Honored    OSU Faculty Recognized by NAS and AAAS, and other prestigious organizations

Leading    Mark Abbott, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Tracking    Bruce Mate, Marine Mammal Program

Distinguished    

• Douglas Keszler, Chemistry and Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI)
• Patricia Wheeler, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Valued    Robert Tanguay, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology; Alan Bakalinsky, Agricultural Sciences

Achieving    Mary Jo Nye, History

Mentoring    Lisa Ede, English   

Serving    Cherri Pancake, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Providing Expertise    Mas Subramanian, Materials Science

Earning Honors    Dawn Wright, Geosciences  

Challenging and Impacting    Peter Bottomley, Microbiology and Soil Science

Distinguished Professors

Oregon State University faculty achieve national and international stature as a result of their contributions to scholarship and creative activity, research, education, and service. Some whose work has been notably influential in their fields of specialization have been named OSU Distinguished Professors.

Those so honored most recently are nanotechnology chemist Douglas Keszler and marine biologist Patricia Wheeler. Keszler is a professor and chairman of the chemistry department and a member of the leadership team for the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI). Wheeler is a professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences and an expert in upwelling and nutrient-phytoplankton relationships. Read more

But it's at his office on the Oregon Coast where his research pays off in data . . .

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Peter Bottomley, professor of microbiology and soil science at OSU, is the 2006 recipient of the Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award, given by the OSU Graduate School.

Bottomley has a passion for challenging and encouraging students to become better scientists, communicators and scholars. His current and former students and colleagues describe Bottomley as an educator who emphasizes fun, yet demands hard work and accountability, and say that he has an "extraordinary impact."

Mas Subramanian, an internationally recognized expert on inorganic solid state materials, is the first signature faculty fellow in the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, a collaborative effort involving OSU, other Oregon universities, government agencies and private industry.

An expert in such fields as high-temperature superconductivity, thermoelectrics, magnetoresistive materials and solid state, fast-ion conductors, Subramanian is a world leader in the discovery and development of new materials. Read more

Serving on the National Research Council

Cherri Pancake, a professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named to the Geophysical and Environmental Data committee for the National Research Council (NRC), part of the National Academies. Also named was OSU geosciences professor Dawn Wright, making OSU's presence on the seven-member committee impressive. The committee identifies topics the NRC should support via studies and workshops and formulates recommendations for the NRC and the Office of Science & Technology Policy. See National Research Council

Lisa Ede was named a 2006 Woman of Achievement by the Oregon State University Women's Center.

She is "a remarkably welcoming and accessible mentor who has become a role model for many young women," said Jeff Hale,assistant dean in the College of Liberal Arts. "Lisa has helped hundreds of women and men learn how to gain perspective and become more expressive in their writing."

Honored: for Contributions to Youth

See also:

• OSU Faculty Expertise Guide

• Summaries of the Research and Scholarly Activities of each OSU College, Department, Center, Institute, and Program.