Graduate School
Administration:
Thomas J. Maresh, Dean
John C. Ringle, Associate Dean
Atmospheric Sciences-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Biochemistry/Biophysics-M.A., M.S.,
Ph.D.
Marliene A. Costa, Director of Minority
Affairs and Special Programs
Bioresource Engineering--M.S.
The information presented in this catalog
Business Administration-M.B.A.
Business Education-Ed.M.,M.A., M.S.
Chemical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Chemistry-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Civil Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
College Student Services Administration-Ed.M., M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.
Comparative Veterinary Medicine-
Botany and Plant Pathology-M.A., M.S.,
Ph.D.
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 free from the
Graduate School.
Exciting and diverse educational op-
portunities are offered through the graduate
programs of Oregon State University's 12
colleges which encompass 80 major disciplines. A Land and Sea Grant University, OSU enrolls almost 3,000 graduate
students, representing 75 countries and
every state in the nation.
At OSU, maximum opportunity is
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.A., M.S., Ed.D.,
Ph.D.
Electrical and Computer EngineeringM.S., Ph.D.
provided for the integration of graduate
instruction and research. The graduate
Elementary Education-Ed.M.
Entomology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
faculty (1,600 members) is selected on the
Environmental Health Management-
basis of training, experience, research, and
M.S.
Family Resource Management-M.A.,
M.S., Ph.D.
Fisheries Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Food Science and Technology-M.S.,
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 estab-
Ph.D.
lishment of departmental graduate programs and the formulation and direction of
individual student programs are responsi-
Forest Engineering-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
Forest Products-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
bilities of the departments, under the
Forest Science-M.F., M.S., Ph.D.
General Science-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
general rules and requirements of the
Graduate School.
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 EconomicsM.S., Ph.D.
Agricultural Education-Ed.M., M.S.
Agriculture-M.Agr.1
Animal Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Apparel, Interiors, and MerchandisingM.A., M.S.
Forest Resources--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.
Guidance and Counseling-Ed.M.,
Ed. D.
Health--M.S., Ph.D.
Health and Safety Administration--M.S.
Health Education-Ed.M., M.S.
Home Economics-M.S.
Home Economics Education-Ed.M.,
M. A., M.S.
Horticulture-M.S., Ph.D.
Human Development and Family Stud-
ies-M.S., Ph.D.
Human Performance--M.S., Ph.D.
Industrial Arts Education-Ed.M., M.S.
Industrial Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Studies-M.A.I.S.
Marine Resource Management-M.A.,
M.S.
Materials Science-M.S.
Mathematics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Mathematics Education-Ed.M., M.A.,
M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Microbiology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Movement Studies for the Disabled--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.
Radiation Health-M.A., M.S.
Rangeland Resources-M.S., Ph.D.
Reading-Ed.M.
Science Education-Ed.M., M.A., M.S.,
Ed,D., Ph.D.
Scientific and Technical Communication--M.A., M.S.
Soil Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Statistics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Teaching-M.A.T.
Toxicology-M.S., Ph.D.
Trade and Industrial Education-Ed.M.,
M. S.
Veterinary Science-M.S.
Vocational Education-Ed.M., M.A.,
M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.
Wildlife Science-M.S., Ph.D.
Zoology-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Minors
Any of the majors listed above may also
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
College and University Teaching
Community College Education
Community Education
Community Health
Economic Geography
English
Extension Methods
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Gerontology
History
International Agricultural Development
Journalism
Museum Studies
An interdisciplinary degree requiring three
agriculturally related fields.
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Music
Philosophy
Physical Education
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Speech Communication
Water Resources
Women Studies
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
A student desiring to enter the Graduate
School at Oregon State University will
provide the Office of Admissions: (a)
admission forms; (b) official, sealed
transcripts of all previous college or
university work; (c) a letter indicating
the student's objectives and the special
fields of interest, and (d) a nonrefund-
able $40 application fee. The applicant
should contact the major department for
any special 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. The Office of Admissions will determine whether the
general
conditions for admission have
been met. The major department indicated by the student will examine the
material submitted to determine ade-
quacy 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) and the Test of Written
English (TWE) are required of all foreign
applicants whose native language is not
English. The minimum acceptable
TOEFL score is 550, with a minimum of
52 on each subscore. A minimum score
of 4 is required on the TWE. If all other
admission requirements are met, provi-
sional admission may be granted if an
applicant has a TOEFL score of at least
500. Refer to Foreign Student Admissions in the Graduate Catalog for complete
details.
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classification are initiated in the Graduate
School.
work toward an advanced degree.
Provisionally Admitted Graduate
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Admission
The completion of 24 credits with a
grade of B 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 re-
Students
Students who have not met the formal
admission requirements but whose accomplishments have convinced the
University's graduate admissions committee and their major departments that
they have potential for success as ad-
vanced degree candidates may be admitted provisionally.
Credit will be allowed for graduate
courses students have completed acceptably while registered as provisional
students.
If they fail to complete satisfactorily
these conditions, they will be dismissed
from the Graduate School.
Special Students
The special student category may be
used by those holding a baccalaureate
degree who do not wish to pursue an
advanced degree.
Reclassification of
Postbaccalaureate and
Special Students
A postbaccalaureate or special student
(graduate) 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 special student, he or she is eligible
for admission consideration at any time.
b. If the student, prior to entering as
a postbaccalaureate or special student,
had been denied graduate admission, or
would have been ineligible for graduate
admission as determined a posteriori by
the Graduate Admissions committee, the
postbaccalaureate or special student must
complete 24 credits in relevant graduate or
undergraduate courses. Each of these
courses must be completed with a grade of
B or better before the student is eligible to
apply for graduate admission.
Dismissal from
Graduate School
Advanced degree (including provisional) 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
Graduate students desiring to appeal
matters relating to their graduate education are outlined in "Grievance Procedures for Graduate School at Oregon
State University," available from the
Graduate School.
Reenrollment
Graduate students who withdraw from
the Graduate School must apply for
readmission to reenter in a subsequent
term. 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 granted to undergraduate
and postbaccalaureate students by reserv-
ing credits for possible use in a graduate
program. Baccalaureate degree holders
who are admitted to a postbaccalaureate
nongraduate status may reserve not more
than 6 graduate credits per term to apply in
a graduate program.
