Oregon’s Research University
We fuel a thriving world. Our research and innovation drives economic, workforce and community development in Oregon, across the U.S. and beyond. We’re focused on big discoveries that drive big solutions.
Our Impact by the Numbers
We're Problem-Solvers
We lead the way with practical, problem-solving research that improves health and well-being, conserves natural resources and generates economic growth and social progress to make a better future for all.
Our researchers are top-ranked in their fields, hold leadership positions in national and international professional organizations, have earned prestigious honors and gained global reputations for their work.
We're Innovators
The Oregon State University Advantage connects research to real-world applications, and its Innovation Impact Program helps turn research discoveries into new products, services, businesses and investments. Since 2013, OSU innovation and entrepreneurship programs have helped launch more than 100 companies — creating hundreds of jobs, generating millions of dollars in revenue and attracting multimillion-dollar investments.
Oregon State University has been selected to spearhead a national research center focused on making electronics more resilient to radiation, which could strengthen national security and boost U.S. competitiveness in space and defense technologies.
OSU researchers are closer to equipping a dog-like robot to conduct science on the surface of Mars after five days of experiments and field testing in New Mexico at White Sands National Park, an analog for the Martian environment.
Oregon State scientists are using a rare mineral as a road map for creating new yellows, oranges and reds that are vibrant, durable, non-toxic, inexpensive and energy-saving: Their ability to reflect heat from the sun means that buildings and vehicles coated in them will require less air conditioning.
We’re Collaborators
We work in transdisciplinary teams across the sciences, engineering, social sciences, arts and humanities, making big discoveries that drive big solutions. And we’re building state-of-the-art facilities that fuel collaboration.
We're Making an Impact
Scientists at Oregon State University have taken a big step toward lighting and display technologies that are more energy efficient and better for the planet because they won’t rely on rare earth metals that are expensive and environmentally hazardous to mine and process.
Researchers at OSU are gaining a more detailed understanding of emissions from wood-burning stoves and developing technologies that allow stoves to operate much more cleanly and safely, potentially limiting particulate matter pollution, which is hazardous to human health, by 95%.
New magnetic nanoparticles in the shape of a cube sandwiched between two pyramids represent a breakthrough for treating ovarian tumors and possibly other types of cancer. Made of iron oxide and doped with cobalt, the nanoparticles show exceptional heating efficiency when exposed to an alternating magnetic field.