OSU researchers to
maintain awareness of emerging research
opportunities, and to keep abreast with the
latest research techniques; they showcase
OSU interdisciplinary environmental
research strengths, and they act as a focal
point for discussion of cutting-edge
environmental research. The meetings
typically address complex emerging
multidisciplinary environmental issues, to
complement specific themes already well
represented at the departmental level.
CENTER FOR
SALMON DISEASE RESEARCH
The faculty of Oregon State University
have been in the forefront of salmon disease
research for over 30 years, beginning with
the pioneering efforts of Dr. John L. Fryer,
OSU Distinguished Professor of the
Department of Microbiology. During this
time, faculty members engaged in salmonid
disease research has increased and currently
numbers twelve in four colleges. Investigators have trained many of the nation's
professional fish pathologists and fish
health researchers, have developed vaccines
and diagnostic tests that are routinely used
for cultured and wild stocks of fish, and
have provided a wealth of knowledge on the
pathogenic mechanisms and epidemiology
of most of the serious salmonid diseases of
the U.S. and the world. The Center for
Salmon Disease Research (CSDR) was
established in 1994 as a multidisciplinary
unit to recognize this group as a Research
and Educational Center within Oregon State
University and the Oregon State System of
Higher Education. Center investigators
consist of faculty selected primarily from
the College of Agricultural Sciences and the
College of Science, with the involvement of
several faculty from the College of Pharmacy, the College of Veterinary Medicine,
and other units or institutions as appropriate.
The CSDR seeks to resolve disease
problems which present a threat to the
salmonid species of the Pacific Northwest,
the nation, and the world. A central
function of the Center is to promote and
assist the salmonid disease research of
Center investigators.
CENTER FOR STUDY OF
THE FIRST AMERICANS
Rob Bonnichsen, Director
Alice Hall, Office Manager
The mission of the Center for Study of the
First Americans is the promotion of
interdisciplinary scholarly dialogue and
research, and the stimulation of public
interest on the peopling of the Americas.
Toward these goals, the Center provides
leadership and coordination to scholars
worldwide; creates and implements
programs of study and research involving
the physical, biological, and cultural
sciences; and disseminates the product of
the synergism through public education
programs reaching a broad range of groups,
from local school children to international
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University; the University of Hawaii,
Manoa; the University of Idaho; University
of Montana; New Mexico State University;
Oregon State University; Texas Tech
University; Utah State University; Washington State University; and the University of
Wyoming.
CID's objectives are to encourage and
facilitate the involvement of member
universities and their faculties in international activities; to provide support for
international project planning, implementation, and evaluation; and to assist the
member universities' efforts to share their
expertise with developing countries. The
CID system provides a network through
which interested faculty and staff at the
member universities can interact with
international donor agencies and host
countries. It provides a means for each
university to enhance its effectiveness in
teaching, research, and public service
through participation in international
development activities.
POND DYNAMICS/AQUACULTURE
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
scholars.
The Center is working toward establishing a program in First American Studies. For
SUPPORT PROGRAM (CRSP)
more information, write to the Center for
Study of the First Americans, 355 Weniger
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP is
one of a family of international agricultural
research programs that are headquartered at
US Land Grant Universities. CRSPs were
initiated under Title XII legislation enacted
by the US Congress. They are partially supported by the US Agency for International
Development and by participating US and
host country institutions. Research conducted by these programs helps farmers
improve their incomes and alleviate hunger
without depleting the natural resource base
on which they depend for food, fuel, fibre,
and shelter. CRSPs work with international
Hall, or call (541) 737-4595.
CONSORTIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (CID)
Jack Van deWaOter, Thayne Dutson, Trustees
The Consortium for International Development (CID) is a nonprofit corporation of 12
publicly supported universities located in
the western region of the United States.
CID's member institutions are the University of Arizona; California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona; Colorado State
Hillary S. Egna, Director
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Oregon State University
agricultural research centers, private industry,
All research work is carried out by regular
departmental engineering faculty and their
graduate students. On-going projects are
financed by grants and contracts from
outside sponsors. It is, therefore, not
possible to respond to requests which
require research or investigations for which
funding is not provided. General areas of
research emphasis are listed below, by
department.
Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology
control, chemical reactor engineering,
environmental engineering, heat transfer,
high temperature materials, mass transfer,
polymers, thermodynamics.
Civil Engineering-Environmental
engineering, geotechnical engineering,
ocean engineering, structural engineering,
transportation engineering, water resources.
Computer Science-Parallel computing,
software engineering and systems, artificial
intelligence, programming languages.
and non-governmental organizations in the
U.S. and abroad.
Oregon State University is the lead institution for the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture
CRSP, which administers research and
development activities for seven institutions
overseas and 13 U.S. universities (five of
which formerly participated in CIFAD, the
Consortium for International Fisheries and
Aquaculture Development). Present research
locations include Thailand, Mexico, Peru,
Kenya, Guatemala, the Philippines, Panama,
Honduras, and the United States; former
sites included Indonesia, Egypt, and Rwanda.
Since 1982, the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture
CRSP has focused on improving the efficiency
of aquaculture systems through a unique
collaborative process that brings together
researchers from the U.S. and host countries
to solve constraints in the generation and
adoption of aquaculture technologies.
The three main research areas currently
pursued by Oregon State University are
Electrical and Computer Engineering-Solid
state electronics, materials engineering,
computer engineering, systems engineering,
energy systems.
aquaculture systems modelling-in the
Bioresource Engineering Department-and
fish reproduction and aquatic ecology-in
the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Other research has been conducted in fish
physiology, women in development, and
soils. New OSU research support projects
include Education Development and
Information Management-in the Office
of International R&D-and Data Base
Management, in the Bioresource
Engineering Department.
http:www.orst.edu/dept/crsp/homepage.html
COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR
MARINE RESOURCES STUDIES
Lavern Weber, Director
The Cooperative Institute for Marine
Resources Studies was established in 1982 to
foster collaborative research between the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and Oregon State
University in fisheries and aquaculture,
oceanography, and related fields. It also
encourages education and training of
scientists in disciplines related to marine
resources.
Administered through the vice provost
for research, the institute has members from
the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, the National Marine Fisheries
Service and a number of departments at
OSU. Headquarters are at the Hatfield
Marine Science Center in Newport.
The broad goal of the Cooperative
Institute for Marine Resources Studies is to
coordinate marine research among OSU and
other institutions. The institute works with
projects that emphasize basic science and
environmental impacts. The geographic area
of interest extends over the eastern Pacific
Ocean from northern California to the
Bering Sea.
Industrial Engineering-Productivity,
The institute promotes cooperative
projects between government and the
University. Its cooperative agreements with
NOAA laboratories provide a mechanism for
OSU faculty, staff and students to work with
federal scientists on research that leads to
the understanding of global ocean processes
and fisheries resource issues.
ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT
STATION
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:
a. To serve the industries, utilities, professional engineers, public departments, and
engineering teachers by making investigations of significance and interest to them.
b. To stimulate and elevate engineering
education by developing the research
spirit in faculty and students.
c. 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 College of Engineering.
All staff members and laboratory facilities
are available for the investigative work of
the station. The associate 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.
simulation modeling, expert systems,
computer integrated manufacturing systems
and robotics, artificial intelligence, human
factors.
Mechanical Engineering-Design and
manufacturing, concurrent engineering,
computer aided design, expert systems,
robotics, wind power generation, materials
science, heat transfer, energy systems,
combustion, fluid mechanics.
Nuclear Engineering-Nuclear reactor
thermal hydraulics, space reactor system
design, fusion, nuclear waste management,
radioactive material, transportation of
radioactive materials, reactor operations,
management and safety, radiation instrumentation.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCIENCES CENTER
William M. Baird, Director
The Environmental Health Sciences Center
was established in 1967 with funding by the
National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS). As an organizational unit
under the Vice-Provost for Research and
International Programs it provides resources
for coordination and stimulation of
interdisciplinary basic research and training
related to effects of environmental factors
on human health.