Term Credit Load
The maximum load for a full-time gradu-
Dual Majors
For the M.A., M.S., or Ph.D. degree, a
ate student is 16 credits. A student may
exceed this limit only with the approval of
student may select two graduate major
areas to pursue instead of the traditional
single major.
the Graduate School. For teaching and
research assistants, the maximum load is
15 credits if appointed on a .15 to .29
FTE assistantship and 12 credits if the
appointment is .30 to .50 FTE. The minimum load is 9 term credits; fellows may
carry the maximum load. A minimum
load of 9 term credits may be necessary
to qualify for purposes of veterans' bene-
fits, visa requirements, financial aid, etc.
A degree-seeking student must enroll
for a minimum of 3 credits in any quarter.
Registration solely for the purpose of
taking the final oral exam for the master's
Graduate Courses
Only courses numbered in the 500s and
600s carry graduate credit. Blanketnumbered 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 master's degree program;
or doctoral degree is not required.
15 such credits may be used toward the
doctorate. Blanket-numbered transferred
courses will be considered as part of this
Grade Requirement
maximum.
register for more than 6 credits per term at
staff fee rates. Further information may be
obtained from the Department of Human
Resources.
Graduate Appointments
Graduate Teaching Assistantships and
Graduate Research Assistantships are
awarded by academic departments to
graduate students who have superior
records in their undergraduate work. In
order to hold an assistantship appointment, the person must be admitted as a
regular, advanced degree graduate
student, be enrolled as a full-time student in the Graduate School concurrently with the assistantship appoint-
ment, and be making satisfactory progress on an advanced degree. Graduate
below C are not accepted on a graduate
program.
Graduate students may elect to take
courses on the S-U basis only if those
any period when school is in session.
assistants must complete a minimum of
9 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 gov-
Petitions
A student who wishes to deviate from
courses are not in their degree program
the normal Graduate School regulations
ernment agencies, are available to
superior graduate students for graduate
study in various departments at Oregon
or are not required for the removal of
deficiencies.
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.
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
Graduate Major
Meetings and Exam Schedules
Program meetings and preliminary and
final examinations may be held during
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 State
System of Higher Education, or (e) an
integrated minor. An integrated minor
consists of a series of cognate courses from
two or more areas outside the major and
the major area of concentration.
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.
Diploma Application
Graduate students wishing a diploma
must complete an application supplied
by the Graduate School. This form
should be submitted to the Graduate
School the term before the final oral
examination is taken.
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 students registering for 3 to 8
credits of work pay the graduate part-time
fee.
Graduate Work by Staff Members
Staff members of Oregon State University
holding rank above that of instructor cannot receive advanced degrees from OSU.
Full-time staff members normally may not
State University. These fellowships are
awarded through the departments con-
cerned, 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 complete list of fellowships.
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 paper (3 to 6 credits) when
required. 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 credits on this campus after
admission as a graduate student. These 30
credits must appear on the master's degree
program. (This does not include credits
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reserved as an undergraduate or postbaccalaureate student nor credits taken as a
postbaccalaureate or special student or
credit for courses offered through the Office of Continuing Higher Education.)
Transferred Credit
A maximum of 15 quarter credits of
graduate work accomplished at another
accredited institution or through the
Office of Continuing Higher Education
at Oregon State University 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)
grades of A or B have been earned.
Language Requirements
For the Master of Arts degree, the student must show proficiency in a foreign
language as certified by the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
equivalent to the level attained by the
end of the second-year university course
in the language with a grade of C 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 for-
eign 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 chairman 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
A copy of the master's thesis in final draft
form must be presented to the Graduate
School office at least one week prior to
the final oral examination.
Within six weeks after the final oral,
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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 reexami-
nation.
Full information concerning the
prescribed style for thesis is given in the
booklet, "Preparation of the Thesis,"
available at the OSU Book Store.
Final Examinations
Successful completion of a final oral
examination is required for all Master of
Science and Master of Arts degrees. The
examination should be scheduled for
two hours.
It
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.
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 nonthesis 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.
Students writing a thesis must have a
Graduate Council representative on their
committee. It is the student's responsibility to obtain his or her own representative
from a list provided by the Graduate
School.
OTHER MASTER'S DEGREES
Master of Agriculture
The program for the Master of Agriculture degree provides a broader and more
flexible training in the field of agriculture than the program for the Master of
Science degree.
Forty-five credits are required in at
least three agricultural or agriculturally
related fields, with a maximum of 21
credits in any one field. These three
fields must be identified on the program. A thesis is not usually prepared,
but a paper demanding 3 to 6 credits of
work, registered as Reading and Conference in the major field is required.
A student's committee consists of a
minimum of three graduate faculty
members-at least one from each field.
If a thesis is involved, the committee
must also include a Graduate Council
Representative. A final oral examination is required.
Programs participating in the Master
of Agriculture degree are agricultural and
resource economics, aquaculture, biore-
source engineering, animal science, botany and plant pathology, crop science,
entomology, fisheries and wildlife, food
science and technology, general agriculture and agricultural education, horticulture, microbiology, poultry science,
rangeland resources, soil science, and
statistics.
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies
This degree is granted for attainment of a
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 identical if the areas of
concentration within these two fields 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 re-
search 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 ex-
empt 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 re-
quired.
There are two options under the
program:
Thesis option: The thesis must coor-
dinate work in the three fields. The requirement is 6 to 9 credits of Thesis.
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.
M. A. T.
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 certification is offered in the
following areas: advanced mathematics,
biology, chemistry, integrated science,
music, physics, language arts (English),
agriculture, business, elementary educatiion, health education, physical education, home economics, marketing, and
technology (industrial arts).
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 study 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 nine-month option
will not be available for the 1991-92 academic year.
The M.A.T. degree requires successful completion of a final written examination.
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration
degree is designed for the individual
holding an undergraduate or graduate
degree in nonbusiness areas as well as
someone with an undergraduate degree
in business administration who seeks
professional education which will aid him
or her to develop into a competent and
responsible executive. The program
involves a broad study of business administration, rather than intensive work in
any one specialized area.
The M.B.A. curriculum consists of 45
term credits, including 33 credits of spe-
cific graduate business courses that
provide broad preparation for manage-
ment and 12 credits of elective graduate
courses. If the candidate has not had
prior training in business subjects, the
M.B.A. program includes prerequisite
courses and totals about 77 term credits.
An M.B.A. candidate whose under-
graduate degree was earned in the field
of business administration normally will
be able to complete the requirements for
the M.B.A. degree in one calendar year.
