2022 Career Fair

8th Annual Career Fair and Student Showcase event

Largest number of booths and students attending.

  • Over 300 students  (including non-OSU students from visiting community colleges and high schoolers)
  • More than 38 employers and student engagement opportunity booths
  • 8 undergraduate research poster awards.
    • 25 research posters presented
    • 23 service-learning posters presented
  • Over $1000 raised in donations of cash and supplies for Puerto Rico disaster relief

Research Posters

Agricultural Sciences

Christopher Bateman
Continuing Researchers Support Program
Symphylan Control in Seeds

Animal Sciences

Francesca Rossi
ERJFA Internship Support Program
Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for Quantification of Fumonisins in Garlic

Hannah Walker
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Canine Hemangiosarcoma Cell Culturing and RNA Extraction

Lauren Limburg
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Expression in Canine Hemangiosarcoma Cells

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Maya Livni
Continuing Researchers Support Program
Influencer of Probiotic Intervention on Shaping the Gut Microbial Community of Aspis
Judge's Award Winner

Biology

Melissa Hudek
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Hemp Disease Survey in Southern Oregon

BioResource Research

Katelin Gregor
ERJFA Internship Support Program
Light Wavelength Manipulation for Solvent extraction of Phycocyanin from Oregon Freshwater Cyanobacteria

Mireia Roig-Paul
Continuing Researchers & ERJFA Internship Support Programs
Python Functions to Develop Diagnostic Assays for SHERLOCK

Zachary Kowash
ERJFA Internship Support Program
Comparing Structural Firefighters' On- and Off- Duty Exposures to Xylenes
Judge's Award Winner

Botany

Addison Jennings
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Effects of Temperature on Strawberry Sweetness— Exploring One Measure of Fruit Quality Outside the Standard Growing Season

Chemical Engineering

Carson Flagg
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Thiamin (vitamin B1) Priming to Control for Diseases of Potato

Crop and Soil Science

Adriana Perez
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Monitoring Insect Pest in Southern Oregon Hemp Farms

Gerard Fox
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Effects of Micronized Elemental Sulfur Application Timing on Sulfate Availability in Different Soil Types

Ecological Engineering

Bryce Stattenspiel
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Can Nutrient Concentrations Explain Differences in Cyanobacteria Emergence Across Years?

Gabe K Jones
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Comparison of Hatfield Density Larval System (HULS) to Conventional Static Rearing
Judge's Award Winner

Kai O’Leary
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Coupling Ecosystem Structure to Habitat Microclimate through GEDI Derived Global Canopy Water Storage Estimates

Spencer Mitchell
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Examining Biocontrol Potential of Native Entomapatogenic Nematodes

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Ashley Marxsen
Beginning Researcher & ERJFA Internship Support Program
Abundance and Distribution of Spinner Dolphins Around the Hawaiian Islands

Chris Gifford
Beginning Researchers Support Program
Burning for Information: Oregonians' Information Source Preferences During the 2020 Wildfire Season

Food Science & Sustainable Technology

Avery Haymowicz
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Co-Culturing Algae with Probiotics to Improve Oyster Survival and Growth

Lauren McCauley
Branch Experiment Research Internship
A Dip Into Product Development: Formulating Vegan Macarons at the Food Innovation Center

Horticulture

Myrtle Horel
Continuing Researchers Support Program
The Edible Dahlia Participatory Breeding Project
People's Choice Award Winner

Nora Graham
Continuing Researchers Support Program
Can Cannabis Aphids be Parasitized?

The Agricultural Research Foundation was established in 1934 to facilitate, encourage, aid, promote, and engage in scientific experimentation and research in all branches of agriculture and related fields including physical, biological, chemical, economic and social aspects for the benefit of the agricultural industry. The foundation is the custodian of private, public, and corporate funding used to support research projects conducted by scientists associated with Oregon State University. ARF provides support for Continuing Researcher support Program.

*ERJFA = E.R. Jackman Friends and Alumni—Providing support for Beginning Researcher and Internship Support Programs.

Service Learning Poster Awardees

Agricultural Sciences

Sienna Zamlich
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Beetle Communities of Oak Fragments in the Columbia Gorge
Judge's Award Winner

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Maya Livni
Continuing Researchers Support Program
Influencer of Probiotic Intervention on Shaping the Gut Microbial Community of Aspis
Judge's Award Winner

BioResource Research

Belen Amezcua
Puerto Rico Service Learning
Planting Seeds for a Better Future
People's Choice Award Winner

Crop and Soil Science

Holly Golightly
Continuing Researchers Support Program
Exploration of Grower-Friendly Scouting Methods for Clover Seed Weevil
Judge's Award Winner

Ecological Engineering

Gabe K Jones
Branch Experiment Research Internship
Comparison of Hatfield Density Larval System (HULS) to Conventional Static Rearing
Judge's Award Winner

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Rahiza L. De Thomas Rodgriguez
Puerto Rico Service Learning
Algae Help Save the Economy and Tourism of Puerto Rico
People's Choice Award Winner

Event Photos

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2022 Career Fair & Student Showcase
2022 Career Fair & Student Showcase
2022 Career Fair & Student Showcase
2022 Career Fair & Student Showcase

Thank you to all of the students, faculty, staff, industry leaders, donors, and friends who support our college in so many ways!

Special thanks to E.R. Jackman Friends and Alumni, NOAA Sea Grant, UPR Mayaguez, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, College of Agricultural Sciences Global Experience Fund, USDA NIFA, MANRRS, SACNAS and OSU CAMP.