Research
Knowledge that improves lives and strengthens communities
Science, engineering and humanities research takes place in every college on our campuses, and our Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa. Oklahoma State research is in lock-step with its land-grant legacy. Research at OSU, a Carnegie R1 research university, is relevant, accessible and beneficial — whether it’s exploring basic scientific questions or applied concepts that directly impact lives.
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+990FACULTY AND STAFF
who conduct research and provide incredible, hands-on research experience to graduate and undergraduate students.
30Research centers and institutions
provide world-class facilities packed with the latest and best technology. The newest is the undergraduate engineering building, ENDEAVOR.
Home to respected faculty, impactful research
Guidance in a world of research administration
Innovating Prosperity
There's help along the way
Undergraduate research at OSU is a priority because it begins a student’s road to success. Student researchers are never alone and every step of the way mentors are there to point you in the right direction.
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Challenging graduate students
The OSU Graduate College three-minute competitions challenge students to describe their research in language for a lay audience, an important skill needed to educate the public about their work.
Respectable Research
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VIEW ALLA municipality’s ability to manage its sewer assets can be wrought with challenges, such as repairs not happening until things break or difficulties repairing infrastructure. Issues also include a lack of computerized data or a siloed asset data management approach.
When wildfires spread, nothing stands a chance in their path. The devastation left above ground is evident after a fire burns through an area, but what about below ground? That is what Dr. Jaime Schussler of Oklahoma State University’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is working with undergraduate students from the University of Central Oklahoma and OSU to find out.