The M.B.A. degree requires no thesis. However, a written comprehensive
examination is required of all M.B.A. can-
Professional Teacher Education
Program
The professional teacher education pro-
gram has two major components: a 15credit 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 (mathematics, business,
literature, etc.). Because the professional
didates.
Master of Education
The Master of Education is a professional
degree. For the degree, a minimum of 45
term credits in graduate courses (including a maximum of 6 term credits of blanket-numbered courses) must be completed; additional credits may be required
by the College of Education. A minimum
of 12 additional credits in graduate
courses approved by a departmental
adviser is required for a master's degree
and for certification at the professional
level in guidance and counseling. A minimum of 9 additional term credits in
graduate courses is required for the
master's degree in reading and 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 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 demanded. At least 21
credits are to be selected within a major
field of forestry and as many as 24 credits may be elected from other related
fields. A thesis is not required, but a
technical report, correlated on an approved topic, with courses in the major
fields or assigned or approved topics,
must be submitted. A final oral examination is required.
Master of Ocean Engineering
The Civil 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 for graduation.
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 is required.
A minimum of one full-time academic
year 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
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include a member from the minor department. The program meeting is scheduled
in the Graduate School one week in
advance. No more than 15 credits of
blanket-numbered courses, other than
thesis, may be included in the 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) the
student must have enrolled for three out
of four consecutive quarters at Oregon
State University; and (2) a minimum of
36 credits of graduate work must have
been completed at OSU. 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 doctor-
ate must pass a group of comprehensive
preliminary examinations (at least
partly oral) in his or her major and mi-
bodying 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 "Preparation of the Thesis" is available at the bookstore.
Regulations concerning the doctoral
dissertation are the same as those for
the master's degree with the following
exceptions: A copy of the thesis in final
form or final draft form must be presented to the Graduate School office at
least two weeks prior to the final oral
examination; within six weeks, 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 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
nor subjects. Advancement to candidacy
is contingent on passing these prelimi-
candidate will have failed the examination.
nary examinations. If more than one nega-
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
The Ed.D. degree is a professional degree emphasizing applied studies in
education. This degree is used to prepare for positions in research, evaluation,
curriculum development, or classroom
tive vote is recorded by the examining
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.
Thesis
Every candidate for the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy must submit a thesis em-
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teaching.
A master's degree or equivalent preparation is a prerequisite for all candidates
for the degree. In addition, the College of
Education requires the following: 1) minimum experience as defined by each department, 2) three letters of recommendation, 3) an interview by appropriate members of the department or program, and 4)
either the Graduate Record Examination
or the Miller Analogies Test. Prospective
students should contact the major department for specific department requirements.
Major fields offered are college student
services administration, education (emphasis on elementary, secondary, or community college curriculum and instruction),
guidance and counseling, mathematics
education, science education, and vocational education.
In general, the following requirements are in effect for the Ed.D.: a) a
major of not less than 50 quarter credits
in graduate course work in the College of
Education, b) a first minor of not less than
36 quarter credits from a specialized field
in the College of Education, c) a second
minor of no less than 25 quarter credits
from a field outside the College of Education, or d) in lieu of two minors, an integrated minor of no less than 60 credits
from both inside and outside the College
of Education, and e) a dissertation of no
less than 25 credits.
All students must include EDFN 512
and ST 451 or their equivalents in their
programs.
Procedures and requirements for
preliminary final examinations and
thesis are similar to those for the Doctor
of Philosophy degree. Residency requirements are the same.
Interdisciplinary Programs
Interdisciplinary programs in toxicology,
plant physiology, and interdisciplinary
studies are available.
M.A.I.S.
Programs participating in the Master of Arts
in Interdisciplinary Studies are adult education'; agricultural education; agricultural
and resource economics; animal science;
anthropology; apparel, interiors, housing
and merchandising; art; atmospheric sciences; biochemistry and biophysics; bioresource engineering; botany and plant pathology; business administration'; business
education; chemical engineering; chemistry; civil engineering; college and university teaching; community college education; community education; computer
science; counselor education; curriculum
and instruction; economics; education;
electrical and computer engineering; elementary education; English; entomology;
environmental health management; extension methods; family resource management; fisheries and wildlife; foreign languages and literatures (French, German, or
'Not as a primary area of concentration
Spanish); forest engineering; forest products; forest resources; forest science; gen-
eral science; genetics; geography;' geology; gerontology; health and safety administration; health education; history;
home economics; home economics education; horticulture; human development
and family sciences; human performance; industrial arts education; industrial
engineering; international agricultural de-
taken by M.S. or Ph.D. candidates in engineering or the basic sciences.
Students in the program are expected
to attend and participate in the Toxicology
Seminar Class and are expected to develop
an integrated minor related to their own
area of sub-specialization as determined by
their graduate committees.
Graduate research assistantships are
offered to well-qualified students.
The core curricula for programs leading to the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in
plant physiology are listed below.
Courses
Radiotracers
BB 495/88 595. Biochem Lab (Radioisotope
velopment; journalism; materials science;
mathematics; mechanical engineering;
microbiology; movement studies for the
disabled; museum studies; music; nu-
clear engineering; nutrition and food
management; operations research; pharmacy; philosophy; physical education;
physics; political science; postsecondary
and technological education; poultry science; psychology; rangeland resources;
religious studies; science, mathematics,
and computer science education; scientific and technical communication; sociology; soil science; speech communications; statistics; teaching; water resources; women studies; and zoology.
TOX 501. RESEARCH (TBA).
TOX 503. THESIS (TBA).
TOX 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (TBA).
TOX 507. SEMINAR (TBA).
TOX 520. COMPARATIVE METABOLISM OF FOREIGN COMPOUNDS (3). Metabolism of exogenous
chemicals by plants and animals and relation to
environmental problems; comparative aspects of
metabolic processes; interacting effects of other
chemicals, nutritional and environmental variables;
metabolic aspects of selective toxicity. PREREQ: BB
450, BB 451. Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED
as AC 520.
Courses
TOX 528. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESIDUES (3). Separation and analysis of
chemical pollutants in the environment; considerations
in sampling, separation techniques, methods of chemi-
IST 501. RESEARCH (TBA).
cal analysis used for analysis and confirmation of
trace levels of organic chemicals and heavy metals.