Environmental quality problems and
their resultant effects continue to challenge
people's health and their ability to understand and manage the evolving impact of
environmental agents. Solutions to
environmental problems require the
interdisciplinary scientific efforts of
professionals in many fields, both to
generate new knowledge and to develop a
qualified cadre of scientists who can provide
an improved basis for risk assessment.
Research
The EHS Center currently brings together
and uses a variety of professional capabilities of research and teaching faculty, staff,
and students from numerous OSU departments, schools, and colleges within OSU.
Academic areas include agricultural
chemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and
biophysics, toxicology, molecular biology,
food science and technology, fisheries and
wildlife, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, zoology, and statistics. The center's
visiting scientists program complements
research expertise in these areas.
The broad mission of the EHS center
encompasses coordinated ongoing research
of its faculty and encourages research by the
training and support of qualified graduate
students, predoctoral candidates, and
postdoctoral research associates. As one of
26 national research centers designated by
NIEHS, the EHS Center at OSU enhances the
collaborative scientific research of its
Investigators with specialized core facilities.
The Center serves as an interdisciplinary
resource on human health as related to the
environment; it periodically awards funding
for pilot projects submitted by OSU faculty
to encourage new approaches in environmental health research. Selected proposals
receive funding for preliminary studies,
many of which have led to agency funding
as major projects. It sponsors conferences,
symposia, seminars, and meetings for
student training, faculty consultations, and
public communication. The EHS Center,
through the OSU Cooperative Extension
Service and other existing mechanisms, has
developed a Community Outreach and
Education Program to communicate and
heighten public awareness about environmental issues and the related recognition of
risk to human health.
Examples of specific research areas
include toxicology of environmental
chemicals, cellular and biochemical
toxicology, immunotoxicology, naturally
occurring toxins, carcinogenesis of environmental chemicals, genetic toxicology, mass
spectrometric ionization processes and
methodologies, heteronuclear NMR studies,
the chemical basis for solid waste and
chemical waste disposal, and statistical
studies, e.g., temporal aspects of cancer
risks.
Federal environmental health legislation,
particularly the Toxic Substances Control
Act, has created a greater need for qualified
toxicologists. To help meet this need, many
EHS Center investigators serve as faculty
within the OSU M.S./Ph.D. interdisciplinary
graduate Toxicology Program as well as
being faculty for the ongoing predoctoral
and postdoctoral training program supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences administered by the
center. The focus of the training and
research in environmental toxicology
emphasizes determination of the mode of
action of environmental chemicals; the
curricula encourage use of biochemical,
pathological, and pharmacological approaches to acquire a mastery in aquatic,
biochemical, comparative, environmental,
food, as well as general toxicology.
The administrative office of the EHS
Center is in the Agricultural and Life
Sciences (ALS) building; the research and
teaching facilities are in the cooperating
departments on campus. The EHS Center
office has information available on request.
ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE
SENSING APPLICATIONS
LABORATORY
William J. Ripple, Director
Coincident with the launch of the first
Landsat satellite in 1972, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
provided funding to Oregon State University for the establishment of the Environmental Remote Sensing Applications
Laboratory. NASA and OSU jointly agreed
that this campus would be one of a select
group of universities to conduct research in
the rapidly developing field of remote
sensing. Since that beginning, ERSAL
scientists, graduate students, colleagues at
Oregon State University, and colleagues in
state and federal agencies have conducted a
variety of programs that integrate remote
sensing and related technologies in
geographic information systems (GIS).
ERSAL is located in the Department of
Forest Resources within the College of
Forestry at Oregon State University.
"Remote sensing" refers to the acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation
of reflected and emitted radiation from
targets of interest, usually features on the
surface of the earth: plants, soil, minerals,
water, etc. At ERSAL, data acquired from
detectors mounted in satellites, aircraft, and
field instruments are used to study the
spectral properties of vegetation-soil
systems. Information regarding these
properties is then used to develop techniques for detecting, classifying, mapping,
and quantifying vegetation cover and the
condition of vegetation. Examples of
research topics include landscape ecology,
spotted owls, forest fires, forest structure,
forest landscape patterns, wildlife habitat,
aspen ecology, wolves as keystone species,
and ecosystem analysis.
