Undergraduate students can earn upper-division credit for participation in research projects in the laboratories of individual faculty members. For this purpose, you need to obtain approval to enroll for BOT 401 (Undergraduate Research) credit. Arrangements for 401 credit must be made with individual faculty members prior to registration. Two to three hours of effort per week usually translates into one research credit (either graded or non-graded).
Several members of the faculty of the Department of Botany & Plant Pathology are stationed off-campus at agricultural research centers around the State, and the Department also includes a number of courtesy faculty who work for government agencies (USDA, ODA, EPA) and are stationed at laboratories in Corvallis. In these cases, opportunities are available to obtain either research credit (BOT 401) or internship credit (BOT 410 credit). Internship credit is given for participation in various types of supervised work activities that contribute to professional training. As in the case of research credit, arrangements of BOT 410 credit must be made prior to registration. For further information about internship programs, including opportunities other than those indicated here, contact Dr. Richard Halse (737-5297, halser@science.oregonstate.edu, Cordley 1042). See below for a full faculty list with contact information.
Brief descriptions of the research areas of the faculty of the Department are given on the attached pages. Contact information (phone numbers, Email addresses, and office locations) are included in these listings. If you are interested in a research experience, you are encouraged to contact the particular faculty members working in your area of interest.
Available, through application in March each year, is The Ernest and Pauline Jaworski Fund for Summer Research Experiences for Underserved Undergraduates in Plant Science.
The OSU HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Summer Undergraduate Research Program for research in the biological sciences provides scholarships available by application due in March each year.
Opportunities for undergraduate research experiences are also available in other venues. The National Science Foundation sponsors a number of summer training programs through the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. These programs are available at a number of universities across the nation, and financial support in the form of tuition and stipends may be provided. For further information on the opportunities available through this NSF program, check the WEB page at:
http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reubio.htm
See also: OSU Research Resources, Undergraduate Student Research Opportunities
Daniel J. Arp. Molecular investigations of soil bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle (especially nitrification) and degradation of environmental pollutants.
Phone: 737-1294 Email: arpd@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 4100
Erica Bakker. Evolutionary genomics, informatics
Phone: 737-5462 Email: erica. bakker@cgrb.oregonstate.edu
Michael Behrenfeld. Physiological-ecology of marine algae.
Phone: 737-5289 Email: behrenfm@science.oregonstate.edu
Jeff Chang. Microbial genomics.
Phone: 737-5278 Email: Jeff.Chang@science.oregonstate.edu
Lynda M. Ciuffetti. Molecular mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis. Genes responsible for disease development. Mechanisms of plant susceptibility and resistance.
Phone: 737-5267 Email: ciuffetl@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 4124
Leonard Coop. Integrated Pest Management; systems modeling and decision support systems.
Phone: 737-5523 Email: coopl@science.oregonstate.edu
Valerian V. Dolja. Molecular biology of plant viruses. Novel approaches to viral resistance. Utilization of plant viruses in biotechnology.
Phone: 737-5472 Email: doljav@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 4067
David Gent. (USDA NFSPRC) Integrated management systems for hop.
Phone: 738-4167 Email:gentd@onid.orst.edu
Niklaus Grunwald. (USDA HCRL) Molecular genetics, population biology, epidemiology and evolution of Phytophthora spp.
Phone: 7839-4049 Email: grunwaln@onid.orst.edu
John E. Fowler. Genes and proteins that control cell shape. Investigations using a combination of microscopic, molecular, and genetic techniques.
Phone: 737-5307 Email: fowlerj@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 4071
Philip B. Hamm (Hermiston Ag. Research and Extension Center, Hermiston). Identification and control of vegetable diseases. Control of foliar pathogens. Population dynamics of new strains of Phytophthora infestans.
Phone: (541)-567-8321 E-mail: Philip.B.Hamm@oregonstate.edu
Everett M. Hansen. Forest pathology. Research dealing with various aspects of the biology, ecology, and pathology of forest pathogenic fungi.
Phone: 737-5243 Email: hansene@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1086
Russell E. Ingham. Biology and management of plant pathogenic nematodes that cause economic loss to Oregon crops. Nematode identification.
Phone: 737-5255 Email: inghamr@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 2076
Kenneth B. Johnson. Ecology, epidemiology, and management of plant diseases.
Phone: 737-5249 Email: johnsonk@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 3046
Mary E. Kentula (USEPA, NHEERL-WED, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis). Wetland ecology. Hydrology, soils, and plant communities. Land use effects on wetland structure and function. Strategies for management and restoration.
Phone: 754-4478 Email: kentula@mercury.cor.epa.gov
Kate Lajtha. Nutrient cycling in old growth forests. Response of soils and the soil solution to changes in forestry practices and alterations in climate.
Phone: 737-5674 Email: lajthak@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 2059
Aaron I. Liston. Molecular plant systematics. Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions of plant evolutionary relationships and problems in conservation biology.
Phone: 737-5301 Email: listona@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 4086
Joyce E. Loper (USDA HCRL, 3420 NW Orchard Ave, Corvallis). Molecular genetics of antibiotic production by bacteria. Biological control of plant disease. Ecology of plant-associated bacteria.