PREREQ: CH 428. CROSSLISTED as AC 528.
IST 503. THESIS (TBA).
IST 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (TBA).
TOX 545. ON-LINE TOXICOLOGY DATA SYSTEMS
(2). Use of on-line systems (Toxline, CAS-Online, etc.)
Ph.D. Program
Core Curriculum
Plant Physiology
BOT 432/BOT 532. Photobiology of Plants (3)
BOT 433/BOT 533. Hormonal Reg of Plant
Growth & Devel (3)
CSS 655. Plant-Water Relations (3)
Methodology) (2) or CH 41 9/CH 519. Radioactive Tracer Methods (4)
Biochemistry
BB 490/BB 590, BB 491/BB 591, BB 492/88
592. Biochemistry (9)
BB 493/BB 593. Biochemistry Laboratory (2)
Genetics
A graduate-level course in genetics or molecular biology (3-4).
Foreign Language
Optional with individual student program.
Seminars
Three seminar presentations, including one on
the thesis research and one on a different
topic than the thesis.
TOTAL CREDITS (Minimal Requirements)
Required core courses (30-37)
Seminars (3)
Research, thesis and supportive electives (6875)
Total Program (108)
to obtain bibliographic and other data relating to
IST 506. PROJECTS (TBA).
toxicology and application of PROPHET system for
toxicological data analysis. PREREQ: BB 450 or BB
451 and graduate standing. CROSSLISTED as AC
TOXICOLOGY
545.
Toxicology is an interdisciplinary graduate program administered by the Graduate School. The toxicology program leads
to the degrees of Master of Science or
Doctor of Philosophy with a major in
toxicology and is designed to prepare individuals for professional positions as
toxicologists in industry, government, and
academic institutions. Biochemical,
chemical, and pathological approaches
will be emphasized in the following areas
of toxicology: analytical, aquatic, biochemical, comparative, environmental,
food, and general.
The faculty is drawn from academic
TOX 601. RESEARCH (TBA).
departments in the Colleges of Science,
Agricultural Sciences, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, and the staff
of the Marine Science Center.
Students who wish to enter the pro-
gram should have a B.S. degree (or
equivalent) in a science field related to, or
offering preparation for, the toxicology program. Courses in toxicology also may be
TOX 603. THESIS (TBA).
TOX 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (TBA).
TOX 607. SEMINAR (TBA).
Terms and credits to be arranged for the
courses listed above.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Plant physiology is a complex interdisciplinary field which requires broad training
in the plant sciences and in such varied
disciplines as physics, chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, and statistics. Courses relevant to plant physiology, and active research programs in plant physiology are
found in many departments and in several
colleges of the University. The curriculum
reflects the need for breadth of training and
draws upon courses from a number of
departments of the University.
M.S. Program
Core curriculum
Twenty credits from the Ph.D. Core Curriculum,
including at least 6 credits from the "Plant
Physiology" group, BB 450/86 550 and BB
451/BB 551 (Gen Biochem), and BB 493/86
593 (Biochem Lab).
Seminars
Two seminar presentations, including one on the
thesis research.
TOTAL CREDITS
Core Courses (20)
Seminars (2)
Research, thesis, and supportive electives (23)
Total Program (45)
Courses
PP 501. RESEARCH (TBA).
PP 503. THESIS (TBA).
PP 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (TBA).
PP 507. SEMINAR (TBA).
PP 601. RESEARCH (TBA).
PP 603. THESIS (TBA).
PP 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (TBA).
PP 607. SEMINAR (TBA).
Graduate School
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Concurrent Enrollment
Off-Campus Programs
Oregon State University students paying
Off-campus degree programs are offered at
full tuition may enroll for courses
through other colleges and universities
of the Oregon State System of Higher
Education at no additional cost in the
concurrent enrollment program. Complete details of policies and procedures
a number of localities throughout Oregon.
Further information regarding these pro-
grams may be obtained from the Graduate
School.
are available in the Registrar's Office.
WICHE Regional
Graduate Programs
Joint Campus Program
The following degrees are offered under
WICHE (Western Interstate Commission
Joint-campus programs offer the OSU
graduate student access to specialized
for Higher Education) regional graduate
instructional and research sources of other
universities within the Oregon State Sys-
source management (Department of Hu-
tem of Higher Education through a single
matriculation and registration. Students
participating in a joint-campus program
are considered students of their home
university. OSU students follow the stan-
dard 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 by
OSU students in a joint-campus program.
Tuition and fees will be the same as if all
courses were taken at Oregon State University.
At present, two campuses of the
OSSHE participate with OSU in the jointcampus program: the University of Ore-
gon and Western Oregon State College.
University of Oregon
Any regularly enrolled graduate student at
OSU may enroll in graduate courses at
the University of Oregon in Eugene when
the courses are a part of his or her approved graduate program. Credits
earned at the U of 0 through the joint-
campus program are considered transfer
cred its.
Western Oregon State College
A graduate student admitted to OSU may
enroll in graduate courses at Western
Oregon State College in Monmouth when
these courses are a part of his or her
approved graduate program. Credits
earned at WOSC through the joint-campus program are considered transfer
credits.
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programs at OSU: Ph.D. in family reman Development and Family Sciences);
Ph.D. in nutrition and food management
(Department of Nutrition and Food Management); M.S., Ph.D. in genetics (Genetics Program); 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 Oceanography);
M.A., M.S., Ph.D. in oceanography (College of Oceanography); M.A., M.S., in operations research (Department of Statistics);
M.Ag., M.S., Ph.D. in poultry science
(Department of Poultry Science); and M.S.,
Ph.D. in toxicology (Toxicology Program).
Students from Alaska, Arizona, Colo-
rado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Wash-
ington, and Wyoming who are accepted
into these programs will be treated as
resident students for tuition purposes. In-
formation about the above programs may
be obtained from the college, program, or
department indicated.
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Research
Administration:
George H. Keller, Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, and International Programs
Advancement of human knowledge and
provision of technical and technological
services to the commonwealth are recognized functions of institutions of
higher education. Research to advance
human knowledge is encouraged and
assisted at Oregon State University by
general and directed research funds and
Research Consortia
Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
Consortium for International Development (CID)
Consortium for International Fisheries
and Aquaculture Development
(Cl FAD)
University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research (UCAR)
The NIH Biomedical Research Support Grant is used to impose and foster
health-related research. Guidelines given
above for the General Research fund also
apply.