With combined funding from federal,
state agencies and private sources, the
ERSAL research program develops and
applies remote sensing and GIS technology
for the study of forest lands and related
natural resource problems.
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FOREST RESEARCH LABORATORY
George W. Brown, Dean, Director
The Forest Research Laboratory is Oregon's
forestry research agency; its director is the
dean of Oregon State University's College of
Forestry. Established by the Oregon
Legislature in 1941, the program is sup,
ported by state and federal appropriations
and by research grants from public and
private sources. In addition to research in
campus laboratories and University forests,;
studies .are conducted cooperatively in
public and private forests and in wood
products plants throughout Oregon.
Activities are organized within five
program areas which draw upon faculty
expertise in the College of Forestry's
Departments of Forest Engineering, Forest
Products, Forest Science, and Forest
Resources; and, with jointly appointed
faculty in the Departments of Botany and
Plant Pathology, Entomology, Fisheries and
Wildlife, and Soil Science. Research program
areas are forest regeneration; forest ecology,
culture, and productivity; protecting forests
and watersheds; evaluating forest uses and
practices; and wood processing and
products performance. Interdisciplinary
teamwork is characteristic of many of the
research projects. The program supports
research of graduate students in forest
genetics, economics, physiology, biometrics,
hydrology, entomology, pathology, forest
soils, forest engineering, recreation, forest
policy, silviculture, ecology, and wood
science.
This laboratory's program is designed to
provide information enabling wiser public
and private decisions concerning the
management and use of Oregon's forest
resources and the operation of the state's
wood-using industries. As a result of this
research, Oregon's forests produce more
forest products, water, forage, fish, wildlife,
and recreation; wood is harvested and used
more efficiently; forests are used more
intensively and effectively; employment,
production, and profitability in dependent
industries are strengthened; and assistance
is provided in maintaining a quality
environment for Oregonians.
The Forest Research Laboratory, the
Corvallis Forestry Sciences Laboratory of the
U.S. Forest Service, and related research
conducted elsewhere on campus combine to
form the largest concentration of forest
science research in North America.
INTEGRATED PLANT
PROTECTION CENTER
Marcos Kogan, Director
The Integrated Plant Protection Center
(IPPC) was established in 1991 to expand
the programmatic scope and geographic
range of activities of the former International Plant Protection Center that was
chartered by Oregon State University in
1969. IPPC now focuses primarily on
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development and implementation of
integrated pest management programs and
promoting modern pesticide management
activities in the state of Oregon. While
stressing domestic activities, IPPC will
continue to develop, foster, and support
effective pest and pesticide management
programs in developing countries. IPPC is
supported by the Oregon State University
Extension Service, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and operates in cooperation
with the Office of International Research
and Development.
The Center maintains a basic collection of
documents, monographs, symposium and
workshop books, and textbooks on integrated
pest management and related fields. The
hook collection is being cataloged by the
Valley Library and the holdings are searchable via OASIS. A database of the reprints and
reports is being organized using MS-Access
for rapid search and retrieval. The holdings
of this reference collection are open to
University-wide use. IPPC supports the
activities of IPMnet, a computerized system
for IPM information dissemination through
the Internet. DIR (Database of IPM Resources),
developed by IPPC in collaboration with CICP
and the National IPM Network, organizes
and provides direct access to IPM information on over 4,500 sites on the world wide
web <http://ippc.orst.edu/cicp/>. IPMnet
NEWS, a monthly electronic newsletter, is
produced at IPPC and posted on the web.
IPPC has assumed the role of coordinating
unit for pesticide related issues within the
Cooperative Extension Service. An office of
pesticide coordinator was established; the
Pesticide Applicator Certification training
program also is under the umbrella of IPPC.
