A ‘limitless degree’: Physics senior pushes the boundaries of his field
How does DNA move? How do cells communicate with each other? When it comes to these questions, it’s easy to think of molecular biologists behind the words. But as physics and mathematics senior Sullivan “Sully” Bailey-Darland knows, there are many more voices asking.
Mathematics senior finds effective teaching strategies on her path to a graduate degree
Even though 1+2 will always be equal to 3, Madison Collins strives to teach math differently so that students can learn better and discover something new along the way.
New grants to support breakthrough discoveries
Four-dimensional tissue self-assembly, integrated river health and ultra-tiny spectrometers: The 2022 College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS) award recipients will use collaboration to fill critical knowledge gaps across numerous scientific disciplines to drive real-world impact.
Preparing for the next pandemic: $1M grant to create interdisciplinary research center
A team of Oregon State University researchers, including two College of Science faculty members, have received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to identify, model, predict, track and mitigate the effects of future pandemics.
A sustainable future: Unravelling the data
Mathematics and statistics are two of the quickest-growing fields in the country, and it's not hard to guess why. In part three of this series, we examine some of the data-driven research that is helping usher in a new era of climate policy and action.
Research grants to seed the next great idea
Seed funding from the College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS) program continues to bolster ambitious and expansive research projects across biomedical science, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics and more.
How undergraduate research drives student success at OSU
Oregon State funds more high-impact undergraduate research experiences than any other university in the state.
Welcoming new mathematicians to Oregon State
The College of Science welcomes Swati Patel and Axel Saenz Rodriguez who joined the Department of Mathematics as tenure-track assistant professors in September.
New NSF award to support 'rich and intricate discoveries' in mathematics
Professor of mathematics Holly Swisher was awarded a NSF grant to investigate a number of problems that relate to modular and automorphic forms, which have played a central role in many major problems in number theory over the last century.
Biochemistry, mathematics and molecular biology students win 2021 Goldwater awards for research excellence
Two students from the College of Science have been awarded the competitive 2021 Goldwater awards.
Women scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19
In recognition of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, held on February 11, we acknowledge the women faculty, students and alumnae of the OSU College of Science.
Applied mathematician elected 2020 AAAS Fellow
Malgorzata Peszynska, elected in the section on Mathematics, is the 18th faculty member in the College of Science to be elected as AAAS Fellow.
Computational Mathematics grant awarded to Bokil and Gibson
Congratulations to Vrushali Bokil and Nathan Gibson, who were awarded $225K funding from NSF’s Computational Mathematics program for their project "Computational and Multi-Scale Methods for Nonlinear Electromagnetic Models in Plasmas and Nanocomposites".
Mary Beisiegel awarded new NSF grants
Congratulations to Mary Beisiegel who has been awarded two new National Science Foundation grants!
Cascade RAIN 2020
The Department of Mathematics at Oregon State University (OSU) recently hosted the seventh annual Cascade Regional Applied Interdisciplinary and Numerical Mathematics (RAIN) Meeting.
Graduate science fellowship supports interdisciplinary mathematics and energy research
The 2019-2020 Larry Martin and Joyce B. O’Neill Fellowship was awarded to fifth-year mathematics Ph.D. student Choah Shin for high achievement in computational modeling.
New grants to advance science that benefits humankind
How are devastating plant diseases spread? Is there a better way to predict HIV prevalence in a city? How can we detect toxic algae blooms before they occur? And which of the thousands of metal-organic frameworks can be used for storing and separating gases, like CO2 from industrial plants? Four faculty members received College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS-II) awards this February to pursue answers to these questions over the course of the next year.
Mathematician elected Fellow of American Physical Society for advancing understanding of climate change
Mathematics Professor Juan Restrepo has been elected a 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Mathematics professor receives Google award to improve K-12 computer science education in Oregon
Mathematician is part of a $141K, one-year grant from Google to enhance and increase integration between computer science education and mathematics teacher education.
Goldwater scholar is “a physicist to his fingertips”
Honors physics and mathematics student Ryan Tollefsen received a 2019 Goldwater award. He was one of four OSU students selected for the prestigious award.
Graduate student leadership in innovative teaching, outreach, and research garners awards
Ph.D. students Naveen Somasunderam and Sarah Hagen recently received top Mathematics Department awards.
More than 50 students awarded scholarships for summer research
Congratulations 2019 SURE Science Scholars!
Physics, mathematics and biochemistry students named Goldwater Scholars
College of Science launches three of four OSU winners of the prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarship.
Mathematician to discuss computational models for studying algorithmic complexity
Mathematician Mai Gehrke from the Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, will present the 34th annual Lonseth Lecture on April 19.
Using abstract mathematical structures to study algorithmic complexity questions: The 34th Annual Lonseth Lecture
The 34th Annual Lonseth Lecture : The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Professor Mai Gehrke from the Laboratoire Jean Alexandre Dieudonné at the Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, will deliver our 34th annual Lonseth Lecture.
Mathematician awarded Fulbright grant for research in Norway
A Fulbright research scholarship will take mathematician Elise Lockwood to Norway to investigate the role computing plays in students’ learning of mathematics.
Summer Graduate Internships and Research Experiences
Jobs in Business (B), Industry (I) and Government (G) are consistently rated among the highest areas for job satisfaction, and mathematicians are in demand for their skills. For many students a summer internship can be their first and formative experience in a BIG job.
Communicating math through aerial acrobatics
Mathematics alumna Nancy Scherich (M.S., ’13) has bridged the worlds of art and math to great acclaim.
Synergies unleashed to tackle human health and disease
OSU scientists take an interdisciplinary approach to human health, working across the life, physical and mathematical sciences to spur fresh thinking and innovations.
Algebraic topology and differential geometry
Professor Christine Escher’s research falls into two major areas of mathematics: algebraic topology and differential geometry. Her current research emphasizes algebraic topology to explore an important link with differential geometry.
Metagenomics with Compressive Sensing
Assistant Professor David Koslicki is a researcher developing the techniques necessary to understand the world around us through the use of data.
From scientific ideas to innovative solutions in the marketplace
The College of Science launches Innovation Days, a series of workshops for faculty to spur innovation and entrepreneurship.
Recognizing research and administrative excellence
Congratulations to these science faculty and administrators who received 2018 Faculty and Staff Awards for administrative and research excellence!
Nearly 40 students win 2018 SURE Science awards
The College of Science awarded 38 SURE Science awards of $5,500 to each student to conduct summer research in 2018.
Mathematics graduate students receive research honors
The Graduate Student Excellence Award, which is the highest honor given to graduate students by the OSU Mathematics Department, was shared in 2018 by Azhar Alhammali and Samantha Smith. The award was given the day of the 33rd annual Lonseth lecture on May 3, 2018.