Phone: 750-8771 Email: loperj@science.oregonstate.edu
Hans Luh. Simulation modeling, database design and management.
Phone: 737-6491 Email: luhh@science.oregonstate.edu
Walter F. Mahaffee (USDA HCRL, 3420 NW Orchard Ave, Corvallis). Integrated pest management systems for small fruit and nursery crops. Microbial ecology. Pathogen epidemiology. Biological control agents.
Phone: 752-9455 Email: mahaffew@science.oregonstate.edu
Robert R. Martin (USDA HCRL, 3420 NW Orchard Ave, Corvallis). Virus diseases of small fruit crops. Epidemiology and control. Identification of host genes for virus resistance. Genetic engineering of viral resistance.
Phone: (541)-750-8794 Email: martinrr@science.oregonstate.edu
Bruce P. McCune. (Sabbatical 2007/8)Ecology and systematics of lichens and bryophytes.
Phone: 737-1741 Email: mccuneb@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1098
Peter McEvoy. Ecology of invasive plant species in the Pacific Northwest, plant-insect interactions, biological control of weeds.
Phone: 737-5507 Email: mcevoyp@science.oregonstate.edu
Robert J. Meinke (Oregon Department of Agriculture). Plant conservation biology. Systematics and life histories of endangered species and populations. Reintroduction and recovery of endangered plant species.
Phone: 737-2317 Email: meinker@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1034
Allen Milligan, Algal Physiology and Biochemistry; Oceanography.
Phone: 737-5276 Email: allen.milligan@science.oregonstate.edu
Todd Mockler. Bioinformatics
Phone: 737-4610 Email: tmockler@cgrb.oregonstate.edu
Andrew Moldenke. Plant-insect interactions
Phone: 737-5496 Email: moldenka@science.oregonstate.edu
Patricia S. Muir. Effects of alternative forest management strategies. Responses of individual plant species and plant communities to different forest management practices.
Phone: 737-1745 Email: muirp@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1096
Christopher C. Mundt. Epidemiology and disease resistance in crops. Emphasis on developing methods for achieving stable resistance to plant diseases.
Phone: 737-5256 Email: mundtc@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 3040
Cynthia M. Ocamb. Biology and control of plant pathogens that cause disease on vegetable and field crops.
Phone: 737-4020 Email: ocambc@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 2070
William P. Pfender (USDA NFSPRC, 3450 SW Campus Way, Corvallis). Ecology and epidemiology of rust disease on grasses grown for seed. Development of a warning system for the disease.
Phone: 750-8732 Email: pfenderw@onid.orst.edu
Jay W. Pscheidt. Diseases of grape, tree fruits, and ornamentals. Control of plant diseases by alternative and standard methods. Research for immediate grower use.
Phone: 737-3472 Email: pscheidj@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1089
David Pyke (USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystems Science Center). Revegetation and restoration of disturbed ecosystems. Plant population ecology. Ecological weed management.
Phone: 750-7307 Email: pyked@fsl.orst.edu Office: FSL 018
Carol J. Rivin. Genetics and molecular biology of maize. Embryo development in plants. Hormonal regulation of gene expression in plants.
Phone: 737-5281 Email: rivinc@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 3067
Richard W. Smiley (Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, Pendleton). Biology of soilborne plant pathogenic fungi. Control of root and crown diseases of field crops (wheat and barley). Extended education with producers.
Phone: (541)-278-4186 Email: richard.smiley@oregonstate.edu
Joseph W. Spatafora. Molecular evolution and population genetics of fungi. Molecular approaches to problems in the evolutionary relationships and population dynamics of fungi.
Phone: 737-5304 Email: spatafoj@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 4092
Robert A. Spotts (Mid-Columbia Ag. Research & Extension Center, Hood River). Diseases of fruit trees. Biology and control of postharvest decay pathogens. Techniques to monitor pathogen populations. Disease forecasting systems.
Phone: (541)-386-2030 Email: Robert.Spotts@oregonstate.edu
Virginia Stockwell (lab at HCRL) Integrated management of bacterial plant diseases with an emphasis in biological control.
Phone: 758-4078 Email:stockwev@science.oregonstate.edu
Jeffrey Stone. Forest pathology. Conifer foliage diseases, especially Swiss needle cast disease. Ecology and diversity of parasitic microfungi on/in plant tissues.
Phone: 737-5260 Email: stonej@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1084
Henrik Stotz. Post harvest physiology.
Phone: 737-5468 Email:stotzhe@science.oregonstate.edu Office: ALS 4051
David Sugar (Southern Oregon Research & Extension Center, Medford). Pathology and production horticulture of tree fruits and wine grapes. Integrated disease management. Control of post-harvest disease susceptibility.
Phone: (541)-772-5165 Email: David.Sugar@oregonstate.edu
Mark V. Wilson. Ecology, restoration, and conservation of Willamette Valley prairies. Field and laboratory experimentation, modeling, and quantitative analysis.
Phone: 737-5244 Email: wilsonm@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 1082
Thomas J. Wolpert. Physiological, genetic, and biochemical analysis of interactions between plant hosts and their microbial parasites. Genetically programmed cell death.
Phone: 737-5293 Email: wolpertt@science.oregonstate.edu Office: Cordley 3069