In addition, the Center promotes interdisciplinary research and training in integrated
pest management on a worldwide basis with
emphasis on alternative, non-chemical
control methods, including biological
control, host plant resistance, and cultural
methods. The Center coordinates its
activities with several departments in the
Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Forestry,
and Science; and it links with other state
and federal government agencies, international agencies under the aegis of the
United Nations, private foundations, the
family of international agricultural research
centers, and several foreign national
research and education institutions. The
Center's internationally experienced staff,
drawn from several departments at OSU, is
supported by an independent administrative infrastructure.
INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
(ICPSR) DATA PROJECT
Karyle Butcher, Director, The Valley Library
As the world's largest data archive, ICPSR
acquires, processes, and distributes data.
Holdings are housed at the University of
Michigan and contain over 30,000 machinereadable files.
Oregon State University is among the 350
colleges and universities worldwide that are
members of ICPSR. Membership entitles the
OSU community to all data sets in the
archive at no charge, access to variable
searches through the World Wide Web, and
reduced fees to attend the Summer Program
in Quantitative Methods.
Funding for the ICPSR Data Project is
provided by the Library. The Project
supports the annual membership fee and
the part-time services of the ICPSR Research
Consultant who provides assistance in
conducting variable searches, ordering data
sets, and downloading data.
LABORATORY ANIMAL RESOURCES
Barbara Smith, DVM, PhD, Dipl.ACVS,
Director
Laboratory Animal Resources, is a University-wide service organization. The office is
housed in the Laboratory Animal Resources
Center. This organization has been charged
with the care and humane treatment of all
warm- blooded laboratory animals used in
research and teaching. Technicians at the
center service facilities in eight different
buildings on campus. In addition, the
following services are provided: procurement and quarantine of all warm-blooded
laboratory animals; constant health
monitoring of animals and personnel; and
consultation with investigators on animal
care, experimental design, special procedures, and beneficial animal models.
MARK 0. HATFIELD
MARINE SCIENCE CENTER
(Newport, Oregon)
Lavern J. Weber, Director
The Marine Science Center is located on a
49-acre site in Newport adjacent to Yaquina
Bay and one mile from the Pacific Ocean.
The facility is operated by the University to
serve the general public, the staff of OSU,
sister institutions, and cooperating state and
federal agencies. The University encourages
all workers in the marine sciences whose
research, instruction, or extension activities
require a coastal site to use the center
facilities.
Main buildings provide 200,000 square
feet of office, library, classroom, and fresh
and salt water laboratory space and include
a public auditorium and aquarium.
Buildings include the Marine Science
Center, Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife Marine Region Headquarters, the
Newport Aquaculture Laboratory and
Research Support Facility of the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental
Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Guin Library, and ship support
facilities of the College of Oceanography.
Dock areas serve the OSU ship Wecoma.
There are housing and self-service kitchen
facilities for up to 82 students and visiting
staff members.
Research projects currently involve more
than 250 staff members from the Colleges
of Agricultural Sciences, Oceanography,
Pharmacy, and Science; the Extension
Service; the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency; the National Marine Fisheries
Service; the Ocean Environment Research
Division of NOAA; the Cooperative Institute
for Marine Resources Studies; and the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The instruction program focuses on aquaculture and marine biological aspects of tidal,
estuarine, and nearshore marine environments, subjects for which the center's location
provides a natural laboratory. Extension
work concentrates on programs of interest
to the general public and to the coastal
fishing industry. Much of the research and
extension work of the OSU Sea Grant College
Program is conducted at the center.
Research
The public area has more than 280,000
visitors annually, including about 8,000
elementary and high school students. The
area has undergone extensive renovation.
Interactive exhibitry, computer simulations,
videos and aquariums focus on marine
research conducted at OSU. The theme,
"Searching for Patterns in a Complex
World," connects research topics from
global perspectives down through the
microscopic level. Educational programs
such as Seatauqua for adults and Sea School
programs for students are offered yearround. Potential users of center facilities are
invited to write to the director, outlining
their needs.
