Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Graduate Program

The Department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Botany and Plant Pathology, with opportunities for specialization in the following areas of concentration: Ecology, Genetics, Genomics and Computational Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, and Systematics. Faculty members in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology also serve as major professors in interdisciplinary graduate programs in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Environmental Sciences.

Requirements for the Master of Science degree comprise 45 credit hours including a thesis describing an original investigation, and an oral defense of the thesis. A nonthesis M.S. degree is available. Requirements for the Ph.D. degree include a program of course work selected by the student and his/her program committee, written and oral preliminary examinations, a dissertation describing an original investigation, an oral defense of the dissertation and two quarters of teaching.

Departmental research laboratories are equipped with modern instrumentation for conducting experiments in a broad spectrum of fields ranging from basic to applied science. The Department houses recombinant DNA, and radioisotope laboratories, controlled-environment growth rooms, cold rooms, a graduate student computer laboratory, and a herbarium. State-of-the-art computational infrastructure is available through the Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing. University greenhouses and a research farm just east of Corvallis provide facilities for controlled growth and field studies, and field stations are strategically located throughout the state. Numerous natural areas including federal and state forests, deserts, lakes, mountains and coastal areas are immediately available as research sites.

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Jeffrey C. Anderson Assistant Professor Cordley 3063 Plant-microbe interactions

Daniel J. Arp Professor and Dean College of Agricultural Sciences

Strand 126 Biological nitrogen fixation; nitrification; agriculturally and environmentally relevant microbial biochemistry and physiology

Michael J. Behrenfeld Professor Cordley 2078 Physiological-ecology of marine algae

Jeffrey H. Chang Associate Professor Cordley 3098 Microbial genomics

Lynda M. Ciuffetti Professor and Head Cordley 2082 Molecular genetics of plant parasitic fungi; evaluation of pathogenicity factors

Leonard B. Coop Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 4038 Integrated Pest Management, systems modeling and decision support systems

Richard C. Cronn Courtesy Assistant Professor

FSL 108 Molecular genetics

Valerian V. Dolja Professor Cordley 4067 Molecular biology and evolution of plant RNA viruses

Jeremiah K.S. Dung Assistant Professor Central Oregon Ag Res Ctr

Molecular epidemiology, population biology, disease modeling, and integrated disease management

Sergei A. Filichkin Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 3071 Comparative genomic analysis

John E. Fowler Associate Professor Cordley 4071 Investigations of how plant cells control their shapes, using a variety of molecular, genetic, and cell biological approaches

Michael Freitag Adjunct Associate Professor

ALS 2045 Epigenomics, heterochromatin, centromeres, gene silencing, fungi

Kenneth E. Frost Assistant Professor Hermiston Ag Res Ext Ctr

Ecology and epidemiology of plant disease, insect vectored plant pathogens, ecological modeling, disease diagnostics, and integrated pest management

David H. Gent Courtesy Associate Professor

NFSPRC Integrated management of Xanthamonas leaf blight of onion

Aymeric J. Goyer Research Assistant Professor

Hermiston Ag Res Ext Ctr

Plant biochemistry and metabolism

Jason R. Graff Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 2055 Phytoplankton blooms and air-sea interactions

Fritzi Grevstad Courtesy Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 4063 Biological control of weeds

Niklaus J. Grunwald Courtesy Professor HCRU Molecular genetics, populations biology, epidemiology and evolution of Phytophthora

Richard R. Halse Senior Instructor I Cordley 1042 Plant taxonomy

Gayle Hansen Courtesy Research Associate Professor

EPA, Newport Marine phycology, non-vascular plants, aquaculture, and conservation biology

Linda Hardison Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 1048 Director, Oregon Flora Project

Russell E. Ingham Professor Cordley 2076 Biology, ecology and control of nematodes; plant-nematode-microbe interactions in native and agro-ecosystems

Maria G. Ivanchenko Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 4073 Hormonal regulation of plant development

Pankaj Jaiswal Associate Professor Cordley 3082 Comparative genomics and systems biology

Kenneth B. Johnson Professor Cordley 3046 Ecology, epidemiology, and management of plant diseases

F. Andrew Jones Assistant Professor Cordley 2070 Genomics/computational plant ecology

Thomas N. Kaye Courtesy Associate Professor

Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis

Plant conservation management

Mary E. Kentula Courtesy Associate Professor

EPA Aquatic and wetland resource management problems at multiple scales; investigations of energy flow in aquatic and wetland ecosystems

Jared M. LeBoldus Assistant Professor Forest plant pathology

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Aaron I. Liston Professor Cordley 4086 Molecular plant systematics; application of molecular genetic techniques to questions of plant evolutionary relationships and conservation biology

Joyce E. Loper Courtesy Professor HCRU Biological control of soilborne plant diseases; ecology and genetics of plant associated bacteria; molecular genetics of antibiotic biosynthesis

Hans Luh Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 2032 Simulation modeling, database design and management.

