Dean's Note

Our campus community has been thinking deeply about our role in fostering student success, through long-held values of academic freedom and inquiry and the principles of the scientific process. These values are fundamental to the nature of graduate study and the larger community of scholars.
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Annette Richard
Annette Richard is taking a career path that will bridge disciplines and cultures. Fluent in German, she's aiming to use her Chemistry PhD in a national laboratory in Europe.
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Marloes Bakker
Coming from the Netherlands, Marloes Bakker understands the international nature of water policy. She's studying cooperative water resource management as a tool for balancing competing international interests.
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Dr. Chelsea Byrd
Dr. Chelsea Byrd, a 2005 OSU doctoral recipient, learned recently that she was among five finalists for the CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award. Her doctoral research has played a major role in identifying a very promising candidate for a smallpox anti-viral drug.
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Meghan Barp
As part of her master's research, Meghan Barp went to New York City to interview women leaders of non-profit organizations. While she was there, she secured a $3.4 million grant for an inner-city YWCA youth project.
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Electronic Thesis Project
Working with the staff of OSU Libraries, the Graduate School has developed a process for students to submit their theses electronically. Not only will this save time and money, but it will make students' research much more accessible to other scholars.
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The Graduate School Staff
The Graduate School can be a terrific resource, with a broad perspective on funding, program choices, international problem-solving, and much more. Here's a brief introduction to the staff of the Graduate School, the services each of us provides and the special projects we're working on.
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Bridge to the Future Fund
Thanks to your generosity, we recently provided emergency support to one more student—a master's degree candidate in chemistry—through the Irma Delson Bridge to the Future Fund. This is the third $500 award issued since last April, and a fourth is expected to be issued in late February.
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