MARINE/FRESHWATER
BIOMEDICAL CENTER
George S. Bailey, Director
The Marine/Freshwater Biomedical Sciences
Center has as its mission the development
and use of aquatic models, principally the
rainbow trout, to investigate environmental
problems of human health concern. As
recognized by the National Institutes of
Health, fish are sensitive, low-cost, comparative vertebrate models that reduce dependence on mammalian species for healthrelated research. The Center was established
initially in 1985 through core support from
the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, and was formally established as a research Center of Excellence
through the State Board of Higher Education in 1989.
Center research has historically focused
on cancer and its modulation by dietary
environmental factors. Attention has been
given to the basic mechanisms and causes of
cancer, and to naturally occurring dietary
factors capable of preventing or inhibiting
the cancer process. Center investigators
have also used fish models for the study of
aging, immune function, environmental
pollution, and stress response. A new focus
of the center involves research on the
chemistry of marine toxins and nerve gasses
and their neurotoxicology in fish models. A
multidisciplinary team of senior investigators and students from three colleges at OSU
provides expertise in pharmacology,
biochemistry, molecular genetics, chemistry, and pathology in a collaborative
environment. The center's work on the
interactions between environmental agents,
diet, and cancer, including the possibility of
dietary chemoprevention, supports the
research, teaching, and extension mission of
OSU as a Land Grant university.
To support these functions, the Center
provides research funds for pilot studies,
leading to research grant applications, supports a schedule of seminars and visiting
consultants, provides guidance in program
development through annual external program review by invited experts, and supports
a trout hatchery/histopathology research
core facility that is unique worldwide.
NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
Steve Binney, Director
Established in 1966, this institute coordinates curricular matters in nuclear science
and engineering at the graduate and
undergraduate levels. It also implements
fellowship programs, graduate training
programs, short-course programs, research
programs, and seminar programs that are
not managed by individual departments
and are interdisciplinary in nature.
NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Phil Whanger, Chairperson
Established in 1965, this institute recognizes
that provision of an nutritious food supply
is a major continuing problem for humanity, and that various disciplines at Oregon
State University are uniquely positioned to
deal with it. The institute is dedicated to the
advancement of knowledge of nutrition and
its effective application in the improvement
of human health and welfare. The institute
has been designed to be complementary to
and not competitive with existing administrative units. As such, its broad objectives
are the encouragement, stimulation,
facilitation, and coordination of research in
various areas practiced in relevant departments and colleges of the University.
The institute welcomes applications for
membership from campus scientists having
a major interest in nutrition. Associate
membership is available to graduate
students and post-doctorals having similar
interests. It operates through a chairperson
and nutrition advisory group.
Activities include sponsorship of visiting
lectureships and organization of seminars,
symposia and workshops. The institute
holds an annual meeting near the end of
each academic year at which it recognizes
outstanding research contributions in
nutrition through an award.
LINUS PAULING INSTITUTE
Balz Frei, Director
In 1996, the Linus Pauling Institute (LPI)
was established at Oregon State University
as a living memorial to Linus Pauling, an
alumnus (1922) of OSU. Linus Pauling who
died in 1994 at the age of 93, was a worldrenowned scientist, humanitarian, educator,
and health proponent. He is the only
recipient of two unshared Nobel Prizes
(Chemistry in 1954, Peace in 1962). The
mission of the Institute is to engage in
interdisciplinary efforts to elucidate the
molecular mechanisms and physiological
effects of vitamins, micronutrients, and
phytochemicals. The LPI continues the
pioneering efforts of Linus Pauling in
orthomolecular medicine; an area of
medicine devoted to restoring the optimal
concentrations and functions at the
molecular level of the substances (e.g.
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vitamins) normally present in the body. The
research in the LPI is aimed at understanding the role and determining the potential
use of nutritional factors in health promotion and disease prevention and treatment.
Areas of research interests include cardiovascular disease, cancer, aging, immune
dysfunction, infectious diseases, and
diseases caused by exposure to toxins. The
LPI provides financial support for the Linus
Pauling Institute Endowed Chair held by the
director, research activities, student training,
pilot projects, sponsorship of meetings, and
community outreach. The LPI is located on
the fifth floor of Weniger Hall.