Walter F. Mahaffee Courtesy Associate Professor

HCRU Foliar pathology of small fruit and nursery crops; biological control systems; ecology/epidemiology of pathogens and biocontrol agents; integrated pest management

Robert R. Martin Courtesy Professor HCRU Research Leader Small fruit virology, detection, ecology, epidemiology, control and disease resistance

Bruce P. McCune Professor Cordley 1098 Ecology and systematics of lichens and bryophytes

Peter B. McEvoy Professor Cordley 4056 Ecology of invasive plant species ,plant–insect interactions, biological control of weeds

Molly Megraw Assistant Professor Cordley 3044 Genomics/computational plant biology

Robert J. Meinke Courtesy Assistant Professor

Cordley 1034 Conservation biology; perspectives on land management issues and the biology of endangered plant species; floristics of the Pacific Northwest

Allen J. Milligan Research Associate Professor

Cordley 2048A Algal physiology and biochemistry; Oceanography

Christopher C. Mundt Professor Cordley 3040 Epidemiology and disease resistance in cereal crops

Sushma Naithani Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 1078 Systems biology and genomics

Cynthia M. Ocamb Associate Professor Cordley 2090 Extension plant pathology; diseases of vegetable and field crops

Jennifer L. Parke Research Professor ALS 3069 Phytophthora in forests and nurseries; plant-soil-microbe interactions

Jay W. Pscheidt Professor Cordley 1089 Extension plant pathology; disease of tree fruits, nuts, berries, grapes, ornamental, turf and Christmas trees

Melodie L. Putnam Senior Instructor II Cordley 1076 Plant disease diagnosis

David A. Pyke Courtesy Associate Professor

Forest Science Lab 166 Population biology and restoration ecology of arid and semiarid plants in the intermountain west

Jay R. Reichman Courtesy Assistant Professor

EPA Biotechnology, molecular ecology and evolutionary biology

Carol J. Rivin Associate Professor Cordley 3067 Genetics and molecular biology of maize

Gar W. Rothwell Courtesy Professor Cordley 1071 Organismal botany, paleontology, evolution, and phylogeny

Luisa Santamaria Assistant Professor NWREC Plant health in nursery crops, with special emphasis on the Spanish speaking audience

Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto

Research Professor Cordley 4098 Molecular biology of enzymes in the nitrogen cycle and in alkane metabolism

Joseph W. Spatafora Professor & Associate Chair

Cordley 4092 Mycology; systematics; population genetics; evolution of symbioses

Ruth A. Stockey Courtesy Professor Cordley 1071 Paleobotany

Virginia O. Stockwell Research Assistant Professor

HCRU Integrated management of bacterial plant diseases; emphasis in biological control

Jeffrey K. Stone Research Professor Cordley 1084 Ecology/pathology of plant parasitic fungi; asymptomatic fungal infections of plants; taxonomy and systematics of ascomycetes

Brett Tyler Professor and Director, CGRB

ALS 3021F Genomics, computational and experimental molecular biology

Jerry Weiland Courtesy Assistant Professor

HCRU Soilborne pathogens of the ornamental nursery industry

Toby K. Westberry Research Assistant Professor

Cordley 2080 Ocean color remote sensing and bio-optics; Marine phytoplankton, primary production, physiology, biogeochemical cycling

Thomas J. Wolpert Professor Cordley 3069 Biochemistry and molecular biology of host-parasite interactions

Inga A. Zasada Courtesy Assistant Professor

USDA - HCRU Sustainable plant-parasitic nematode management systems for the small fruit industries

A century-old university with eleven colleges, Oregon State University enrolls approximately 30,000 undergraduate, graduate and first professional students. The 500 acre campus is noted for its gracious lawns, flowering shrubs, many trees, and diverse architectural styles. A land-, sea-, and space-grant college, OSU supports a wealth of research facilities throughout the state and the Northwest, including the Marine Sciences Laboratories at Newport and Astoria, McDonald Research Forest, and various agricultural and scientific research stations. Research facilities available to students include the Agricultural Experiment Station, Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Institute for Water and Watersheds, Information Services, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering, Environmental Health Sciences Center, Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory, Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, Forest Research Laboratory, Horticultural Crops Research Unit, Integrated Plant Protection Center, Radiation Center, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Food Innovation Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Survey Research Center, Laboratory Animal Resources Center, and the Electron Microscope Facility.

Corvallis, in which Oregon State University is located, has a population of 56,535. It lies in the heart of the Willamette Valley, between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range, 80 miles south of Portland and 55 miles east of the Pacific coast. The climate is mild, with rainfall averaging about 40 inches annually. The surrounding area is one of extreme ecological diversity, includ-ing ocean beach, coniferous forest and high desert. Outdoor recreation is a favorite pastime of area residents and visitors. Major performing arts facilities are found in Portland to the north and in Eugene to the south. Students interested in admission to graduate study in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology are asked to apply before December 1, but appli-cations are received and considered at any time. In the evaluation of applica-tions, major consideration is given to the applicant’s undergraduate record, previous graduate record, statement of professional objectives, resume and 3 letters of recommendation. Scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations are required. A TOEFL score of 550 is required of all applicants whose primary language is not English. The application fee cannot be waived. Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships, and traineeships are available. The stipend is $1867 per month for teaching and research assistants. In addition, Graduate Assistants will receive 85% of the employee only cost of health insurance per academic year. Students on assistantships must register for 16 credits. Opportunities for part-time work-study employment on research projects are also available.

Graduate students holding assistantships do not pay tuition, but they do pay fees amounting to approximately $500 per term. Tuition and fees for holders of fellowships and for graduate students not on appointments who register for 12 term hours or more are $4460 per term for residents. Graduate students who are not residents of Oregon and who do not hold a graduate assistantship pay tuition and fees of $7142 per term.

Single students may reside in standard University residence halls for approximately $8000 (based on double occupancy) for the 2014-2015 academic year, including room and board. Residence hall accommodations are also available during the summer term. Additional information is available from the Department of Housing and Dining Services (website: http://oregonstate.edu/uhds )

There were 41 graduate students enrolled in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology in the 2014-2015 academic year. An additional 11 students in other graduate programs are advised by professors in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.

Graduates in botany and plant pathology are employed in numerous kinds of positions. Ph.D. graduates accept teaching positions in public and private colleges and research positions in universities, government agencies (e.g. forest service and agricultural research service) and industry. M.S. graduates are employed in public and private research and in positions concerned with information delivery and resource management (e.g. state-based extension services, land management agencies, and private consulting firms).

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Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

2082 Cordley Hall Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2902

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