NEWS
Dr. Janine Trempy and her graduate students, Janine Hutchison and Stephanie Dukovcic, have discovered a major breakthrough that promises to help limit food-borne illnesses. This discovery has been featured on the Discovery Channel.
Terra Magazine article and link to Discovery Channel video.
Stephen Giovannoni and his lab group received an award of $3,115,070 from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Marine Microbiology Initiative to study the dynamics of key groups of abundant marine planktonic microorganisms, and to provide a deeper understanding of how populations of these bacteria change in space and time in natural marine systems, how they have evolved to cope with low nutrient levels, and how these ubiquitous and numerically predominant groups impact marine biogeochemical cycles.
Stephanie Yarwood, Instructor, The Emil Truog Award, 2008
The Emil Truog Award is given each year by the Soil Science Society of America. This award is designed to recognize a recent Ph.D. degree recipient who has made an outstanding contribution to soil science as evidenced by his/her Ph.D. dissertation. This award is supported through funds from the Emil Truog estate. Award recipients will receive their award at the national meeting (this year to be held in Houston, Texas on October 6th).
Mary Fulton, Department Manager, College of Science Gladys Valley Ex
emplary Administrative Support Award, 2008
This College of Science award recognizes outstanding job performance and dedication by a College staff person to the individual's Department and to the College.
Linda Bruslind, Senior Instructor, 2007 Dar Reese Excellence in Advising Award
Dr. Linda Bruslind's work with majors is important in attracting and keeping MB students in our major, and in keeping them on-track to be successful when they leave OSU for further studies or positions.
Walt Ream receives the 2007 Richard M. Bressler Senior Faculty Teaching Award
Dr. Ream is acknowledged for his commitment to laboratory teaching. Several years ago, he (with Kate Field) developed the MCB late summer intensive short course in molecular biology for incoming grad students and outside clients. In recent years, he has steadily evolved MB311 (Writing Intensive Curriculum) as a lab for MB majors that includes some near-cutting edge experiments and critiqued writing exercises. MB311 has an almost cult status of popularity with our majors.
Jerri Bartholomew receives the College of Agricultural Sciences 2007 F.E. Price Agricultural Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research
Dr. Bartholomew has described the complex life cycles of parasites that infect wild fish of the Pacific Northwest. Her work on Ceratomyxa shasta and its effect on the health of the endangered salmon run of the Klamath River has provided critical scientific information that is informing political decisions that will determine the fate of these fish.