Allocation of these funds from the
Research Office is made with the advice
of the Research Council. Faculty members
may submit applications to the Research
council for support from the General
Research Fund and the PHS institutional
grant at any time.
leges, centers, and institutes as a part of
normal academic activity. Research is
The vice president for research coordinates efforts of the various research
organizations of the University. The
vice president encourages and assists
faculty members in the development of
supported by appropriations to experiment stations, institutes, and centers, by
research programs and in handling grant
and contract applications; advises the
Robert S. McQuate, Director
grants from private and public agencies
president of the University regarding
for institutional and individual projects
and by instructional budgets.
The General Research Fund and
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. With the advice of the Research
Council, the vice president allocates
funds from the PHS grant and other
is conducted within departments, col-
institutional grant from Public Health
Service (PHS) are administered with the
advice of the Research Council.
Separately organized research units
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 Gene Research and Biotech-
nology
Center for the Humanities
Environmental Health Sciences Center
-,International Plant Protection Center
Laboratory Animal Resources
Marine/Freshwater Biological Science
Research Center
0 Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center
Oregon Productivity and Technology
Center
0 Radiation Center
Survey Research Center
"Western Rural Development Center
Research Institutes
Climatic Research Institute
Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies
Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute
Nutrition Research Institute
"-,,Transportation Research Institute
Water Resources Research Institute
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general research funds. The vice president
also coordinates administration of grant
and contract operations with the director
of business affairs to aid the work of research personnel 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.
Faculty members with the rank of instructor and above are eligible to apply for
support from the fund. Funds may be
used for supplies, travel, equipment, and
wages. Support will not be given to pro-
vide 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.
Advanced Science and
Technology Institute
The Advanced Science and Technology
Institute (ASTI) is a cooperative organization between Oregon State University
and the University of Oregon to make
their university-based research more
accessible to the private sector. Founded
in 1983, ASTI supports the research
interests of three types of corporations:
those whose relatively narrow product research can benefit from exposure to
wider research leading to new technologies and products; those whose research
requires contact with the "cutting edge" of
basic research to remain competitive;
and those too small to afford significant
in house research and need to rely on
technology transfer from universities.
Effective communication between the
universities and businesses is a key
component of ASTI's success. Access to
university research is gained through the
publication of a quarterly newsletter, cooperative research projects with industry,
conferences andl seminars, and the
Industrial Associates Program. ASTI
participates in technology transfer activities and promotes statewide economic
development through involvement with
OSU and UO researchers.
Agricultural Experiment
Station
Thayne R. Dutson, Director
L. J. Koong, Associate Director
V. V. Volk, Associate Director
B. Sorte, Assistant Director
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
Research & Extension Center (Hermiston),
major crop and climate areas of Oregon,
assuring that its research program is close
Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research & Extension Center (Hood River), North Wil-
to the people and the needs of Oregon
lamette Research & Extension Center (Au-
agriculture.
The station is the principal agricultural
rora), Columbia Basin Agricultural Re-
research agency in the state.
Its
search Center (Pendleton and Moro),
Southern Oregon (Medford), and the
mission,is to conduct research and dem-
Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Sta-
onstrations in the agricultural, biological,
social, and environmental sciences that
tion (Newport and Astoria).
The station collaborates with Cooperative Extension, the College of Agricul-
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 othernatural 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
tural Sciences' instructional and international agriculture programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Interior, and other federal and
state agencies on research programs of
interest to the state, the Pacific Northwest, the nation, and other countries.
system approaches to management;
Center for Advanced
Materials Research
(4) develop new agricultural products and
T. Darrah Thomas, Director
enhance quality of the state's food products;
(5) improve the marketing of Oregon's
agricultural products;
(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
The Center for Advanced Materials
Research has been established to
strengthen research and education in
the properties, synthesis, and under-
standing of new materials, with special
emphasis on materials of importance to
Oregon's economy. It is an interdiscipli-
nary program spanning nine departments
in the Colleges of Engineering, Forestry,
and Science. These are Chemicsl Engi-
neering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Forest
Products, Chemistry, Mathematicxs, and
Physics.
A degree of Master of Science in
following departments and colleges:
Materials Science provides for graduate
training in materials science. typically,
agricultural and resource economics,
this degree is pursued in parallel with a
agricultural chemistry, animal science,
bioresource enginering, botany and plant
graduate degree in one of the depart-
pathology, crop and soil science, entomology, fisheries and wildlife, food science and technology, home economics,
horticulture, microbiology, poultry science, 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 branch stations are Central Oregon (Redmond,
Madras, and Powell Butte), Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (Burns
ments 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 materi-
als, 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 and classical genetics as
well as protein and nucleic acid biochemistry in pursuit of their varied interests.
These include all the basic biological
disciplines and a strong commitment to
the applied sciences of agriculture, for-
estry, and veterinary medicine, as well as
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 bacte-
rial and viral disease of plants and animals; nitrogen fixation, hormonal control
of growth and development; molecular
control of gene expression; micropropa-
gation and regeneration of plants; development of vaccines and biological insecticides; tissue culture, molecular and ge-
netic 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 sequenc-
ing, and computer-assisted analysis of
protein and nucleic acid sequences, is
available for faculty and students with
active research programs in these areas.
Approximately 65 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 president for research and graduate
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.
and Union), Klamath (Klamath Falls),
Malheur (Ontario), Hermiston Agricultural
Research
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The Center for the Humanities
University Computing Services
Peter J. Copek, Director
J. E. Skelton, Director
The Center for the Humanities was
established in 1984 as an outgrowth of
the Humanities Development Program,
which had been engaged in innovative
interdisciplinary instructional development since 1977. The center continues to
The University Computing Services
(UCS) provides a focal point for computer-related activities on campus. Its
functions include computational services,
systems planning and development, con-
maintain the certificate program in Twentieth Century Studies, developed during
the program's years of activity. In addition, the center is committed to the stimu-
lation of humanities research, special
activities (conferences, seminars, and film
and lecture series), and public programs.
The center consists of visiting scholars as
well as OSU resident fellows engaged in
collective and individual research, and
coordinates much of its activity around an
annual theme. Themes are recommended
by a committee composed of faculty from
throughout the campus. The center's
fundamental concern is the improvement
of the quality of humanities research and
teaching at OSU. The center is located
just off campus at 811 S.W. Jefferson
Avenue.
