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Research Highlights

 

$116 million in grants awarded

 

 

512 proposals submitted
 

 

 

$109 million in research expenditures

 

 

20 inventions licensed
12 patents filed

 

Recent Notable Awards

Tiffany Garcia

Tiffany Garcia with Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences received $2.9M from the National Science Foundation to research the prediction of transformation of emergent freshwater networks under variable climate regimes.
 

Scientist man standing with cereal grass

Chris Mundt with Botany and Plant Pathology received $2.5M from the National Science Foundation to investigate long distance dispersal and disease spread under increased ecological complexity.
 

Lisa Ballance, director of the Marine Mammal Institute, stands among the bones of a blue whale. Photo by Ellie Lafferty, Oregon State University.

Lisa Ballance with the Marine Mammal Institute received $2M from the Department of Energy to perform baseline data collection on cetaceans and seabirds in the outer continental shelf and slope of Northern California and Oregon to inform offshore wind energy development.
 

Recent Inventions

USDA Blackberries 'Celestial', 'Zodiac', and 'Thunderhead'

Inventors: Chad Finn, Michael Hardigan
Berry Crops Production Systems Program

OR2130755 Nimbus Wheat

Inventors: Chris Mundt, Andrew Ross, Robert Zemetra
Wheat Research Program

Hibiscus syriacus ‘ORSTHIB5x1’

Inventor: Ryan Contreras
Ornamental Plant Breeding Program

Tri-State Potato 'Becca Rose'

Inventors: Brian Charlton, Vidyasagar Sathuvalli Rajakalyan
Potato Breeding Program

Philadelphus ‘ORSTPHILx1’

Inventor: Ryan Contreras
Ornamental Plant Breeding Program

Hazelnut 'Thompson'

Inventors: Rebecca McCluskey, Shawn Mehlenbacher, David Smith, Jacob Snelling
Hazelnut Breeding Program

USDA Red Raspberry 'Finnberry'

Inventors: Chad Finn, Michael Hardigan
Berry Crops Production Systems Program

'IH13022' Hop Variety ('Luminosa')

Inventor: Michael Shaun Townsend
Aroma Hop Breeding Program

Barley Varieties 'Successor', 'Lontra', and 'Flex'

Inventors: Tanya Filichkin, Scott Fisk, Patrick Hayes, Laura Helgerson
Barley Breeding Program

Vaccinium ovatum 'Cascade Jewel'

Inventor: Ryan Contreras
Ornamental Plant Breeding Program

Styrax japonicus ‘ORSTSTYx1’

Inventors: Ryan Contreras, Ivory Knutson, Cara Still
Ornamental Plant Breeding Program

 

 

In The News

The new mild habaneros plant (left) and James Myers with the final yield (right). Image credits: Shawn Linehan

Mild Habaneros Are Here and They’re Packed With Flavor Without the Fire

Habanero peppers are notorious for their fiery kick, but a new twist in pepper breeding offers a gentler experience. Researchers at the Oregon...

2024 Research and Innovtion Annual Report

Oregon State University sets record with $422 million in research expenditures

“Our record-setting research expenditures reflect the deep expertise of OSU researchers and our commitment to making big discoveries that have a...

bowl of hazelnuts. Credit: Northwest Hazelnut Company.

Ferrero invests in U.S. hazelnut farming with research grants to Rutgers University and Oregon State University programs

"Ferrero's support over the years has helped cement Oregon as a world leader in hazelnut orchard productivity and nut quality," said Nik Wiman,...

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