RADIATION CENTER
Steve Binney, Director
The Radiation Center is a campus-wide
instructional and research facility especially
designed to accommodate programs
involving the use of radiation and radioactive materials. Located in the Center are
major items of specialized equipment and
unique teaching and research facilities,
including a TRIGA-II research nuclear
reactor (licensed to operate at 1,100
kilowatts when running at a steady power
level and at 2,500 megawatts in the pulsing
mode); a cobalt-60 gamma irradiator; a
number of gamma radiation spectrometers
and associated germanium detectors; a
neutron radiography facility capable of
taking still or very high speed radiographs;
and a variety of instruments for radiation
measurements and monitoring. Facilities for
radiation work include teaching and
research laboratories with up-to-date
instrumentation and related equipment for
performing neutron activation analysis and
radiotracer studies; laboratories for animal
and plant experiments involving radioactivity; an instrument calibration facility for
radiation protection instrumentation; and
facilities for packaging radioactive materials
for shipment to national and international
destinations.
The Radiation Center staff is available to
provide a wide variety of services including
instruction and/or consultation associated
with the feasibility, design, and execution of
experiments using radiation and radioactive
materials, and with safety evaluations
relating to experiments or devices involving
the use of radioisotopes or other radiation
sources. In addition, the Center provides
direct support and assistance to teaching
and research programs involving nuclear
engineering, nuclear and radiation chemistry, radiation health physics, neutron
activation analysis, neutron radiography,
radiation effects on biological systems,
radiation dosimetry, production of shortlived radioisotopes, radiation shielding,
nuclear instrumentation, emergency
response, transportation of radioactive
materials, instrument calibration, and
radioactive waste disposal.
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The Center's laboratories and instruments
are available to all campus instructional and
research programs requiring such support.
The Center also accommodates instructional
and nuclear research and development
programs requested by other universities, by
federal and state agencies, and by industrial
organizations. In addition, a special neutron
activation analysis service for forensic
studies is available to all law enforcement
agencies.
SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
Robert E. Malouf, Director
Oregon Sea Grant takes an integrated
approach to addressing the problems and
opportunities of Oregon's marine resources.
Oregon Sea Grant's three related primary
activities-research, education, and
outreach-respond to the needs of ocean
users and act to stimulate the Oregon
economy. Funding for Sea Grant comes
from federal and state appropriations as well
as contributions from local governments
and industry. The major support is a grant
from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Program activities are conducted in
several interdependent topical areas. They
include biotechnology, commercial fisheries,
seafood technology, coastal economic
development, and coastal ecosystems.
Oregon Sea Grant has been an innovator
in promoting cooperative Pacific regional
research and development. The program
also provides professional, technical, and
public education, as well as Extension
services through the Extension Sea Grant
program. In addition, Sea Grant administration provides support for OSU graduate
students to study important marine and
coastal problems and to participate in
research administration.
Oregon Sea Grant Communications offers
publication and other media support for
program participants. The communications
specialists operate from within Sea Grant
administration and cooperate with other
information offices at Oregon State
University. Sea Grant Communications also
prepares news releases and video programming as part of a broader effort to inform
the public about marine resource issues.
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in
operation, the Oregon Sea Grant program
involves faculty and students in the
Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, Agricultural
Sciences, Engineering, Oceanic and
Atmospheric Sciences, and Pharmacy.
Participants in the program also include the
University of Oregon.
Oregon Sea Grant also maintains close
relationships with several research facilities
on the Oregon coast, among them the OSU
Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in
Newport and the Seafood Laboratory in
Astoria. Sea Grant administers the public
wing of the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
The users of Oregon's marine resources
are key contributors to the program. An
advisory council of marine industry and
coastal community leaders provides external
review of program emphasis and progress.
SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER
Virginia Lesser, Director
The Survey Research Center, established in
1973, operates as a center for research in
survey methodology, and to provide research
support with regard to survey design, sample
selection, questionnaire construction, data
collection and reduction, statistical analysis,
and the reporting of results.