Climatic Research Institute
W. Lawrence Gates, Director
The Climatic Research Institute was
established in 1976 in recognition of the
increasingly important impact of climate on human activities and the consequent need for coordinated and intensified climatic research. The institute
has conducted a broad research program
on the design, testing, and application
of mathematical-physical climate models, on the assembly and analysis of
climate data, and on the study of the
mutual impacts of climate and people.
Model simulations and supporting theoretical research on the nature of past,
present, and possible future climates,
including studies of the climatic effects of
increased atmospheric CO2 and the
diagnosis of climate change mechanisms
and on the statistical analysis and display
of climatic data have been performed.
Through its publications, seminars,
and conferences, as well as through
active participation in national and
international research programs, the
institute seeks to promote greater inter-
est in and understanding of all aspects
of climate.
sulting services, and maintenance services
for computers ranging from microcomputers to supercomputers.
The mainframe computers at UCS are
a Control Data Corporation Cyber 960, an
IBM 4381, a VAX 11/780, and two Floating Point Systems Inc. mini-supercomputers. A campus-wide broadband local area
network permits direct communication
between campus computing facilities and
workstations.
OSU is a member of USAN (University Satellite Network) and NorthWestNet, both providing high-speed satellite
communications service to the National
Science Foundation Supercomputer
Network.
Other services offered by UCS include remote job entry linkups with
other computing centers; graphics production, including interactive displays
and drum plotters; optical mark scanning for use in data collection and test
scoring; high-speed letter-quality printers; maintenance of popular microcomputers; facilities management; information and support of supercomputing
access; and support of statistical processing systems. UCS operates four concentrations of microcomputers: three in
classroom configurations, and one in
Kerr Library that is open 24 hours per
day, seven days a week during the
regular academic year.
In addition to computational facilities,
the University Computing Services provides technical consulting services for the
formulation and analysis of problems and
for considerations of new computer systems. Instructional materials have been
prepared to assist students, faculty, and
others to acquire an understanding of
Consortium for International
Development (CID)
George H. Keller, Roy Arnold, Trustees
The Consortium for International Development (CID) is a nonprofit corporation of
11 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
University; the University of Hawaii,
Manna; the University of Idaho; Montana
State University; 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.
Consortium for International
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Development (CIFAD)
Richard A. Tubb, Director
CIFAD is a group of five U.S. universities
that have strong programs in fisheries and
aquaculture and that are committed to
assisting other countries with fisheriessector development problems. The consortium was established in 1979 to provide a more effective, coordinated pro-
computers and the many specialized
gram of research, training, and outreach
programs and languages available on
campus and through national networks.
to the less-developed nations of the
world.
Oregon State University is the lead
institution for the consortium. It coordi-
nates various programs and serves as the
consortium's contracting and fiscal
agent. Other CIFAD members are the
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the
University of Hawaii, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan.
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Oregon State University
Funding for the CIFAD program activities is provided by various international
donor agencies such as the Agency for
International Development and the World
Bank, as well as by host-country governments and by private sector benefactors.
The executive office of the consortium
maintains a file of resumes of fisheries
and aquaculture faculty who can offer
long- or short-term technical assistance,
advice, and training. Special emphasis is
placed on training fisheries personnel
from other countries so that they may
provide direct technical expertise to
people in need.
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 president for research, the institute has members from the Northwest and Alaska
Fisheries Center and the Pacific Marine
Environmental Laboratory in Seattle and
fifteen departments at OSU. Headquarters are at the Hatfield Marine Science
Center in Newport.
Fisheries projects currently funded
through the institute include research on
salmon oceanography, food habits and
species composition of nekton, age and
biology of rockfishes, and biological
and economic consequences of manage-
ment strategies. Projects related to geology include chemical and radiochemical
studies of the subduction-accretion areas
along Oregon and Washington and the
effects of manganese nodule mining on
deep sea benthic communities.
The Institute sponsors interdepartmental seminars and workshops and promotes
research on living and non-living resources.
Engineering Experiment Station
R. Gary Hicks, Director
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 profes-
sional 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.
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-Heat exchanger fouling, air pollution control,
fluidized bed combustion.
Civil Engineering-Environmental
engineering, transportation engineering,
construction materials, sediment transport, hydrodynamics, near-shore ocean
structures, geotechnical engineering.
Electrical and Computer EngineeringSolid state electronics, materials engineer-
ing, computer engineering, systems engineering.
Industrial Engineering-Productivity,
robotics, expert systems, engineering economics.
Mechanical Engineering-Wind
power generation, robotics, structural
dynamics, computer aided design, materials science, fluid mechanics, solar energy
production, fluidized bed combustion,
geothermal energy, air pollution control.
Nuclear Engineering-High speed
motion neutron radiography, neutron
radiography, environmental radiation,
nuclear instrumentation, reactor safety,
nuclear fuel management, radio-tracer
methodology, reactor dynamics, radiation safety.
Environmental Health
Sciences Center
Donald J. Reed, Director
The Environmental Health Sciences
Center was established in 1967 as an
organizational unit under the vice president for research. It provides coordination and stimulation of vigorous interdisciplinary, environmental health research and training as related to human
health.
Problems of environmental quality
and the resultant effects continue to
challenge both the health of man and
the ability of man to understand and
manage the evolving impact of environmental agents. Solutions to environmental problems require interdisciplinary efforts of professionals in many
fields, both to generate new knowledge
and to develop a qualified cadre of
researchers who can provide the basis
for risk assessment.
The EHS Center currently brings
together and utilizes the variety of professional capabilities of research and
teaching faculty, staff, and students
from numerous departments, schools,
and colleges within OSU. Academic
areas include agricultural chemistry,
chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics,
toxicology, biology, food science and
technology, fisheries and wildlife, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, statis-
tics, and engineering.
The broad mission of the center
encompasses research and encourages
research by training and supporting qualified predoctoral candidates and postdoctoral research associates; sponsors conferences, symposia, and meetings for both
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student training and public communica-
tion; and serves as an interdisciplinary
resource on human health as related to the
environment.
Examples of specific research areas of
interest include toxicology of environ-
mental chemicals, cellular and biochemical toxicology, immunotoxicology, natu-
rally occurring toxins, carcinogenesis of
environmental chemicals, genetic toxicology, movement of chemicals in the environment, mass spectrometric ionization
process and methodologies, solid waste
provided funding to Oregon State University for the establishment of the Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Labo-
ratory. 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 sci-
entists, graduate students, colleagues at
Oregon State University, and colleagues in
state and federal agencies have conducted
a variety of programs that integrate remote
forests, studies are conducted cooperatively in public and private forests throughout Oregon.
