A world of research at Oregon State University

Author: Nick Houtman

Nick Houtman is director of research communications at OSU and edits Terra, a world of research and creativity at Oregon State University. He has experience in weekly and daily print journalism and university science writing. A native Californian, he lived in Wisconsin and Maine before arriving in Corvallis in 2005.

Healthy Economy

Back to Basics

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date January 31, 2018

Co-founder Rich Carter and Rajinikanth Lingampally, senior scientists with Valliscor, LLC

Impacts grow in the light of new knowledge

Healthy Planet Stewardship

Home from the Sea

With support from the state, forest industry and conservation groups, OSU researchers gather data on threatened seabird

Tags Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry, murrelet, ornithology

Healthy Planet Stewardship

At the Edge of the Forest

Human activities are reshaping forest animal communities around the world

Tags biodiversity, College of Forestry, Sustainability

Healthy People Uncategorized

Hitting the Genetic Jackpot

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date November 1, 2017

Exceptional aging is a rarity

Tags College of Public Health and Human Sciences, healthy aging

Healthy Economy Student Research Uncategorized

Inspiring Student Innovation

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date October 31, 2017

Ryan Frederick, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering, used this scanning tunneling microscope system at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to study titanium dioxide clusters on graphene.

Students benefit from national lab experience

Tags College of Engineering, innovation

Leading Indicators – 2017

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date October 19, 2017

2017 Annual Report of Research