The center is available to departments of
the Oregon State System of Higher Education and to other organizations serving the
public interest. Charges are made for all
work in the center except preliminary
consulting. Estimates for project proposals
can be obtained upon request. For proposals
to be submitted to funding agencies, the
center can either submit a joint proposal or
act as a subcontractor.
The center's interests include surveys of
human populations, and other populations
such as plants, animals, land areas, and
other populations for which surveys can
provide useful information.
More information on the Survey Research
Center can be found at the web site: http://
www.orst.edu/dept/statistics/src/surcon.htm.
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
James R. Lundy, Director
The Transportation Research Institute (TRI)
was established in 1962 to enhance research
and interaction within the University and
to serve as a link with other universities,
industry, and government on transportation-related issues. The institute conducts a
variety of research efforts, including
traditional single-disciplinary and multidisciplinary research, and also serves as a
clearinghouse and central source of
transportation-related information.
The institute encourages faculty interaction from the Colleges of Engineering,
Forestry, Agricultural Sciences, Oceanography, Business, Science, and Liberal Arts. The
major areas of activity include transportation system economics, policy, and
regulation; geotechnical engineering and
highway materials testing; transportation
systems planning, traffic operations, and
safety; low-volume road design, construc-
tion, and maintenance; transportation for
resource development; rural transportation;
sociopolitical and behavioral factors;
transportation for persons with disabilities;
and environmental and energy factors. An
advisory committee of professionals familiar
with the transportation issues and problems
in the Northwest provides guidance to the
TRI faculty.
Extensive facilities are available to
institute members and students. These
include computerized literature search
capabilities, an electronic computing center,
and a complete soils and materials testing
laboratory. The laboratory houses closedloop servo-controlled test systems, as well
as a walk-in cold room for testing frozen
soils. Also available are complete hydrology
and hydraulic labs for drainage and
hydraulic studies and 14,000 acres of
timberland reserved for teaching and
research, available through the College of
Forestry.
Research
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR)
Jeffrey R. Barnes,
OSU Member Representatives
Through its membership in this national
research consortium, Oregon State University has access to extensive facilities and
services in support of its research in
atmospheric, oceanic, and related sciences.
Chief among these is the National Center
for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in
Boulder, Colorado. Under the support of the
National Science Foundation, this national
laboratory conducts significant programs of
atmospheric, oceanographic, and solar
research in cooperation with member
universities, and operates a state-of-the-art
super computer facility which is accessible
to member institutions. UCAR also operates
facilities for scientific ballooning, and
through NCAR, maintains instrumented
research aircraft and an extensive research
and data library.
In addition to using these facilities, OSU
faculty and graduate students participate in
numerous seminars, workshops, and
scientific meetings and conferences which
are held at NCAR throughout the year.
Through the corporation, Oregon State also
cooperates in various national and international initiatives for research, service, and
training in the atmospheric and related
sciences.
WATER RESOURCES
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Kenneth J. Williamson, Director
The Water Resources Research Institute was
established in 1960 to foster, encourage, and
facilitate research and education related to
quantity and quality of water available for
beneficial uses. The institute is administered
under the Dean of Research with an
executive committee of the deans of the
Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, and Forestry. Membership includes all
faculty members in higher education in
Oregon who are engaged in water resources
research and teaching, currently about 200
persons in more than 40 departments in 12
universities and colleges in Oregon. The
institute assists in organizing
multidisciplinary groups of University
personnel for research and technology
transfer on water management concerns in
Oregon.
Extensive facilities available to institute
members and students include forested
watershed lands, streams with a wide range
of characteristics, branch agricultural
equipment stations, field measuring
equipment, soils laboratories, experimental
water and waste treatment facilities,
freshwater science laboratories, experimental streams, a hydraulics laboratory, and a
radiation center. Research projects are
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conducted in the areas of water supply and
quality, planning and management, systems
analysis, legal and institutional complexities, and water uses and use impacts.
Research assistantships and fellowships are
available through many of the member
departments.
The institute works closely with state and
federal agencies in its research and information transfer programs. Seminars are
sponsored during fall term to address water
issues. Research reports are given wide
distribution through the institute's information dissemination program. Workshops are
organized on topics of current interest.