Activities are organized within six
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, to a lesser extent, from the
Departments of Botany and Plant Pathology, Entomology, Fisheries and Wildlife,
and Soil Science. Research program areas
interpretation of reflected and emitted
are forest regeneration; forest ecology,
culture, and productivity; integrated protection of forests and watersheds; forest
uses, practices, and policies; efficiencies in
wood and energy use; and product and
structure performance. Interdisciplinary
teamwork is characteristic of many of the
research projects. The program supports
research of graduate students in forest
genetics, economics, physiology, biomet-
have led to agency funding as major
radiation from targets of interest, usually
rics, hydrology, entomology, pathology,
projects.
features on the surface of the earth:
plants, soil, minerals, water, etc. At
forest soils, forest engineering, recreation,
forest policy, silviculture, ecology, and
wood science.
and chemical waste disposal, environmental engineering, and statistical studies,
e.g., temporal aspects of cancer risks.
New research approaches to investi-
gate effects of toxicants on human
health are encouraged through an active, competitive pilot project program.
Selected proposals receive funding for
preliminary studies, many of which
In addition to coordinating the ongoing pre- and postdoctoral program supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in environmental toxicology that emphasizes the
determination of mode of action of
environmental chemicals, the center
administers a visiting scientists program
sensing and related technologies in com-
puter science, engineering, biology, statistics, mathematics, and 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 ac-
quisition, processing, analysis, and
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 tech-
and the M.S./Ph.D. interdisciplinary
niques for detecting, classifying, mapping, and quantifying vegetation cover
graduate program in toxicology. Federal
environmental health legislation, par-
and the condition of vegetation. Examples of research topics include land-
ticularly the Toxic Substances Control
scape ecology, remote sensing of plant
Act, has created a greater need for
qualified toxicologists. The training of
cover, plant water status, forest landscape patterns, and wildlife habitat.
With combined funding from NASA,
this professional group is designed to
meet that need. Biochemical, patho-
logical, and pharmacological approaches are emphasized in the areas of
aquatic, biochemical, comparative,
environmental, food, and general toxicology.
other federal and state agencies and
search and teaching facilities are located in the cooperating departments on
campus.
Environmental Remote Sensing
Applications Laboratory
William J. Ripple, Director
Coincident with the launch of the first
Landsat satellite in1972, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
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wiser public and private decisions con-
cerning 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 wood products,
water, forage, fish, wildlife, and recreation; wood products are harvested and
used more efficiently; forests are used
more intensively and effectively; em-
ployment, production, and profitability
in dependent industries are strengthened
private sources, the ERSAL research
program develops and applies remote
sensing and GIS technology for the
and assistance is provided in maintaining a quality environment for Oregonians.
study of forest lands and related natural
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 concen-
resource problems.
The administrative office of the EHS
Center is located in Weniger Hall; re-
This laboratory's program is designed to provide information enabling
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
supported by state and federal appropriations and by research grants from public
and private sources. In addition to research
in campus laboratories and University
tration of forestry science research in North
America.
International Plant
Protection Center
Frank S. Conklin, Interim Director
The International Plant Protection Center (IPPC) has been active since it was
chartered in 1969 to increase Oregon State
University's capability to conduct effective
plant protection programs in developing
countries. The program was also conceived
to support improvement of teaching, re-
search, and extension activities in plant
protection within the University.
IPPC's principal programs have been in
the development and evaluation of weed
management systems, primarily involving
the Departments of Crop Science and
Agricultural and Resource Economics, with
additional support from several other departments. Most recently, IPPC, working
with the Consortium for International Crop
Protection, has broadened its scope to
include all pest and pesticide management. Operations of the center involve
close coordination with the University, as
well as with the federal government,
United Nations, international agricultural
research centers, and various founda-
tions-all of which are involved in agricultural assistance programs in developing
countries. IPPC also maintains contacts
with major industrial firms.
The center is recognized as one of
the world's leading information clearinghouses for weed research and control
technology and for small pesticide application equipment. IPPC publishes and
widely distributes publications related to
weed research as well as a free, awardwinning newsletter.
Laboratory Animal Resources
Nephi M. Patton, Director
Laboratory Animal Resources, a University-wide service organization, was established in 1972. The office is housed in the
Laboratory Animal Resources Center. This
organization has been charged with the
care and humane treatment of all warmblooded 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
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 cooper-
ating 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,
aquarium, and museum. 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, and ship support facilities of the College of Ocean-
ography. Dock areas serve the OSU
ship Wecoma and smaller boats from
several agencies. 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 Marine
Resources Research Division of NOAA;
the National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute; Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies; the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and the Coastal Oregon Produc-
and quarantine of all warm-blooded laboratory animals; constant health monitoring
of animals and personnel; and consultation
with investigators on experimental design,
special procedures, and beneficial animal
tivity Enhancement (COPE) program. The
instruction program focuses on aquacul-
models.
ter's location provides a natural laboratory.
ture and marine biological aspects of
tidal, estuarine, and nearshore marine environments, subjects for which the cen-
The public area has more than
400,000 visitors annually, including
about 12,000 elementary and high school
students. Potential users of center facilities
are invited to write to the director, outlining their needs.
Nuclear Science and
Engineering Institute
Arthur G. Johnson, 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
James E. Oldfield, Director
Established in 1965, this institute recognizes that provision of an adequate 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 director and an advisory board
elected from the membership.
Activities include publication of a
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
newsletter three times annually, sponsor-
Grant College Program is conducted at the
posals and manuscripts for publication.
The institute holds an annual meeting near
center.
ship of visiting lectureships, organization
of seminars, symposia and workshops, and
assistance with preparation of grant pro-
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the end of each academic year at which it
recognizes outstanding research contributions in nutrition through the Gary E.
Costley Award.
Oregon Productivity and
Technology Center
David H. Gobeli, Director
The Oregon Productivity and Technology
Center (OPTC) assists Oregon organizations in the management of technology.
Located in the College of Business, it is
self-supporting, primarily through research
contracts.
