It’s 250 feet long, has millions of parts and can put nearly one million pounds into the air. And a number of Oregon State alumni are on the team that’s making the latest version of Boeing’s iconic jumbo jet — the 747-8 — a reality.
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Rally in the Square 2011
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Join Beaver Nation as we kick off the football season and a new school year when OSU comes to Portland. We invite you to join the rally September 16th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Pioneer Square. Groups from all over the university will be there to show off some of the exciting projects students are working on.
The Campaign for OSU supports sustainability innovation
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
This April and May, the university’s #OSUHealthyPlanet initiative celebrated Oregon State leadership in sustainability innovation and stewardship. Among many other examples, OSU researchers are developing building materials that incorporate recycled materials.
Innovative Materials
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
At OSU, sustainability isn’t just part of our way of life and how we operate our campus, its built into our curricula as well. In this clip, Jason Ideker from the School of Civil and Construction Engineering talks about his research in innovative materials and also his Green Building Materials Class, one of the only [...]
Oregon State among “Green Colleges” listed by Princeton Review
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Princeton Review’s annual Green Guide to Colleges has listed Oregon State University among universities nationwide that are demonstrating a commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.
Optimizing Energy
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Imagine a black box with knobs on the outside that you can turn. If you input some fuel, the box produces electricity. By adjusting the knobs you can change the power output, but there’s a catch—you’re not sure how to turn the knobs to produce the most power.
Becoming a Catalyst
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
It’s Engineering Expo day at Oregon State, which means Kelley Engineering Center is teeming with hundreds of students, all eager to showcase their projects, research and ideas. One of them is Mikkel VandeBergh, a senior majoring in environmental engineering, whose mission at the expo – and beyond – is to talk about biodiesel.
Dynamic Duo
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Marshall Adrian and Farshad Farahbakhshian are familiar faces in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), so much so they have earned their own nicknames — “Mar-Mar” and “Far-Far,” or, because they are so often together, “MarFar.”
Listening Post
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Like some peace and quiet? You can find it where scientists listen for earthquakes. On a remote hilltop west of Corvallis, John Nabelek unlocks a door into an underground bunker covered with bushes and blackberry vines. Inside, cold air bathes a rack of electronic gear fed by power cables that lie like snakes along the [...]
Building Momentum
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Who would have imagined that a student working his way through college as a dishwasher would end up winning the National Medal of Science? Or that game-changing technology for the wood-products industry would come from watching mussels grip a rocky shoreline? Over the past 10 years, Oregon State University students, staff and faculty have shown [...]
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