The center draws on both faculty and
students from Oregon State University
and other Oregon institutions to conduct
multidisciplinary research programs in
several fields: innovation management,
R&D management, total quality management, project management, and performance measurement. The research emphasis is on developing and applying new
management techniques in technologybased organizations.
Primary services include training
program development, coaching, surveys, analyses, performance measurement and consultation, all through research contracts. In addition, books and
software for performance measurement
are sold, and licenses are provided so
other organizations can use products and
services developed in the center.
Facilities for radiation work include teach-
stimulate the Oregon economy. Funding
ing and research laboratories with up-todate instrumentation and related equip-
for Sea Grant comes from federal and state
ment for performing neutron activation
appropriations as well as contributions
from local governments and industry. The
analysis and radiotracer studies laborato-
major support is a grant from the National
ries for animal and plant experiments
involving radioactivity; an instrument
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
calibration facility for radiation protection
instrumentation; and facilities for packaging radioactive materials for shipment to
national and international destinations.
Staff members at the Radiation Cen-
several interdependent fields. These include aquaculture, fish and shellfish diseases, ocean productivity and fisheries,
marine product development, the coastal
ter normally receive joint appointments to
Public policy analysis and Columbia River
the center and to their appropriate academic department. The staff is available to
regional studies are other areas of emphasis. OSU Sea Grant has been an innovator
in promoting cooperative Pacific regional
and international research and develop-
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, neutron activation
analysis, neutron radiography, neutron diffraction, radiation effects on biological
systems, radiation dosimetry, production of
short- lived radioisotopes, radiation shielding, nuclear instrumentation, emergency
response, transportation of radioactive
materials, instrument calibration, radiation
health physics, and radioactive waste dis-
Program activities are conducted in
environment, and coastal engineering.
ment. The program also provides profes-
sional, technical and public education, as
well as Extension services through the Sea
Grant Extension program.
OSU Sea Grant Communications
offers publication and other media support for program participants. The communications specialists operate from
within Sea Grant administration and draw
upon the resources of the information
community at Oregon State University.
Sea Grant Communications also pre-
pares news releases, radio programming,
and film specials as part of a broader
Radiation Center
ments are available to all campus instruc-
effort to inform the public about marine
resource issues.
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
in operation, the Sea Grant College Program involves faculty and students in the
Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Oceanogra-
tional and research programs requiring
phy, and Pharmacy. Participants in the
Arthur G. Johnson, Director
such support. The center also accommo-
program also include the University of
dates instructional and nuclear research
and development programs requested by
Oregon, Lewis and Clark College, and the
other universities, by federal and state
The Sea Grant College Program also
maintains close relationships with several research facilities on the Oregon
coast. These include the OSU Mark O.
Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, the Seafoods Laboratory in Astoria,
and the Netarts Bay Fisheries Culture
The Radiation Center is a campus-wide
instructional and research facility especially designed to accommodate pro-
grams 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
1,000 kilowatts when running at a steady
power level and at 3,000 megawatts in
the pulsing mode); a cobalt-60 gamma
irradiator; a 300 kVp X-ray generator; a
number of gamma radiation spectrometers and associated germanium detectors; neutron diffraction equipment; a
neutron radiography facility capable of
taking still or very high speed radio-
graphs; and a variety of instruments for
radiation measurements and monitoring.
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posal.
The center's laboratories and instru-
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
Oregon Health Sciences University.
William Q. Wick, Director
Station.
The users of Oregon's marine resources are key contributors to the pro-
The Oregon State University Sea Grant
gram. A 10-member Sea Grant Advisory
College Program takes an integrated
approach to addressing the problems
and opportunities of Oregon's marine
resources. OSU Sea Grant's three related primary activities-research, education, and extension services-respond to
the needs of ocean users and act to
Council of marine industry leaders provides external review of program emphasis
and progress. An executive committee,
comprising senior administrators, performs
a similar role within the University.
Survey Research Center
and behavioral factors; transportation for
Helen M. Berg, Director
the elderly and handicapped; and environ-
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, ques-
committee of professionals familiar with
the transportation issues and problems in
the Northwest provides policy guidance as
tionnaire 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.
Although the center's primary interest
is in surveys of human populations, other
populations of interest include plants,
animals, land areas, and other popula-
mental and energy factors. An advisory
well as suggestions to the TRI staff.
Extensive facilities are available to
institute members and students. These
include computerized literature search
capabilities, an electronic computing
center, and a complete soils and materi-
als testing laboratory. The laboratory
houses closed-loop 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
Water Resources
Research Institute
Benno P. Warkentin, Director
The Water Resources Research Institute
was established in 1960 to foster, en-
courage, and facilitate research and
education related to quantity and quality of water available for beneficial
uses. The institute is administered under
the vice president for research, graduate
studies, and international programs,
with an executive committee of the
deans of the Colleges of Agricultural
Sciences, Engineering, and Forestry.
Membership includes all faculty in
higher education in Oregon who are
engaged in water resources research
and teaching, currently about 200 per-
the College of Forestry.
sons in more than 40 departments in 12
universities and colleges in Oregon.
University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research
institute members and students for research and training. These include for-
(UCAR)
Extensive facilities are available to
ested watershed lands, streams with a wide
range of characteristics, branch agricultural
tions for which surveys can provide useful information.
George H. Keller, W. Lawrence Gates,
OSU Member Representatives
equipment stations, field measuring equip-
Transportation Research
Institute
Through its membership in this national
ment facilities, freshwater science laborato-
Chris A. Bell, 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 consists of a highly
qualified professional and academic
staff drawn 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, construction, and maintenance; transportation for resource development; rural transportation; sociopolitical
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 computing facility built around a
CRAY XMP-4800 computer 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, work-
ment, soils laboratories, water and waste
treatment plants, experimental waste treatries, experimental streams, a hydraulics
laboratory, and a radiation center. Research projects are 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 provides "seed
money" for selected research and training programs in water resources.
The institute works closely with
state and federal agencies in its research and information transfer programs. Seminars are sponsored during
fall and spring terms 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.
shops, 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.
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Western Rural
Development Center
Russell C. Youmans, Director
This center, federally funded through the
17 Western Agricultural Experiment Stations and Cooperative Extension Services,
supports regional research and Extension
education programs on rural development
issues in the western United States. The
center is one of four in the nation focusing
on applied social science research and
education programs with impact on quality
of rural life. Proposals for funding are
submitted by states in the region for support to extend research or education pro-
grams into a regional context.
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